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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index (BMI) | Buzzle.com

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

World News: Latest Articles: Escape Hatch: Topics: Free eCards: Endless Buzz ... For estimating the ideal body weight for children, body mass index (BMI) calculation is a simple ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>How to Calculate Height to Weight Ratio

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

World News: Latest Articles: Escape Hatch: Topics: Free eCards: Endless Buzz ... Here is the formula for BMI calculation: Body Mass Index (BMI) = (Weight in Kilograms ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight gain in pregnancy - MadeForMums

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:06 AM PDT


Weight gain in pregnancy
MadeForMums
Calculate your BMI - are you a healthy weight? "US guidelines suggest underweight women (with a BMI of under 18.5) should gain 12.5kg-18kg (27lb–39lb) while pregnant, and overweight women (with a BMI of 26-29) should gain 7kg–11.5kg (15lb–25lb)," says ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sleep your way to success - Toronto Star

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:42 PM PDT


Sleep your way to success
Toronto Star
Now that the National Institutes of Health have set a new ideal BMI range — 20 to 24.9 — we'd like to explain why this magic mass number sometimes can steer you wrong. First, if you haven't got a handy BMI calculator, you have to be a junior math ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cut sugar to lower triglycerides - Globe and Mail

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Globe and Mail

Cut sugar to lower triglycerides
Globe and Mail
BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared. You can use an online calculator to determine your BMI. Too much added sugar and too many refined (white) starchy foods can increase triglycerides. ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Influences Risk Taking in Teens - MedPage Today

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:09 AM PDT


Obesity Influences Risk Taking in Teens
MedPage Today
... representative sample of students in grades nine to 12. Self-reported height and weight were used to calculate BMI for the teens. The study analyzed YRBS data for 410 high school students who were extremely obese and 8669 students of normal weight.

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>University of the Sciences Bod Pod measures body fat percentage | Philadelphia ... - Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:04 AM PDT


University of the Sciences Bod Pod measures body fat percentage | Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
The pod's purpose is "to provide access to top-notch equipment for our students and to teach the importance of body composition, lean and fat mass, versus numbers on a scale or BMI, body mass index," Richards said. The machine is also used for research ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Schools Using Sending BMI Grades Home - MyFox Chicago

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:55 AM PDT


San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Schools Using Sending BMI Grades Home
MyFox Chicago
The CDC uses the terms obese and overweight to label ranges weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a specific height, based on a calculation called body mass index or BMI. The CDC labels adults with a BMI greater than 30 ...
Should schools alert parents if kids are overweight? San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Advanced BMI Calculator Gives Users Overall Health Assessment - WebWire (press release)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 06:42 AM PDT


New Advanced BMI Calculator Gives Users Overall Health Assessment
WebWire (press release)
The advanced BMI Calculator on www.calculate-bmi.com has been updated to give users a better, more informational overall snapshot of their health and fitness state. Prefr Interactive Media LLC, the operator of the calculator, reports that the previous ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI: One size does not fit all - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:12 AM PDT


BMI: One size does not fit all
Las Vegas Review-Journal
For the past decade, the body mass index has become a go-to for doctors and patients as a primary, or at least baseline, indication for whether a person should take a hard look at lifestyle changes or even surgery to lose weight. The calculation can ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Alternates to BMI test measure fat - Charleston Post Courier

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:11 PM PDT


Alternates to BMI test measure fat
Charleston Post Courier
Increasingly, more health talk is zeroing in on the dangers of fat around the abdomen, aka "visceral fat," and waist size, which the BMI doesn't calculate. I lamented the failings of the BMI on Twitter a few weeks ago, and someone tweeted back that ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI: Don't like your number? Read this - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:01 AM PDT


BMI: Don't like your number? Read this
Los Angeles Times
And although I can't fix the calculator, I can tell you there's a growing debate over how good the body-mass index is as a predictor of an individual patient's health prospects. There's an inside joke often told at conferences convened to discuss the ...

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