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Monday, June 20, 2011

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity costs economy up to $7-billion a year - Globe and Mail

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT


CBC.ca

Obesity costs economy up to $7-billion a year
Globe and Mail
(Obese is defined as having a body mass index over 30, meaning roughly 30 per cent of body weight is composed of fat.) However, when researchers actually measured and weighed Canadians, they found that more than 1 in 4 adults – 25.4 per cent – were ...
Obesity report panned by critics as misleading, simplistic Vancouver Sun

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Single-Port Robotic Cholecystectomy Results From a First Human Use Clinical ... - Archives of Surgery

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT


Single-Port Robotic Cholecystectomy Results From a First Human Use Clinical ...
Archives of Surgery
The average age of the experimental group was mean (SD) 58.8 (15.9) years (range, 33-83 years) and the average body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) was mean (SD) 27.7 (3.3) (range, 25.5-34.6). ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Food Stores Near Schools Not Tied to Obesity in Students - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT


Food Stores Near Schools Not Tied to Obesity in Students
Doctors Lounge
The driving distance to food stores closest to or within 1.24 miles of schools was calculated. The effect of the density of food stores and their proximity to schools on student body mass index was measured. The investigators found that 10 schools had ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>STEP?survey set to begin today - The Freeport News

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT


STEP?survey set to begin today
The Freeport News
"Step one is a questionnaire and step two is the physical measurements, where we measure your weight, your height, and calculate your body mass index. We also measure your waist circumference. We also check your blood pressure, take a blood sample and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health of Caribbean nationals declining in US - Go Jamaica

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:12 AM PDT


Health of Caribbean nationals declining in US
Go Jamaica
In New York City, Dr. Boutin-Foster said immigrants from Jamaica and Barbados have highest Body Mass Index (BMI), a number calculated from a person's weight and height. Researchers say BMI is a "fairly reliable indicator" of body fatness for most ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body Image Issues: 6-Year-Old Girl Worries She Is Fat - ABC News

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:16 AM PDT


ABC News

Body Image Issues: 6-Year-Old Girl Worries She Is Fat
ABC News
Dr. Rachel Bray, Taylor's pediatrician, used the girl's height and weight to calculate her body mass index and said Taylor's weight is normal. "She is not at risk of being overweight and is not considered overweight at this time," Bray said. ...
Body Image Issues: Six-Year-Old Worries She's Fat KBOI

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>BMI Calculator Plus: Personalized BMI for Your Body Type and ...

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:48 AM PDT

WebMD's free BMI Calculator Plus gives you personalized body mass index and health results based on 6 ... Drug News; Mobile Drug Information; Find a Vitamin or Supplement

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