Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Broken bones, depression and lung disease: Why being skinny is bad for you - Daily Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life - Wall Street Journal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>It's not just fat people. The slim and healthy can get diabetes, too - Daily Mail

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Broken bones, depression and lung disease: Why being skinny is bad for you - Daily Mail Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:57 PM PDT Daily Mail Broken bones, depression and lung disease: Why being skinny is bad for you Daily Mail These include a raised risk of miscarriage, lung disease, male infertility and even death in car accidents. Officially, it means a body mass index, or BMI, below 18.5. (Your BMI is your weight in kilos divided by your height in metres squared. ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life - Wall Street Journal Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:20 PM PDT Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life Wall Street Journal Obesity is commonly defined as having a body-mass index, a calculation based on height and weight, of 30 or above. A BMI of 30 is equivalent to roughly 175 pounds for a woman 5 feet, 4 inches tall. The trial raises some ethical questions about the ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>It's not just fat people. The slim and healthy can get diabetes, too - Daily Mail Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT Daily Mail It's not just fat people. The slim and healthy can get diabetes, too Daily Mail When doctors assess a patient's risk, they test for impaired glucose tolerance — a sign that blood sugar levels are higher than normal — and measure their body mass index (BMI). This is a calculation that takes account of their weight compared to ... and more »

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