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Saturday, July 9, 2011

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lanka's workforce dying before their time! - Sunday Times.lk

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT


Sunday Times.lk

Lanka's workforce dying before their time!
Sunday Times.lk
The next day, they went there once again and opened a file for each employee, registering them and taking height and weight for the calculation of the body mass index (BMI). Bleeding them thereafter for the fasting blood sugar level as well as the ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Report: New York Ranks 41st in Nation for Adult Obesity Rates - Patch.com

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 06:00 AM PDT


Report: New York Ranks 41st in Nation for Adult Obesity Rates
Patch.com
An individual is considered obese if his or her Body Mass Index (BMI), calculated using height and weight, is above 30 and overweight at 25 to 29.9. Researchers compiled statistics from the Centers for Disease control from 2008 - 2010. ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>State's obesity rate rises for second straight year - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:19 AM PDT


Daily Mail

State's obesity rate rises for second straight year
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
A body mass index is a ratio of height and weight, and under the standard BMI calculator, an adult who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 197 pounds or more would be considered obese. Among all 50 states, Mississippi had the highest rate of obese ...
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Interventions Ineffective in Lowering Children's Screen Time - Medscape

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:09 PM PDT


Interventions Ineffective in Lowering Children's Screen Time
Medscape
(BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) in children." The reviewers searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PsycINFO, ERIC, and CINAHL through April 21, 2011, for randomized ...

<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 ...

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