Body Mass Index

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Oregon's obesity rate continues to bulge, study shows - Statesman Journal

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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 July 2011
Space Ref (press release)
[For determining body mass in zero-G, where things are weightless but not massless, the Russian IMT "scales" for MO-8 measure the inertial forces that arise during the oscillatory motion of a mass driven by two helical metering springs with known ...

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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:58 AM PDT

HealthJockey.com

Step away from the 'fridge
Amarillo.com (blog)
You can calculate your Body Mass Index to determine if you are obese. The health problems associated with obesity are numerous. Someone who is 40 percent overweight is twice as likely to die prematurely as a person with a healthy weight. ...
Obesity in America: You Get an 'F' as in 'Fat' International Business Times
Progress reducing obesity Carroll County Times

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Bradenton Herald

What's your RealAge?
Bradenton Herald
Worse, she had purchased one of those weight loss scales with the special features, such as being able to calculate body-mass index. The scale -- how dare it! -- pegged her as "obese" because she carried 164 pounds on her 5-foot-five-inch frame. ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teen Weight Began to Rise in 1990s, New Study Finds - Health Behavior News Service

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Clinical Advisor

Teen Weight Began to Rise in 1990s, New Study Finds
Health Behavior News Service
BMI is a measurement that takes both height and weight into account. For adults, BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, and BMI of at least 30 is considered obese. For children and adolescents, BMI calculation now also takes gender and age ...
Taking back control: the fight against obesity Clinical Advisor

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in the United States: Clinical Visit Rates ... - Archives of Internal Medicine

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in the United States: Clinical Visit Rates ...
Archives of Internal Medicine
In 2005, both surveys added dichotomous variables concerning the presence or absence of obesity and diabetes mellitus and began to record height, weight, and body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). ...

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:59 AM PDT

The Guardian

Obesity and the NHS: 'People here are in big trouble'
The Guardian
Peter has a body mass index (BMI) of 44 (calculated by dividing his weight by his height). The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has analysed the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery, and concludes that patients should ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Harvard Medical School Adviser: The risks, benefits of weight-loss surgery - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Harvard Medical School Adviser: The risks, benefits of weight-loss surgery
Detroit Free Press
You can calculate your BMI by using an online calculator (such as the one at www.health.harvard.edu/BMI ). In your case, if the number you get is 35 or higher, you are a candidate for weight-loss surgery. There are two main types of weight-loss surgery ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Oregon's obesity rate continues to bulge, study shows - Statesman Journal

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 03:25 AM PDT