Body Mass Index

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weighty subject of fat for talks - Southland Times: Queenstown
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Lose weight or quit smoking before you're allowed surgery' – NHS Hertfordshire - Times 24
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Living Long Doesn’t Mean Healthier Habits
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Study: Live it up and live a long life
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Now, a four-step plan for long life
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Weighing in on the best bathroom scales
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Marriages Are Happier When Wives Are Skinnier Than Husbands
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Restaurant Dining May Lead to Weight Gain
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>New Global Model of Alzheimer's Risk Suggests a 25 Percent Reduction in Presumed Risk Factors Could Lower Alzheimer's ...
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How Weight Can Tip the Scales of Your Marriage
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity Can Shorten Life, Analysis Finds
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity rates still rising in many states

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weighty subject of fat for talks - Southland Times: Queenstown

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Weighty subject of fat for talks
Southland Times: Queenstown
Dr Pause was also critical of the Body Mass Index (BMI), which she said should be scrapped. BMI is calculated using weight and height, but makes no distinction between fat and other body weight. Manawatu Turbos captain Nick Crosswell, for example, ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Lose weight or quit smoking before you're allowed surgery' – NHS Hertfordshire - Times 24

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Times 24

'Lose weight or quit smoking before you're allowed surgery' – NHS Hertfordshire
Times 24
Patients with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30 will not be given knee or hip replacements until they have lost weight through a programme supported by GPs and other services. A healthy BMI – a calculation of weight to height – for adults is 18.5 ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Living Long Doesn’t Mean Healthier Habits

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:06 AM PDT

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – The U.S. Census Bureau estimates nearly 425,000 people aged 95 and older live in the United States. A new study has found that when it comes to living an exceptionally long life, people who live to be over the age of 95 or older are no more honorable than anyone else in terms of their diet, exercise routine, smoking and drinking habits. The researchers interviewed 477 ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Study: Live it up and live a long life

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:10 PM PDT

Julie Jones turned 90 in June, outlasting all of her four siblings after her longest-living brother died just over a week ago at 88. How did she live so long? Not because she was constantly Jazzercizing, denying herself a yummy peanut butter sandwich or staying away from a fun party. ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Now, a four-step plan for long life

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Want to know the secret to a long and healthy life? All you need to do is to follow a four-step plan.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Weighing in on the best bathroom scales

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Here are four can't-miss bathroom scales -- for every budget and every need -- to help you keep track of your weight.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Marriages Are Happier When Wives Are Skinnier Than Husbands

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT

The old sitcom cliché of a svelte woman married to a rotund man may hold a secret to marital contentment, according to a new study that finds both partners are more satisfied in marriage when the wife is slimmer than the husband.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Restaurant Dining May Lead to Weight Gain

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Summary This study aimed at comparing the body mass index (BMI) and weight gain of those eating at restaurants with those who ate at their workplace. The study population comprised 24,310 randomly selected individuals from over 10 European countries. The … Read More

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>New Global Model of Alzheimer's Risk Suggests a 25 Percent Reduction in Presumed Risk Factors Could Lower Alzheimer's ...

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Contact: Alzheimer's Association media line: +1-312-335-4078, media@alz.org, or AAIC 2011 press room, July 16-21: +33 (0)1 57 25 20 35

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How Weight Can Tip the Scales of Your Marriage

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

How much does your weight actually affect your marriage? Well, results of a new study may surprise you

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity Can Shorten Life, Analysis Finds

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Being too fat can shorten your life, but being too skinny may cut longevity as well, a new study suggests.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity rates still rising in many states

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:14 AM PDT

In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does. | Calculate your body mass