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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>All in family: Parents pass skinny genes to children

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:27 PM PDT

Obesity runs in families , it's often claimed. Now, a new study has found that thin parents too pass on "skinny genes" to their children.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>All in family: Parents pass skinny genes to children - Times of India

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:05 PM PDT


All in family: Parents pass skinny genes to children
Times of India
This was used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) of the different family members, which is ranked on a scale showing whether people have healthy weight. A healthy BMI is 18.5 to 24.9 while the "overweight" range is 25 to 29.9, and clinical obesity ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health Hero Q&A: Michelle Gourdine, MD - BET

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:22 PM PDT


BET

Health Hero Q&A: Michelle Gourdine, MD
BET
With your weight and height, you can calculate your body mass index (BMI). If it's 25 or more, you are overweight. If it's 30 or more, you're obese. 2. Walk 10 minutes every day. Your body was made to move. If you don't, your body 'rusts' from the ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Children Destined to Be Obese Can Be Identified by Age 3.5 - Medscape

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT


Children Destined to Be Obese Can Be Identified by Age 3.5
Medscape
In addition to measuring the children's height and weight annually to calculate BMI, the researchers interviewed the primary caregiver parents (98% mothers) about a number of factors that might have influenced their children's pattern of weight gain. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 10 things to know - Charlotte Observer

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:24 AM PDT


Charlotte Observer

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 10 things to know
Charlotte Observer
A person who is 5-feet-5 (65 inches) and weighs 150 pounds has a body mass index of 25. (Or Google "BMI calculator" for an online tool.) 4 Many studies have looked for a link between diet and breast cancer risk, but results are conflicting. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 10 things to know

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:25 AM PDT

A lot of people talk about preventing breast cancer, but the correct term is risk reduction. - Romine Powell: Don't let fear rule mammogram - Flono: Breast cancer scary but many will have it

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Thin parents pass on 'skinny genes' to their children

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Children with thinner parents are three times more likely to be thin than children whose parents are overweight, says scientists at the University of College London.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Thin parents produce kids with less body fat - Times of India

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:37 AM PDT


Zee News

Thin parents produce kids with less body fat
Times of India
They used this information to calculate their Body Mass Index (BMI), a height to weight ratio, reports the journal Archives of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. "We know from other studies that children's weights are correlated with those of their ...
Thin parents pass on 'skinny genes' to their children Daily Mail
Parental weight strongly influences thinness in children EurekAlert (press release)

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Thin parents produce children with less body fat

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:54 PM PDT

London, Oct 4 (IANS) Children whose parents are thin are thrice as likely to be lean than those with overweight parents, new research says.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>10 things to know about breast cancer

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT

A lot of people talk about preventing breast cancer, but the correct term is risk reduction.

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