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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Living near fast food joints may not up weight - Reuters

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:21 PM PDT


Living near fast food joints may not up weight
Reuters
On average, for each kilometer (0.6 miles) women lived from the nearest fast food place, they showed a slightly lower body mass index (BMI). The translation: A woman of average height would weigh about a pound less for every additional kilometer she ...
Living near fast food joints may not up weight Reuters AlertNet

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Quantification of the whole-body burden of radiographic osteoarthritis using ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT


Quantification of the whole-body burden of radiographic osteoarthritis using ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The sample (n=2092) had a mean age of 65 plus/minus 11 years, body mass index (BMI) 31 plus/minus 7 kg/m^2, with 33% men and 34% African Americans. A single expert reader (intra-rater kappa =0.89) provided radiographic grades based on standard atlases ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Atherosclerosis: Young adults who are 'picture of health' at risk of clogged ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:24 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Atherosclerosis: Young adults who are 'picture of health' at risk of clogged ...
Daily Mail
'We're dropping the ball on a large proportion of young adults who don't meet traditional measures of obesity such as weight and BMI.' Each of the volunteer's height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were noted. ...
Young, Apparently Healthy People at Risk of Heart Disease Ivanhoe
Young people at high risk for heart disease Vancouver Sun
Young people at high risk for heart disease Global BC
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)  - Toronto Sun
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AACR: Adulthood Weight Gain Ups Endometrial Cancer Risk - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT


AACR: Adulthood Weight Gain Ups Endometrial Cancer Risk
Doctors Lounge
Weight gain but not weight cycling during adulthood is associated with an increased risk for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women, and this is independent of body mass index, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study shows link between lack of sleep and obesity in teen boys - Scope (blog)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT


Zee News

Study shows link between lack of sleep and obesity in teen boys
Scope (blog)
The research follows a 2004 Stanford study of more than 1000 adults that found that sleep loss leads to higher levels of a hormone that triggers appetite, lower levels of a hormone that tells your body it's full and an increased body mass index. ...
Sleepy Teens More Prone to Weight Gain: Study U.S. News & World Report
Lack of sleep 'contributes to weight gain' Spire Healthcare
Lack of sleep linked to teen weight gain AHN | All Headline News
Doctors Lounge  - The Epoch Times  - Irish Health
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Physical fitness: Preparing your body for the unknown - Dentistry IQ

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 08:25 AM PDT


Physical fitness: Preparing your body for the unknown
Dentistry IQ
My BMI (body mass index, which correlates to body fat percentage) was 26.5, solidly in the overweight category and only a few points away from obese (over 30). I was on the fast track for diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Click on obesity on the CDC ...
Body Weight in Early and Mid-Adulthood in Relation to Subsequent Coronary ... Archives of Internal Medicine
Losing weight by midlife reduces CVD risk TheHeart.Org
Midlife Weight Loss Cuts Heart Risk New York Times (blog)
Forbes
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>UNC study: Weight may hinder benefits of flu vaccine - Charlotte Observer

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:14 PM PDT


Los Angeles Times

UNC study: Weight may hinder benefits of flu vaccine
Charlotte Observer
A simple body mass index calculator and chart for determining weight category, from underweight to obese, is available at nhlbisupport.com/bmi. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw away the tissue after ...
Obesity Affects Influenza Vaccine Response Medscape
Flu shots less effective on obese patients: Researchers Montreal Gazette
Influenza vaccine less effective in overweight, obese people Endocrine Today
Los Angeles Times  - Kootenay Advertiser
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Linked to Increased Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Medscape

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:36 PM PDT


Obesity Linked to Increased Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Medscape
Women with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m 2 or higher at 18 years of age (compared with a BMI below 21 kg/m 2 ) had a 19% higher risk for NHL (hazard ratio [HR], 1.19). The risk for men was substantially higher; those with a BMI of 30 kg/m 2 or ...
Body weight, diet may be risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma 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.

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