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Friday, November 4, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Vigorous Exercise Moderates Diet-Induced Weight Gain - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:11 PM PDT


Hindustan Times

Vigorous Exercise Moderates Diet-Induced Weight Gain
Doctors Lounge
The investigator found that males who ran an average of 5.30 km per day, and females who ran an average of 4.79 km per day were generally lean (as assessed by body mass index [BMI]), educated, and middle-aged. The correlation between BMI and reported ...
Diet, exercise not enough against obesity? Hindustan Times
Weight loss and the brain: why it's difficult to control our expanding waistlines ScienceAlert

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Gain Not Caused By Living Near Fast-Food Chains - ThirdAge

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:22 PM PDT


ThirdAge

Weight Gain Not Caused By Living Near Fast-Food Chains
ThirdAge
Researchers analyzed data from participants who took part in the Framingham Heart Study and found that there was no consistent link between living near a fast-food restaurant and an individual's body mass index (BMI). These results go against the ...
Fast-Food Outlets Nearby Might Not Cause Weight Gain U.S. News & World Report

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trim the bulge to cut risk of diabetes, says study - Hindustan Times

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:39 PM PDT


Trim the bulge to cut risk of diabetes, says study
Hindustan Times
Sugar, refined flour and fat that add inches to your waistline pose a bigger risk of diabetes as against it adding to your overall body weight. Chances of being diagnosed with diabetes in women, with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25, are 2-8%. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health Screening for Stroke Awareness Is Today - Patch.com

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:09 AM PDT


Health Screening for Stroke Awareness Is Today
Patch.com
Free health screenings also include blood glucose and blood pressure, body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol at the St. Anthony's Hospital's health fair today. By Linda Hersey There is a medical screening today at St. Anthony's. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What Being Overweight Is Costing You - CBS42

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:24 AM PDT


Physician's Weekly Blog

What Being Overweight Is Costing You
CBS42
Obesity is determined by body mass index, a number calculated by your height and weight. The system is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. Someone with a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. If your BMI is between ...
Weight and NCD health problems Malay Mail
Just 3 Questions May Target Diabetes Risk Physician's Weekly Blog (blog)
Letter Calling 6-Year-Old Obese Infuriates Mother First Coast News

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children - EurekAlert (press release)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 09:21 PM PDT


Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
EurekAlert (press release)
SDB was measured with the obstructive apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), defined as the number of apnea and hypopneas per hour of total sleep time. Anthropometric measurements included body mass index (BMI). Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMany Ohio schools opting out of weight law

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:35 AM PDT

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio law requiring schools to measure a child's height and weight isn't seeing much participation by districts statewide. The Sandusky Register reports ( http://bit.ly/nUAZ1m ) that 687 school districts out of about 1,800 have opted out of measuring their students, including charter schools and some private ones.

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