Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overweight America: More than half of us could be diabetic or pre-diabetic by 2020 - Medill Reports: Chicago
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>"HealthSquare" brings wellness to Sarasota Square Mall - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese to Nonobese BMI Change Lowers Cardiovascular Risk - Doctors Lounge
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>ACR: Early Steroid Treatment Eases RA Pain But Increases Body Fat - MedPage Today
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Link to this - BBC News
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Losing Weight May Help Fight Gum Disease - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Cutoff in South Asians Should Be Lower, Experts Say - MyHealthNewsDaily
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Anti-Obesity Drug? - Science 2.0
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bad habits during pregnancy ups future obesity risk in kids - Zee News
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Schools opting out of weight law
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Many Ohio Schools Opting Out of Child Obesity Law

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overweight America: More than half of us could be diabetic or pre-diabetic by 2020 - Medill Reports: Chicago Posted: 17 Nov 2011 03:43 PM PST Scope Overweight America: More than half of us could be diabetic or pre-diabetic by 2020 Medill Reports: Chicago The graph shows National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys data based upon seven criteria, such as cholesterol, smoking and body mass index. The data in the graph suggests the AHA goals for 2020 will not be met if current health trends continue. ... On Track to Getting Even Fatter HealthCanal.com Americans Getting Fatter and Sicker National Journal all 14 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>"HealthSquare" brings wellness to Sarasota Square Mall - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:20 PM PST "HealthSquare" brings wellness to Sarasota Square Mall Sarasota Herald-Tribune The stations can measure blood pressure, body fat, blood oxygen level, weight and body mass index, as well as provide a health risk assessment. By Zac Anderson Halfway between a cookie store and a Sunglass Hut kiosk, an experiment in health care ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese to Nonobese BMI Change Lowers Cardiovascular Risk - Doctors Lounge Posted: 16 Nov 2011 05:15 PM PST Baltimore Sun Obese to Nonobese BMI Change Lowers Cardiovascular Risk Doctors Lounge Markus Juonala, MD, Ph.D., from the University of Turku in Finland, and colleagues investigated whether a change from overweight or obesity during childhood to a nonobese body mass index (BMI) in adulthood reduced the cardiovascular risk associated ... What Are The Health Risks Of Childhood Obesity? RedOrbit Obese Children Who Lose Weight Decrease Future CV Risks Internal Medicine News Digital Network Childhood Obesity – Cardiovascular Risks can be Reduced News West Midlands Los Angeles Times  - U.S. News & World Report all 47 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;ACR: Early Steroid Treatment Eases RA Pain But Increases Body Fat - MedPage Today Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:45 PM PST ACR: Early Steroid Treatment Eases RA Pain But Increases Body Fat MedPage Today After 12 months of therapy with glucosteroids, total body mass of patients increased from an average of 27 kg to 28.5 kg (P<0.05), the fat mass in their arms and legs increased from 11.5 kg to 12.2 kg (P<0.05), and the patients' body mass index ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Link to this - BBC News Posted: 16 Nov 2011 12:43 PM PST BBC News Link to this BBC News You can find out if you are overweight or obese – by using one of the many BMI or Body Mass Index calculators on the internet. You simply provide your height, weight and gender and a chart will show you whether you need to lose weight to protect your ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Losing Weight May Help Fight Gum Disease - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 16 Nov 2011 11:04 AM PST Losing Weight May Help Fight Gum Disease U.S. News & World Report Half of the patients (average body-mass index, or BMI, of 39) had gastric bypass weight loss surgery and also had fat cells removed from their abdomen. The other patients (average BMI of 35) did not have gastric bypass surgery or fat removed from their ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Obesity Cutoff in South Asians Should Be Lower, Experts Say - MyHealthNewsDaily Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:55 AM PST MyHealthNewsDaily Obesity Cutoff in South Asians Should Be Lower, Experts Say MyHealthNewsDaily "Health care professionals need to be alert to screening South Asians at much lower BMI and waist circumference points compared to white people." Calculated based on a person's height and weight, people with BMIs between 18.5 and 24.9 are considered to ...

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Anti-Obesity Drug? - Science 2.0 Posted: 16 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PST Anti-Obesity Drug? Science 2.0 A new compound has been shown to reduce Body Mass Index (BMI) and abdominal circumference in obese rhesus monkeys, and imaging revealed a substantial decrease in body fat. In contrast to current 'drugs' for obesity that control appetite or absorption ... Experimental drug turns fat monkeys thin, could work on humans DVICE Obese Monkeys Lose Weight, Shrink Waistlines with Novel Drug TopNews United States all 5 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 16 Nov 2011 09:05 AM PST Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer U.S. News & World Report Those seven factors are: not smoking, normal BMI (a calculation based on weight and height), physical activity, healthy diet, and safe cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting blood glucose levels. Between 1987 and 2006, the participants developed more ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Bad habits during pregnancy ups future obesity risk in kids - Zee News Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:42 PM PST Zee News Bad habits during pregnancy ups future obesity risk in kids Zee News This information enabled the team to look at the development of the children's body mass index (BMI). The researchers identified three trajectory groups: children with low but stable BMI, children with moderate BMI, and children whose BMI was elevated ... Childhood Obesity May be Predicted Medical Daily Rwanda: Exercise Alone Is Not Enough to Lose Weight AllAfrica.com Bad news on youthful obesity Daily Triplicate The Chosun Ilbo  - CANOE  - Imperial Valley News all 55 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/&gt;Schools opting out of weight law Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:43 AM PDT SANDUSKY -- An Ohio law requiring schools to measure a child's height and weight isn't seeing much participation by districts.

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/&gt;Many Ohio Schools Opting Out of Child Obesity Law Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT An Ohio law requiring schools to measure a child's height and weight isn't seeing much participation by districts statewide.

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