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Friday, November 18, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Future obesity may be predicted at 3.5 years of age - Jerusalem Post

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 05:40 PM PST


Future obesity may be predicted at 3.5 years of age
Jerusalem Post
This information enabled the team to look at the development of the children's body mass index (BMI). BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. The researchers identified three trajectory groups: children with low ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Following 'The Thin Commandments' - CNN International

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 05:11 PM PST


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Following 'The Thin Commandments'
CNN International
(CNN) -- At 6'3" and 277 pounds, Darryl Roberts had a body mass index of 34.6. Anything over 30.0 on the BMI scale is considered obese, and his doctor warned him that his blood pressure was too high. So the doctor gave Roberts ...
'The Thin Commandments': Who Decided That Skinny Was Beautiful? BlissTree
Darryl Roberts' 'The Thin Commandments' Explores America's Obsession With ... Huffington Post

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Blood Type Tied to Stroke Risk - MedPage Today

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST


Blood Type Tied to Stroke Risk
MedPage Today
Data were adjusted for age, smoking, body mass index (BMI), alcohol intake, physical activity, aspirin use, ethnicity, family history of coronary heart disease, history of hypertension and high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes, menopausal status, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overweight people eat fewer meals than others - Reuters

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PST


Overweight people eat fewer meals than others
Reuters
One looked at the eating habits of people with a body mass index (a measure of weight relative to height) between 25 and 47, which is considered overweight to obese. The other study looked at adult men and women who were normal weight (BMI of 19-24.9), ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Growth Hormone Replacement Ups Diabetes Incidence - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST


Growth Hormone Replacement Ups Diabetes Incidence
Doctors Lounge
The investigators found that, compared to patients who did not develop diabetes, the 523 patients who developed diabetes were older, had higher blood pressure, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), and triglyceride concentrations, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Big risks for lean kids turned obese adults - Futurity: Research News

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 08:28 AM PST


Baltimore Sun

Big risks for lean kids turned obese adults
Futurity: Research News
There may be a slight protective effect for people who are overweight as children and reduce their body mass index in adulthood. (Credit: Lightspring / Shutterstock) U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Adults may be more at risk for health problems if they are lean ...
Obese to Nonobese BMI Change Lowers Cardiovascular Risk Doctors Lounge
Childhood Obesity May Not Predict Adult Metabolic Risk Medscape
UI study: Childhood obesity does not permanently increase cardiovascular risk HealthCanal.com
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Clionsky Neuro Systems (CNS-Neuro) Announces Publication of Study Finding Elderly Patients Unable to Recognize Their ...

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:24 AM PST

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. and Emily Clionsky, M.D. of CNS-Neuro, announced new data supporting the use of screening tests to identify cognitive loss in older Americans. Their study asked two hundred elderly patients and their...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Clionsky Neuro Systems (CNS-Neuro) Announces Publication of Study Finding ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:01 AM PST


Clionsky Neuro Systems (CNS-Neuro) Announces Publication of Study Finding ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The AWV is a no-copayment office visit in which doctors are asked to identify cognitive impairment, measure depression, take the patient's blood pressure, calculate their body mass index, document all current illnesses and list all current medications ...

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