Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Medicare Adds Obesity Screening, Counseling to Free Preventive Services
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling - MedPage Today
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Knoxville surgeon 1 of few trained in new weight loss procedure
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Will Smith and Tom Cruise fat?! So says the Body Mass Index - Chicago Sun-Times
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Pregnancy weight gain for obese women: What is safe? - Los Angeles Times
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prediagnosis BMI Predicts Mortality in Patients With CRC - Doctors Lounge
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>1 800 GET THIN Comes to San Francisco and San Jose Areas - PR Newswire (press release)
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Low-cal diet cuts fat around heart in obese people - USA Today
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Socio-economic inequalities behind obesity - Zee News
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Growth Hormone Increases Bone Formation in Obese Women - PR Newswire (press release)

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Medicare Adds Obesity Screening, Counseling to Free Preventive Services Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:54 PM PST Nov. 29, 2011 - Senior citizens struggling with obesity received welcomed news from Medicare today – the addition of obesity screening and counseling to the list of free preventive services that are now available without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling - MedPage Today Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:10 PM PST USA Today Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling MedPage Today Beneficiaries with body mass index values of 30 or more can receive weekly in-person intensive behavioral therapy visits for one month, followed by visits every two weeks for an additional five months, fully paid by Medicare with no copayment. ... Medicare Adds Obesity Screening, Counseling to Free Preventive Services SeniorJournal.com Good News from Medicare on Obesity The Ledger (blog) all 6 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Knoxville surgeon 1 of few trained in new weight loss procedure Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST Knoxville bariatric surgeon Dr. Stephen Boyce is one of only 45 surgeons in the country trained to perform the procedure called Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication or LGCP.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Will Smith and Tom Cruise fat?! So says the Body Mass Index - Chicago Sun-Times Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:23 PM PST Will Smith and Tom Cruise fat?! So says the Body Mass Index Chicago Sun-Times Roberts says by body mass index standards, actors Will Smith and Tom Cruise would be considered overweight or obese. | AP file Opening Friday at the Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Darryl Roberts refuses ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Pregnancy weight gain for obese women: What is safe? - Los Angeles Times Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST Los Angeles Times Pregnancy weight gain for obese women: What is safe? Los Angeles Times Of those, 57.7% had a pre-pregnancy body mass index of 30 to 34.9 (considered level I obesity), 27.1% had a BMI of 35 to 39.9 (level II obesity) and 15.2% had a BMI of 40 or greater. Among those women, about half gained a more traditional amount of ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prediagnosis BMI Predicts Mortality in Patients With CRC - Doctors Lounge Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:11 AM PST Prediagnosis BMI Predicts Mortality in Patients With CRC Doctors Lounge For patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer, prediagnosis, but not postdiagnosis, body mass index is an important predictor of all-cause and cause-specific mortality; and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of mortality, ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>1 800 GET THIN Comes to San Francisco and San Jose Areas - PR Newswire (press release) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 07:01 AM PST 1 800 GET THIN Comes to San Francisco and San Jose Areas PR Newswire (press release) You can more easily determine your BMI with 1800getthin.com's simple and helpful BMI calculator. First used in Europe, the LAP BAND System was approved for use in the United States in 2001. According to a new study that was reported by CBS News, ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Low-cal diet cuts fat around heart in obese people - USA Today Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:49 AM PST USA Today Study: Low-cal diet cuts fat around heart in obese people USA Today Researchers measured body-mass index (BMI) and used MRI to analyze heart function and pericardial fat in 15 obese people (seven men and eight women) with type 2 diabetes before and four months after they started consuming a 500-calorie-per-day diet. ... Calorie restriction cures diabetes? What study says CBS News RSNA: Extreme Dieting KOs Heart Fat in Diabetics MedPage Today Diabetes: Calorie Restriction Yields Lasting Cardiac Benefit Family Practice News Digital Network Medscape  - Times of India  - International Business Times AU all 67 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Socio-economic inequalities behind obesity - Zee News Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:24 AM PST Zee News Socio-economic inequalities behind obesity Zee News The authors analyzed the relationship between NHRPF and SES with self-reported dietary intake, diet quality (measured by the US Department of Agriculture's Healthy Eating Index [HEI]), exercise participation, body mass index (BMI), and overweight or ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Growth Hormone Increases Bone Formation in Obese Women - PR Newswire (press release) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:02 PM PST Growth Hormone Increases Bone Formation in Obese Women PR Newswire (press release) The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. Obesity is associated with many health problems, including cardiovascular and joint diseases, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and sleep apnea. In a previous study, Dr. Bredella ... and more »

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