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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Believe it or not, these women were all once clinically obese. So how did they ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 05:55 PM PST


Daily Mail

Believe it or not, these women were all once clinically obese. So how did they ...
Daily Mail
At 5ft 10in, my BMI (body mass index) was 36 (anything over 30 is classed as obese) and I recoiled in shame. By then I had developed asthma and a problem with my knee joint, which needed surgery, from carrying so much weight around. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>CPAP Mask Treats Sleep Apnea, Heart Problems - ABC News

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 02:08 PM PST


ABC News

CPAP Mask Treats Sleep Apnea, Heart Problems
ABC News
After three months, 20 percent of patients who completed CPAP therapy for the first time were more likely to have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol and a lower body mass index (BMI), compared to those on the false therapy. A lower BMI and smaller ...
CPAP Improves Metabolic Syndrome in Apnea Patients MedPage Today
CPAP benefits in metabolic syndrome TheHeart.Org
Proposed Recommendations Define and Identify a Driver with Obstructive Sleep Apnea PR-CANADA.net (press release)

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Nibbling may not expand your waistline, study finds - msnbc.com

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST


Nibbling may not expand your waistline, study finds
msnbc.com
Participants in the study who admitted to nibbling morsels of food during the day were no more likely to have a high body mass index (an indicator of body fatness) than those who said they didn't nibble. There was also no link between nibbling and ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dr. Marthe Phelps: Childhood obesity is a major health problem - The State Journal-Register

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 12:07 PM PST


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Dr. Marthe Phelps: Childhood obesity is a major health problem
The State Journal-Register
Obesity means having excess body fat for a particular height. It is a result of too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed. Obesity is diagnosed based on BMI, or body mass index, which is a ratio of height to weight. ...
National Group Urges HHS to Classify Obesity Counseling and Treatment as ... PR Newswire (press release)
Childhood Obesity Needs An Immediate Consideration TopNews United States
Obesity Less Harmful to Self-Esteem in Black Women: Study U.S. News & World Report
The Canberra Times  - PhysOrg.com  - NewsPoint Africa
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Kate Chilver dies after 16-year anorexia battle in 'worst case' doctors had ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:01 AM PST


Daily Mail

Kate Chilver dies after 16-year anorexia battle in 'worst case' doctors had ...
Daily Mail
A healthy BMI (body mass index) is between 20 and 25 while a reading of less than 15 signals severe anorexia, but hers remained less than 12 and at one stage at fell to just nine. Dr Frances Connan, a consultant psychologist who treated her at Vincent ...
Woman's anorexia battle 'worst seen' The West Australian

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity crisis in primary schools as one-in-five 11-year-olds are now grossly overweight

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST

Almost a fifth are classed as obese. The number of ten and 11-year-olds who fall into this category has risen by nearly 10 per cent in just four years, according to NHS data.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The association of physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and body mass index ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 05:02 AM PST


The association of physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and body mass index ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
While much is known about the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the consequence of sedentary behaviors relative to body mass index (BMI), little is known about the homogeneity of these effects across individuals. The goal of this study was to ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Study: Few parents recall doctor saying kids' weight a problem

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:28 AM PST

Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds - but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Education board member blasts BMI mandate - Marietta Daily Journal

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 09:23 PM PST


Education board member blasts BMI mandate
Marietta Daily Journal
MARIETTA — Marietta Board of Education member Randy Weiner denounced a new statewide mandate that will begin measuring a student's body mass index as an example of unnecessary government intrusion into the private life of citizens. ...

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