Body Mass Index

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Junk food at school isn't making kids fat, study says - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>7 Reasons We're Finally Starting to See Obesity Rates Level Off - The Atlantic
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery - Reuters
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Our journo put to Biggest Loser test
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diet does matter when it comes to acne - Globe and Mail
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Timberline one of 229 physician groups recognized by HHS
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese teens can be both bullies and victims: study - CTV.ca
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parents don't recognise kids' obesity - Irish Health
<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are Americans Getting Fed Up With Obesity? - WebMD

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Junk food at school isn't making kids fat, study says - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:14 PM PST

Daily Mail

Junk food at school isn't making kids fat, study says
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University studied the body mass indexes of fifth through eighth graders who attended both schools that sold junk food and those that did not. They also evaluated what happened when kids moved from schools that didn't ...
Nutrition: No Obesity Link to Junk Food in Schools New York Times
Remove junk science from our school cafeterias American Council on Science and Health
Junk Food in Schools Not Linked to Childhood Obesity LA Weekly (blog)
Capital Times (blog) - Everyday Health
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>7 Reasons We're Finally Starting to See Obesity Rates Level Off - The Atlantic

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:10 PM PST

7 Reasons We're Finally Starting to See Obesity Rates Level Off
The Atlantic
Obesity, in these surveys is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or greater than 30. This represents no significant overall change compared to rates from 2003 through 2008. Going back to 1999, however, obesity rates increased significantly among men ...
Let's cut the fat on obesity commentary in the US Daily Athenaeum

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery - Reuters

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST

PR Web (press release)

Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery
Reuters
COSTS IN THE BILLIONS Nearly 73 million Americans are considered obese, defined as having a ratio of weight to height, or Body Mass Index (BMI), of more than 30. For example, a 5'9" adult weighing more than 203 pounds is consider obese.
BMI of Texas Makes Weight Loss Surgery More Affordable; Offers $1000 Discount ... PR Web (press release)
New Year - Time for a New You KSAT San Antonio
The Floch brothers, bariatric surgeons, help patients battle obesity Stamford Times

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Our journo put to Biggest Loser test

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:02 PM PST

READ what The Guide's Editor Seanna Cronin discovered about herself on a recent trip to the set of The Biggest Loser.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diet does matter when it comes to acne - Globe and Mail

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:55 AM PST

Globe and Mail

Diet does matter when it comes to acne
Globe and Mail
Having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or greater was associated with acne in girls even after accounting for diet, smoking and mental stress. (BMI is calculated as your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in metres.

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Timberline one of 229 physician groups recognized by HHS

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST

Bruce Carmichael receives the recognition certificate from Dr. Farzad Mostashari, with two representatives from CORHIO on each side. ( Courtesy photo )

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese teens can be both bullies and victims: study - CTV.ca

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

CTV.ca

Obese teens can be both bullies and victims: study
CTV.ca
Self-reported weight and height measurements were calculated to determine body-mass index, or BMI. Among females who weren't bullied in 2006, Kukaswadia said 14.8 per cent of obese females perpetrated relational bullying in 2007, compared to two per ...
Obese teen girls three times more likely to be bullies, new Canadian study finds Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
Obese children more likely to be bullies: study Globe and Mail (blog)

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parents don't recognise kids' obesity - Irish Health

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:26 AM PST

NewsNet5.com

Parents don't recognise kids' obesity
Irish Health
Calculation of the children's body mass index (BMI) for age indicated that 14.9% of the children were overweight or obese. In addition, 51.6% of the parents were also overweight or obese. Nearly 12% of the children surveyed were actually underweight.
Obesity In Children - Virtually Unchanged In US Medical News Today
US obesity statistics level off NewsNet5.com
Obesity rates leveling off CattleNetwork.com
Examiner.com - San Antonio Express
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are Americans Getting Fed Up With Obesity? - WebMD

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST

USA TODAY