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Thursday, February 2, 2012

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bossy mom at snack time tied to kid's weight: study - Reuters

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:50 PM PST


Bossy mom at snack time tied to kid's weight: study
Reuters
If all of a mother's snack time "prompts" were of the assertive variety, her child would move up slightly on the body mass index (BMI) scale, a measure of weight against height. The difference was akin to moving to the 57th from the 50th percentile, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New research shows early bone growth linked to bone density in later life - Medical Xpress

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:27 AM PST


New research shows early bone growth linked to bone density in later life
Medical Xpress
Over the past 10 years Professor Fall and the Delhi team have been studying the relationship between height and body mass index (BMI) during childhood and adult outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and now bone mineral content (BMC) and ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Higher BMI Associated With Lower Post-op 30-Day Mortality Risk - General Surgery News

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:27 AM PST


Higher BMI Associated With Lower Post-op 30-Day Mortality Risk
General Surgery News
by Victoria Stern Patients with a lower than normal body mass index (BMI) appear to have a higher 30-day mortality risk following surgery than overweight or heavy patients, according to a new study published in Archives of Surgery ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cancer Survivors Do Better With Exercise - MedPage Today

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST


Renal and Urology News

Cancer Survivors Do Better With Exercise
MedPage Today
According to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, which aimed to surpass the quality of previous reviews, former cancer patients who exercised saw improvements across a host of outcomes, including body mass index (BMI), weight, fatigue, ...
Exercise Enhances Body Composition, Nutritional Status in Dialysis Patients Renal and Urology News
Exercise Aids Health, Well-Being of Cancer Survivors Doctors Lounge
Health, quality of life may improve with exercise for cancer survivors Los Angeles Times
Netdoctor  - Nursing Times  - Medical News Today
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The science of dieting - Baltimore Sun

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:54 AM PST


Baltimore Sun

The science of dieting
Baltimore Sun
For years, doctors have used the standard body mass index, which plugs a patient's height and weight into an equation, to help determine the person's health. But more are steering away from that because it isn't personalized enough. Under the BMI ...

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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 12:06 PM PST

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

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