Body Mass Index

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 03:02 PM PST

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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Heart Disease
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What is my Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist measurement? How do these affect my heart disease risk? Do I need to lose weight? · What is my blood sugar level? Does it mean I am at risk for diabetes? · How much exercise do I need to protect my heart?

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:43 PM PST

Report: High number of NM children overweight or obese (3:23 pm)
Las Cruces Sun-News
The data was used to calculate a Body Mass Index percentile. The BMI percentile includes height, weight, age and gender to calculate weight status. The University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center and the CDC collaborated with DOH on the data ...

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST

Ten Tips for a Healthy Heart on Valentine's Day
Patch.com
A Body Mass Index (BMI) >25 is directly associated with an increase with many risk factors of heart disease, including increased cholesterol and diabetes. You can calculate your BMI at http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ 6. Limit Alcohol Intake.

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:06 AM PST

Fibromyalgia Symptoms More Severe in Obese Patients
Doctors Lounge
Chul-Hyun Kim, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and associates measured body mass index (BMI) to determine its association with symptom severity and QOL in 888 patients in a treatment program for fibromyalgia.

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST

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Mediterranean Diet Good for Small Brain Vessels
MedPage Today
The researchers also calculated a Mediterranean diet score based on a scale of 0 to 9 points. Overall, women were less likely to eat a Mediterranean diet than men, and those who reported more physical activity or a lower body mass index [BMI] had ...
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 06:47 AM PST

Making sense of your child's health numbers
CNN (blog)
BMI, a calculation that takes into consideration the height and weight, is a fairly good reflection of a person's body fat. For children, height, weight and BMI are plotted on standard growth charts that give percentile curves for the measurements.

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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 04:50 AM PST

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Weight and Body Image Program Helps Teen Girls
PsychCentral.com
"Girls in the program gained less weight than those who weren't in the program, and they reduced their overall body mass index, improved their self-image and developed healthy lifestyle habits, so all of these are successes.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:25 AM PST

Some evidence-based strategies for avoiding the single most common cause of death among women between the ages of 35 and 50.

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Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Public school health screenings in Kentucky are changing with the times.

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Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:08 PM PST

Dr. Mehmet Oz has announced the one millionth participant of his "transformation nation" weight loss challenge, which has a $1 million grand prize.