Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Docs' intensive 'get healthy' program whittles the waist -- a little - Los Angeles Times
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Christiana Care offers free weight loss surgery seminars - Newark Post
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better screening could help prevent fractures for long-term care residents ... - Ortho SuperSite
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Active Video Games May Not Increase Activity in Children - Doctors Lounge
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>SUCCESS STORY / Patrice Dawkins-Jackson, 32: From 177 pounds to 153 pounds - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Canada faces child obesity epidemic: Aglukkaq - Montreal Gazette
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obesity-Asthma Link in Children Varies by Race ... - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Yo-yo dieting among teens has negative long-term effects
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Yo-yo dieting among teens has negative long-term effects - Daily News Transcript
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FYI on BMI: How and why to calculate your body mass index - nwitimes.com
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Kentucky schools to track students' body mass index - kypost.com

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Docs' intensive 'get healthy' program whittles the waist -- a little - Los Angeles Times Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST Docs' intensive 'get healthy' program whittles the waist -- a little Los Angeles Times For patients who already have entered obese territory, even interventions far more intensive than those that most physicians are equipped to provide will fall short of hopes -- if those hopes focus on bringing a patient's body-mass index (BMI) under 30 ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Christiana Care offers free weight loss surgery seminars - Newark Post Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:13 PM PST BBC News Christiana Care offers free weight loss surgery seminars Newark Post Bariatric surgery may be recommended for people who have 100 pounds or more to lose and a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher (or who have a BMI of 35 with two or more co-existing medical conditions). Those people who have tried and failed at other ... New Patient Guidebook, "Live Healthier - Weight Loss Options for Treating ... MarketWatch (press release) UK obesity: Is diet or surgery the best cure? BBC News all 9 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better screening could help prevent fractures for long-term care residents ... - Ortho SuperSite Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:19 AM PST Better screening could help prevent fractures for long-term care residents ... Ortho SuperSite Greenspan and her team then screened the women for a history of bone fracture, bone mineral density (BMD) by standard DEXA scanning, the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) in conjunction with body mass index (BMI), FRAX in conjunction with femoral ... Screening Could Help Prevent Fractures in Long-Term Care Residents, Pitt Study ... HealthCanal.com all 3 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Active Video Games May Not Increase Activity in Children - Doctors Lounge Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST Moneycontrol.com Active Video Games May Not Increase Activity in Children Doctors Lounge The participants, aged 9 to 12 years, had a body mass index (BMI) >50th percentile but <99th percentile and had no medical condition that would preclude physical activity or playing video games. Physical activity was monitored using accelerometers for ... Active video games may not promote more exercise for kids: study Los Angeles Times Active Video Games Are Like Exercise Machines eMaxHealth Active Video Games No Fix for Kids' Fitness MedPage Today all 136 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;SUCCESS STORY / Patrice Dawkins-Jackson, 32: From 177 pounds to 153 pounds - Atlanta Journal Constitution Posted: 27 Feb 2012 09:13 AM PST SUCCESS STORY / Patrice Dawkins-Jackson, 32: From 177 pounds to 153 pounds Atlanta Journal Constitution "I started May 2011 and reached a healthy BMI [body mass index] in October 2011," says Dawkins-Jackson. Personal life: "I am blessed to be the wife of Kirk Jackson and mother of a handsome little prince, Kaden Preston. I reside near beautiful historic ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Canada faces child obesity epidemic: Aglukkaq - Montreal Gazette Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:23 AM PST Yahoo! News Canada Canada faces child obesity epidemic: Aglukkaq Montreal Gazette Severe obesity — meaning a body mass index of 40 or more — affects three per cent of the adult Canadian population and its prevalence has tripled over the past three decades, the research team writes in the Journal of Obesity. Federal government throws its weight behind battle against childhood obesity Yahoo! News Canada (blog) Intervention to reduce diabetes risk in youths yields unexpected results AAP News (subscription) all 34 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obesity-Asthma Link in Children Varies by Race ... - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:03 AM PST Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obesity-Asthma Link in Children Varies by Race ... MarketWatch (press release) The study, which included more than 681000 children between ages 6 and 19, found that the association between asthma and body mass index varied by race and ethnicity. The study found that the association between BMI and asthma was weaker for African ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/&gt;Yo-yo dieting among teens has negative long-term effects Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:32 AM PST Body mass index, or BMI, is the number many teens should be paying attention to. But they are often obsessed with their own weight rather than whether they are healthy. Here's what parents should know.

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Yo-yo dieting among teens has negative long-term effects - Daily News Transcript Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:28 AM PST Yo-yo dieting among teens has negative long-term effects Daily News Transcript Dr. Gregory Bennett, associate professor of pediatrics at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., says that while parents shouldn't obsess over a child's weight or body size, the body mass index (BMI) is an important ... and more »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;FYI on BMI: How and why to calculate your body mass index - nwitimes.com Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:17 PM PST FYI on BMI: How and why to calculate your body mass index nwitimes.com Waist circumference is a useful tool to include with the BMI, since the higher the waist measurement the higher the disease risk. The number on the scale isn't the only thing to take into consideration when determining weight and health risk.

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Kentucky schools to track students' body mass index - kypost.com Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:10 AM PST kypost.com Kentucky schools to track students' body mass index kypost.com JANET CAPPIELLO, AP In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the state Board of Education recently approved a proposal that would require schools to calculate and record a child's body mass index, which relates to body fat. Ky. schools to track students' body mass index WPSD Local 6 all 22 news articles »

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