Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>UC Davis study shows that the increase in obesity among California school ... - Science Codex
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A pediatric dietician weighs in on childhood obesity - nwitimes.com
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia - Chicago Tribune
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Woman event focuses on link between heart health, sleep - State Gazette
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>ASK THE EXPERT: Overweight or obese? - Muncie Star Press
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Gain In Pregnancy Not Linked to Child IQ - PsychCentral.com
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>IRWD2012: Nutrisystem gets its mobile channel in shape
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Kentucky schools to track students’ body mass index

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>UC Davis study shows that the increase in obesity among California school ... - Science Codex Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:39 PM PST UC Davis study shows that the increase in obesity among California school ... Science Codex Since 1996, California schools have reported to the state Department of Education the results of a variety of fitness and body composition evaluations for fifth, seventh and ninth graders. Body composition evaluations included body mass index -- or BMI ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A pediatric dietician weighs in on childhood obesity - nwitimes.com Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:39 AM PST Press TV A pediatric dietician weighs in on childhood obesity nwitimes.com A: Typically we use BMI (that's body mass index) to classify obesity. What that is is kilograms per meter square. The cutoff, as the guidelines suggests is greater than 95th percentile BMI on a growth chart is considered obese, and between 85th and ... Obesity Linked to Asthma in Children Health.com Race and Obesity Linked to Increased Asthma dailyRx Obesity risk asthma children Press TV HealthJockey.com all 10 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia - Chicago Tribune Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:15 AM PST The Guardian Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia Chicago Tribune The researchers determined which women in the study were anorexic by calculating their body mass index (BMI), which is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. Women with a BMI of less than 17.5 were ... Anorexia research finds government intervention justified The Guardian all 31 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Woman event focuses on link between heart health, sleep - State Gazette Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:33 AM PST Healthy Woman event focuses on link between heart health, sleep State Gazette A study of both American and British sleep habits from 1910 to 2005 shows the average body-mass index of individuals rising in direct correlation with a decrease in sleep duration. This is true for both men and women. BMI is a calculation of body ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>ASK THE EXPERT: Overweight or obese? - Muncie Star Press Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:18 AM PST International News Network ASK THE EXPERT: Overweight or obese? Muncie Star Press For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the "body mass index" (BMI). BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat. • An adult who has a BMI ... Women who eat faster more likely to be obese PakTribune.com all 3 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Gain In Pregnancy Not Linked to Child IQ - PsychCentral.com Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:09 AM PST PsychCentral.com Weight Gain In Pregnancy Not Linked to Child IQ PsychCentral.com The Institute of Medicine recently revised gestational weight gain guidelines, recommending that women gain weight within specific weight gain ranges for their Body Mass Index category. Yet little is known about the association between extremes of ... Does Weight Gain During Pregnancy Affect Your Child's Cognitive Development ... Babble (blog) What You Gain Won't Affect Baby's Brain dailyRx all 3 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>IRWD2012: Nutrisystem gets its mobile channel in shape Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST Fun mobile features lead more consumers to participate in its dieting programs.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Kentucky schools to track students’ body mass index Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:36 AM PST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Public school health screenings in Kentucky are changing with the times. 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.

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