Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wii fitness games 'no health boost' - Nursing Times
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BPH Drugs Pose No Threat to Muscle Mass - MedPage Today
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Will Health Reform Provide Coverage For Eating Disorders? - ThinkProgress
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI calculator - goodtoknow
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trusts operate surgery restrictions - The Press Association
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese children with asthma need higher corticosteroid doses - Clinical Advisor
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia - Vancouver Sun
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Taylor: A scouting combine for Republican candidates - The Stanford Daily
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Knesset will vote to ban underweight models - Jerusalem Post
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>What Is A Healthy Weight?

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wii fitness games 'no health boost' - Nursing Times Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:28 PM PST Wii fitness games 'no health boost' Nursing Times The researchers gave a new Wii video game console to 84 children between the ages of 9 and 12 years old with above-average body mass index (BMI). BMI is an estimate of body fat calculated using a person's weight and height. and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BPH Drugs Pose No Threat to Muscle Mass - MedPage Today Posted: 06 Mar 2012 03:04 PM PST BPH Drugs Pose No Threat to Muscle Mass MedPage Today The primary endpoint was the change in fat-free mass after 20 weeks, as determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. The final analysis included 139 men, who had a mean age of 37.6, mean body mass index of 26.3, and mean fat-free mass of 62.7 kg. and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Will Health Reform Provide Coverage For Eating Disorders? - ThinkProgress Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:33 PM PST ThinkProgress Will Health Reform Provide Coverage For Eating Disorders? ThinkProgress For example, companies can refuse coverage if a person's body mass index (BMI) is not "low enough." While the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) has determined that a BMI of 17.5 is a "strict indicator" of anorexia, ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI calculator - goodtoknow Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:31 AM PST BMI calculator goodtoknow Work out your BMI with our easy-to-use BMI calculator (psst, it's on the bottom right of this page). Plus get continuous support from our Diet Club to help motivate you with your weight loss. BMI stands for Body Mass Index. It's a measure of your body ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trusts operate surgery restrictions - The Press Association Posted: 06 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PST Daily Mail Trusts operate surgery restrictions The Press Association NHS Hertfordshire, which caused controversy last year by banning hip and knee operations for patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 and for smokers until they quit, has now extended the policy to all routine surgery. Patients refused treatment unless they change their lifestyles Daily Mail Patients denied care 'if they fail NHS fat and fags test' Metro CCGs ration care for obese and smokers with new wave of restrictions Pulse all 67 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese children with asthma need higher corticosteroid doses - Clinical Advisor Posted: 06 Mar 2012 08:08 AM PST MD News (press release) Obese children with asthma need higher corticosteroid doses Clinical Advisor To determine the affects of BMI on corticosteriod response, the researchers studied peripheral blood mononuclear cells and bronchoalveolar lavage cells from 61 children with asthma, aged 2 to 18 years, who underwent clinically indicated bronchoscopies. Heavy Kids May Not Respond as Well to Asthma Meds Hispanically Speaking News (blog) AAAAI: Corticosteroid Response in Asthma Impacted by BMI MD News (press release) all 5 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia - Vancouver Sun Posted: 06 Mar 2012 05:36 AM PST Peer pressure drives "socially transmitted" anorexia Vancouver Sun 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 ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Taylor: A scouting combine for Republican candidates - The Stanford Daily Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:41 AM PST Taylor: A scouting combine for Republican candidates The Stanford Daily We could instead look at Body Mass Index, a simple way to estimate whether a person is the normal weight for his or her height (anything between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal.) Gingrich, Paul, Romney and Santorum measure up as 34.4, 19.4, ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Knesset will vote to ban underweight models - Jerusalem Post Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:59 AM PST Knesset will vote to ban underweight models Jerusalem Post Should the legislation pass its final votes, models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.5 would not be able to appear in advertisements. In addition, any advertisement in which computer editing was used to make a model thinner, would have to say so ... New Israeli bill seeks to widen ad ban to all underweight models Haaretz Too skinny for the screen The Times of Israel MKs Propose Ban on Underweight Models Arutz Sheva all 11 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>What Is A Healthy Weight? Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST Although most of us would love to be given a straightforward solution to calculate our healthy or idea weight, unfortunately it really is not that black and white. Your "healthy" weight cannot simply be calculated from a general source - people's healthy weight, or ideal weight, depends on several factors, including their age, sex, body type, bone density, muscle-fat-ratio, overall general ...

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