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Saturday, March 10, 2012

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>MTANG fights war on obesity - KRTV Great Falls News

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 04:35 PM PST


MTANG fights war on obesity
KRTV Great Falls News
Body Mass Index, or BMI, isn't currently part of their testing, but timed runs, sit ups and push-ups are. Senior Airmen Brittani Hochstein with the 120th Fighter Wing said there are minimums men and women must reach to enlist.

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Too Fat or Too Thin – Can The Law Help? - Patch.com

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PST


Too Fat or Too Thin – Can The Law Help?
Patch.com
But screening for eating disorders will not be as simple as the calculations for BMI, which uses a child's height and weight measurements, obtained in a quick trip to the nurse's office. BMI is age- and sex-specific, so that the same BMI values for ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The skinny: Naples/Marco area lands in 'least obese' Top 10 - Marconews

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 07:50 AM PST


The skinny: Naples/Marco area lands in 'least obese' Top 10
Marconews
That's based on interviews where body mass index was calculated based on the weight and height of survey participates. Boulder, Colo., ranked the least obese with a 12.1 percent rate, followed by Bridgeport/Stamford, Conn.; Fort Collins/Loveland, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health Watch: Saving on insurance - Wicked Local

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:56 PM PST


Health Watch: Saving on insurance
Wicked Local
A recent study conducted by eHealth Inc. found that policyholders with a body mass index in the "obese" range paid 22 percent more than those in the "normal" BMI range –– an average annual savings of $444. Try a plan with a higher deductible.

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Skinny study: Boulder has smallest percentage of obese residents

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:40 PM PST

Boulder has the smallest percentage of obese residents, according to a Gallup-Healthways poll released Wednesday.

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