Body Mass Index

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• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>TrekDesk Treadmill Desks May Help Cut Obesity Gene Impact by 50% - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Too much exercise delays pregnancy in normal-weight women - WFMJ
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wake-up call: Get your six hours sleep every day - Times of India
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>We're fat, but the Tri-Cities is fatter
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AHA: Physical Activity, TV Impact Genetic Effects on BMI - Doctors Lounge
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Work on a healthy body image
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Work on a healthy body image - Maroon
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Increases the Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Polyps - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>No Major Change in Americans' Exercise Habits in 2011
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Take Care: kidneys are important body asset - Pakistan Observer
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study links womb environment to childhood obesity - BBC News
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gastric H pylori Infection Linked to Hemoglobin A1c - Medscape
• <img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Simple, common BMI data stored in e-records can identify patients with heart ... - Medical Xpress

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>TrekDesk Treadmill Desks May Help Cut Obesity Gene Impact by 50% - San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:08 PM PDT TrekDesk Treadmill Desks May Help Cut Obesity Gene Impact by 50% San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Each additional FTO gene variant was associated with a 0.13-unit increase in Body Mass Index. That translates to a one unit gain in BMI for an individual with 7-8 variants of the obesity gene, more than statistically significant. and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Too much exercise delays pregnancy in normal-weight women - WFMJ Posted: 15 Mar 2012 04:26 PM PDT Too much exercise delays pregnancy in normal-weight women WFMJ The participants were categorized by their exercise levels and the results were evaluated according to body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height). A BMI over 25 is considered overweight or obese. While moderate physical activity was linked to ... Study: Vigorous exercise may not lower fertility of overweight Boston Globe all 18 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wake-up call: Get your six hours sleep every day - Times of India Posted: 15 Mar 2012 03:38 PM PDT Wake-up call: Get your six hours sleep every day Times of India Her Body Mass Index (BMI) was 40 and weight 130kg. The well-to-do North Indian woman was diabetic and hypertensive but more worrisome was her history of daytime sleepiness and intermittent loud snoring - she'd fall asleep while sitting, ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>We're fat, but the Tri-Cities is fatter Posted: 15 Mar 2012 01:55 PM PDT Yakima has narrowly avoided being labeled one of the 10 fattest cities in the country. But our neighbors to the southeast, the Tri-Cities, weren't so lucky. They're No. 9.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AHA: Physical Activity, TV Impact Genetic Effects on BMI - Doctors Lounge Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:06 AM PDT Los Angeles Times AHA: Physical Activity, TV Impact Genetic Effects on BMI Doctors Lounge The genetic predisposition to increased body mass index is attenuated by increasing physical activity and accentuated by sedentary activity, such as watching television, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology ... Getting Active Blunts Fat Genes MedPage Today Walking cuts genetic effect of obesity WTAM.com Brisk daily walk could counter 'obesity genes' WFMJ Mother Nature Network  - Medical News Today  - MarketWatch (press release) all 66 news articles »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Work on a healthy body image Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:04 AM PDT By: Caitlin Spieker The Loyola Rep I hate to admit it, but I obsessively get on the scale and then calculate my body mass index. As somebody who's relatively knowledgeable in the field of health and fitness, I should know that weight fluctuation, especially during a 24-hour period...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Work on a healthy body image - Maroon Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:01 AM PDT Work on a healthy body image Maroon I hate to admit it, but I obsessively get on the scale and then calculate my body mass index. As somebody who's relatively knowledgeable in the field of health and fitness, I should know that weight fluctuation, especially during a 24-hour period, ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Increases the Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Polyps - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:03 AM PDT Obesity Increases the Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Polyps MarketWatch (press release) The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the Campaign to End Obesity are joining forces to highlight the potentially deadly link between higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and colorectal cancer. In light of the increasing prevalence of obesity in ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>No Major Change in Americans' Exercise Habits in 2011 Posted: 15 Mar 2012 01:14 AM PDT About half of Americans (51.6%) reported that they exercised three or more days per week in 2011, essentially unchanged from 2010. However, frequent exercise is up year over year amid this winter's unseasonably warm months.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Take Care: kidneys are important body asset - Pakistan Observer Posted: 14 Mar 2012 08:28 PM PDT Take Care: kidneys are important body asset Pakistan Observer Maintain healthy body weight Healthy body weight can save you from innumerable problems. Healthy body weight measured in Body Mass Index (BMI) generally ranges from 18.5 to 25. To calculate your BMI, divide body weight in kg with your height in squared ... and more »

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study links womb environment to childhood obesity - BBC News Posted: 14 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PDT TopNews United States Study links womb environment to childhood obesity BBC News They then linked these changes to a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) in children aged about nine years of age. But the researchers say more work is needed to definitively prove the link between these changes and obesity. Details are published in the ... Genes Linked With Higher BMI TopNews United States Does our time in the womb make us fat? NHS Choices Research Links Childhood Obesity to Womb Environment JotZoom French Tribune  - Huffington Post UK all 21 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Gastric H pylori Infection Linked to Hemoglobin A1c - Medscape Posted: 14 Mar 2012 01:31 PM PDT Zee News Gastric H pylori Infection Linked to Hemoglobin A1c Medscape They evaluated the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the association between H pylori status and HbA1c level, and performed stratified analyses using the standard definitions for overweight (≥25 kg/m 2 ) and normal (<25 kg/m 2 ) BMI. Bacteria Linked to Blood Sugar Control in Adult Type II Diabetes Fars News Agency H. Pylori Linked to Diabetes Marker MedPage Today Study Suggests Link Between H. pylori Bacteria and Blood Sugar Control in ... Newswise (press release) ProHealth  - A Sweet Life  - Medical News Today all 64 news articles »

&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/&gt;Simple, common BMI data stored in e-records can identify patients with heart ... - Medical Xpress Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PDT Simple, common BMI data stored in e-records can identify patients with heart ... Medical Xpress Risk scores calculated using only BMI data were similar to patients with lab-based cholesterol data for nearly 80 percent of the patients. In low risk patients, BMI correctly classified risk 99 percent of the time. "BMI can predict whether a person is ... and more »

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