Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity harms 'later brain skill' - The Nation, Pakistan
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Israel Law Requires Magazines to Disclose Photoshopped Models - PCWorld
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Laws Scrutinizing Women's Bodies Will Do Nothing To Prevent Eating Disorders - Slate Magazine (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How much can you save on life insurance by losing 20 pounds? - Fox Business
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A revealing journey as a woman reduces weight by half - CNN
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat Hormone May Play Role in Adult Asthma - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your number when it comes to your BMI
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your number when it comes to your BMI - NorthJersey.com
• <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"/>Obesity harms 'later brain skill' - The Nation, Pakistan Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:23 PM PDT The Nation, Pakistan Obesity harms 'later brain skill' The Nation, Pakistan The participants underwent BMI - a calculation based on a ratio of weight to height - and waist circumference measurements, a scan of fat stored in the abdomen and a mental test. Both a high BMI and high levels of abdominal fat were linked with poor ... Study: Obesity may lower cognitive function for aging adults CBS News High Body Mass Index : Low Cognitive Performance Medical News Today Prepregnancy BMI increases child's heart risk ModernMedicine ABC News (blog)  - U.S. News & World Report all 41 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Israel Law Requires Magazines to Disclose Photoshopped Models - PCWorld Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:58 PM PDT Israel Law Requires Magazines to Disclose Photoshopped Models PCWorld By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld Mar 23, 2012 6:10 AM A law passed Monday in Israel requires publications to disclose when models have been Photoshopped to appear thinner and bans ads from using underweight models, or models with a Body Mass Index ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program - Reuters Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:45 PM PDT Updated News Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program Reuters At each grade level, the students took fitness tests which included body mass index (BMI) measurements, endurance runs, push-ups and shoulder stretches. The researchers analyzed those test records for changes in obesity and fitness. Study finds rise in childhood obesity rates in California is slowing EdSource Extra all 13 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Laws Scrutinizing Women's Bodies Will Do Nothing To Prevent Eating Disorders - Slate Magazine (blog) Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:04 PM PDT Charlotte Observer Laws Scrutinizing Women's Bodies Will Do Nothing To Prevent Eating Disorders Slate Magazine (blog) First, let's think about how this law will be enforced: models will now be required to bring doctors' notes no older than three months certifying that they have a body-mass index over 18.5 to photo shoots. Leaving aside the validity of BMI as a metric ... Israelis pose a no-skinny-models plan to target eating disorders Kansas City Star I'm Too Skinny for This Job: #Israel Bans Super-thin Models Middle East Voices The skinny: Knesset weighs in on mass Charlotte Observer USA TODAY all 123 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How much can you save on life insurance by losing 20 pounds? - Fox Business Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:33 AM PDT How much can you save on life insurance by losing 20 pounds? Fox Business And no one lies when self-reporting their weight, right? A separate Gallup poll found that 35.8 percent of Americans were overweight and 25.8 percent were obese -- adding up to 61.6 percent -- based on body mass index, or BMI, calculations that use ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A revealing journey as a woman reduces weight by half - CNN Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:05 AM PDT A revealing journey as a woman reduces weight by half CNN By the time Kozerski got married, her body mass index was 49.9 -- a BMI over 30 is considered obese. When she saw her wedding photos, that was the last straw. She woke up one day and told herself, "I'm done being sad." She started a weight-loss blog ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat Hormone May Play Role in Adult Asthma - MedPage Today Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:03 AM PDT MedPage Today Fat Hormone May Play Role in Adult Asthma MedPage Today Note that low serum adiponectin was a stronger predictor of asthma incidence than was BMI. Women with low levels of the hormone adiponectin, derived from visceral fat, may be more likely to develop adult-onset asthma, an observational analysis ... Adiponectin Levels in Women May Predict Asthma Risk Medscape Low serum adiponectin levels predict future risk for asthma in women Science Codex Adiponectin level link to asthma OnMedica all 8 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your number when it comes to your BMI Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:31 PM PDT Everyone strives to be at a "healthy" body weight, but that magic number is different for everyone. Body Mass Index is a number calculated from your height and weight. It is a free, simple screening tool that provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and screens for weight categories that may put you at risk for certain health conditions.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your number when it comes to your BMI - NorthJersey.com Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:25 PM PDT NorthJersey.com Know your number when it comes to your BMI NorthJersey.com BY ELISABETH D'ALTO, RD Everyone strives to be at a "healthy" body weight, but that magic number is different for everyone. Body Mass Index is a number calculated from your height and weight. It is a free, simple screening tool that provides a reliable ... Healthy body weight before menopause prevents cardiovascular risk Ottawa Citizen all 2 news articles »

<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.

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