Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat people need not apply: Texas hospital won't hire very obese workers - KENS 5 TV
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Skinny runway models banned in Israel - 39online.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Does A Chocolate Habit Help Keep You Lean?
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery can "reverse" diabetes, studies confirm - CBS News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Frequent Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower BMI - Medscape
• <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"/>EBCC: BMI Affects Survival in Node-Positive Breast Cancer - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lower BMI increases risk during insertion of ICDs - News-Medical.net
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Holyoke Health Center leads effort to get folks to read food labels, be active ... - MassLive.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Medicare recognizes obesity as a disease - PennLive.com (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Delaware has high obesity rate
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Rockford metro area No. 4 on national most-obese list

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat people need not apply: Texas hospital won't hire very obese workers - KENS 5 TV Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:35 PM PDT Fat people need not apply: Texas hospital won't hire very obese workers KENS 5 TV The Citizens Medical Center policy, instituted a little more than a year ago, requires potential employees to have a body mass index of less than 35 — which is 210 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-5, and 245 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-10. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Skinny runway models banned in Israel - 39online.com Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:28 PM PDT Skinny runway models banned in Israel 39online.com A body mass index of 18.5. That means a 6-foot-tall model must weigh no less than 136 pounds. Lawmakers are hoping their move would encourage a healthier body image among teens and eventually fight the spread of eating disorders like bulimia and ... Israeli law eyes super-thin models as bad examples Sioux City Journal Malnourished Models Banned From Working in Israel PolicyMic Now Israel Bans Twiggies! Bellevision Westseattleherald.com all 6 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Does A Chocolate Habit Help Keep You Lean? Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:56 PM PDT New research suggests that frequent chocolate consumption may favorably influence metabolism. It adds to the growing evidence that our bodies may not treat all calories the same way.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery can "reverse" diabetes, studies confirm - CBS News Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:46 PM PDT CBS News Weight-loss surgery can "reverse" diabetes, studies confirm CBS News An adult who has a body mass index (a calculation based on height and weight) of 30 or more is considered obese. That's 203 pounds or more for a 5-foot-9 man, for example. The government recently lowered the criteria for use of gastric bands from a BMI ... Weight-loss surgery cut blood sugar more than drugs Reuters all 468 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Frequent Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower BMI - Medscape Posted: 26 Mar 2012 01:20 PM PDT MedPage Today Frequent Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower BMI Medscape BMI was calculated for 972 participants (95.6%); and 975 (95.8%) answered the validated Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire. The investigators performed analyses with and without adjustment for calorie intake, saturated fat (satfat) intake, ... How Sweet: Chocolate Tied to Lower BMI MedPage Today Does Chocolate Help You Stay Slim? Philadelphia Inquirer Eating Chocolate Regularly May Make You Leaner, Survey Suggests San Francisco Chronicle ABC News (blog) all 219 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program - Reuters Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PDT 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. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>EBCC: BMI Affects Survival in Node-Positive Breast Cancer - Doctors Lounge Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PDT eMaxHealth EBCC: BMI Affects Survival in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Doctors Lounge For patients with node-positive breast cancer, body mass index at the time of diagnosis is associated with relapse-free and overall survival, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference, held from March 21 to 24 in ... Weight loss might help women beat breast cancer eMaxHealth Clinical Notes: Breast Density Predicts Cancer Return MedPage Today Obese or overweight women may have increased risk of breast cancer recurrence News-Medical.net Diets In Review (blog)  - French Tribune all 19 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lower BMI increases risk during insertion of ICDs - News-Medical.net Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PDT Lower BMI increases risk during insertion of ICDs News-Medical.net The study, which examined more than 83000 cases, is the first large-scale study to investigate how body size may influence patient outcomes after implantation of an ICD. It showed that smaller patients-based on low body mass index-had longer hospital ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Holyoke Health Center leads effort to get folks to read food labels, be active ... - MassLive.com Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:54 AM PDT MassLive.com Holyoke Health Center leads effort to get folks to read food labels, be active ... MassLive.com For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the "body mass index." That measurement is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat, the Centers for ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Medicare recognizes obesity as a disease - PennLive.com (blog) Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:12 AM PDT Medicare recognizes obesity as a disease PennLive.com (blog) It's estimated that one out of three people on Medicare is obese — meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or higher. BMI is a number calculated from a person's weight and height, and it's a rather reliable marker of body fatness for most people. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Delaware has high obesity rate Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:58 AM PDT DAGSBORO -- Nearly one in three Delawareans are obese, according to a recent Gallup poll, and at 32.7 percent, Delaware has the second highest state obesity rate in the country.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Rockford metro area No. 4 on national most-obese list Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:16 PM PDT ROCKFORD — We didn't need a Gallup study to tell us we have a weight problem. But there was Rockford again, near the top of an unflattering list a week ago, named the No. 4 most obese metro area in the nation. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in Texas took the top spot, and Boulder, Colo., is the least obese metro area on the list.

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