Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest - MyCentralJersey.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Taller, Heavier Women May Face Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teens' waistlines help predict health risks - CBC.ca
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Excess Body Weight Associated With Increased Risk for Cancer Recurrence After ... - Newswise (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>We may be fatter than we think, researchers report
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Does BMI Affect Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? - EndoNurse
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity in America: Rate Higher Than Previously Thought, BMI Unreliable
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Society Sounds Caution About Bariatric Surgery - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AM Vitals: Genome Mapping May Be Misleading - Wall Street Journal (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - Chicago Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>St. Charles County Ranked Healthiest in the State by Study - Patch.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity crisis not well-measured by BMIs
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Body-mass index may be misclassifying many as healthy
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Overweight vs overfat
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Waltham: School nurses keep our kids healthy - Wicked Local

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:34 PM PDT Phyllis Kumph a nurse and director of community health at Somerset Medical Center, helps Gail Behrle of Morristown calculate a body- mass index during the health fair Monday at the Morris Museum.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest - MyCentralJersey.com Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest MyCentralJersey.com Phyllis Kumph a nurse and director of community health at Somerset Medical Center, helps Gail Behrle of Morristown calculate a body- mass index during the health fair Monday at the Morris Museum. KAREN MANCINELLI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Morris Township, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Taller, Heavier Women May Face Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk - Doctors Lounge Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT PLoS Blogs (blog) Taller, Heavier Women May Face Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk Doctors Lounge A higher body mass index (a measurement based on height and weight) also was associated with a higher risk of ovarian cancer, but only among women who had never taken menopausal hormone therapy. The researchers found that the association between height ... Increasing height and body mass index are risk factors for ovarian cancer EurekAlert (press release) height linked to ovarian cancer BBC News This Week in PLoS Medicine: Human rights in Darfur; Body size & ovarian cancer ... PLoS Blogs (blog) all 15 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teens' waistlines help predict health risks - CBC.ca Posted: 03 Apr 2012 01:36 PM PDT CBC.ca Teens' waistlines help predict health risks CBC.ca (M. Spencer Green/Associated Press) Using a tape measure and a scale together help predict which teens have potentially dangerous levels of body fat, Canadian researchers have found. The commonly used body mass index is based on someone's weight and ... Waist Measurements And BMI To Determine Body Weight Status Medical News Today Waist measurements linked with lipids, BP, in youth TheHeart.Org Teens With Bulging Bellies at Increased Risk for Hypertension LiveScience.com Doctors Lounge  - MedPage Today all 10 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Excess Body Weight Associated With Increased Risk for Cancer Recurrence After ... - Newswise (press release) Posted: 03 Apr 2012 11:42 AM PDT Excess Body Weight Associated With Increased Risk for Cancer Recurrence After ... Newswise (press release) "Men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and who have excess body weight as indicated by a higher-than-normal body mass index (BMI) have an increased risk for cancer recurrence after treatment," said Vincent L. Freeman, MD, MPH, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>We may be fatter than we think, researchers report Posted: 03 Apr 2012 09:01 AM PDT A new study finds that the widely used body mass index, or BMI, may be understating obesity in many people. As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body mass index, the 180-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be incorrectly classifying about half of women and just over 20% of men as being the picture ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Does BMI Affect Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? - EndoNurse Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:18 AM PDT Press TV Does BMI Affect Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? EndoNurse Contrary to previous studies linking inferior outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies to higher body mass index (BMI), researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, have found that in their study of BMI and negative outcomes, ... Obesity fuels kidney cancer rise Lurgan Mail all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity in America: Rate Higher Than Previously Thought, BMI Unreliable Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:04 AM PDT Using BMI as a measurement for obesity is unreliable, and could mean the obesity rate is double what researchers previously thought, according to a new study.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Society Sounds Caution About Bariatric Surgery - MedPage Today Posted: 03 Apr 2012 07:48 AM PDT MedPage Today Society Sounds Caution About Bariatric Surgery MedPage Today Clinicians should carefully assess patients' body mass index (BMI) and age, how long they've had diabetes, and how well they would be able to comply with long-term lifestyle changes. "Sustained long-term benefits will require maintenance of the ... Weight Loss Surgery for Diabetes Patients – A Problematic Choice Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Diabetes "Solved" the Easy, Expensive Way Lew Rockwell (blog) Gastric bypass surgery touted to treat diabetes Tarentum Valley News Dispatch Catholic Online all 82 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AM Vitals: Genome Mapping May Be Misleading - Wall Street Journal (blog) Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT AM Vitals: Genome Mapping May Be Misleading Wall Street Journal (blog) Reliance on BMI Understates the True Obesity Crisis, Experts Say (Los Angeles Times): Scientists warned in the journal PLoS One that a traditional public-health formula called the body mass index wrongly rates as healthy roughly half of women and just ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - Chicago Tribune Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT RedOrbit Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say Chicago Tribune As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over ... We may be fatter than we think, researchers report Los Angeles Times The surprising new face of obesity msnbc.com (blog) Study finds BMI may be misleading Fox News Annenberg TV News  - RedOrbit  - International Business Times all 97 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>St. Charles County Ranked Healthiest in the State by Study - Patch.com Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:33 AM PDT FOX6Now.com Milwaukee St. Charles County Ranked Healthiest in the State by Study Patch.com Obesity is a problem throughout the United States with 27.5 percent of the population having a body mass index of more than 30. The BMI is calculated from a person's weight and height. Calculate your BMI on the CDC website. Missouri was ranked 41 in ... Health ranking puts Putnam near top LimaOhio.com all 310 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity crisis not well-measured by BMIs Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over 20 percent of men as healthy when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Body-mass index may be misclassifying many as healthy Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON - As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over 20 percent of men as healthy...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Overweight vs overfat Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:03 PM PDT ACCORDING TO the World Health Organisation, for the first time in the history of mankind, there are more overweight than underweight people on the planet. Most of us by now are well aware that there are many health problems associated with excess body fat...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Waltham: School nurses keep our kids healthy - Wicked Local Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:47 PM PDT Healthy Waltham: School nurses keep our kids healthy Wicked Local One of the screenings is the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is measured every year for students in grades 1, 4, 7, and 10. The BMI, calculated from the height, weight, gender, and age of each child, is a good indicator of body fat for most children.

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