Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Moderate exercise, quicker conception linked - Chicago Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maintain healthy weight through nutrition - Fort Leavenworth Lamp
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Misperception of weight is an important barrier to weight loss - Medical Xpress
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Texas hospital says fat people need not apply - msnbc.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body-mass formula may underestimate obesity - Newsday
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body fat analysis more helpful than BMI, say participants in fitness screening - MLive.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Height, BMI, Tied To Ovarian Cancer - Medical News Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - STLtoday.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>CDC Study Suggests Americans May Have A Higher Obesity Rate
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cheap supermarkets linked to weight - The Press Association
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prostate Cancer Risk And BMI: How Excess Weight Ups Chances Of Recurrence - Huffington Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Morris second healthiest county in N.J.
• <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"/>Moderate exercise, quicker conception linked - Chicago Tribune Posted: 05 Apr 2012 03:14 PM PDT Moneycontrol.com Moderate exercise, quicker conception linked Chicago Tribune "This study is the first to find that the effect of physical activity on fertility varied by body mass index," Lauren Wise, a reproductive epidemiologist at Boston University and lead author of the study told Reuters Health. Body mass index (BMI) is a ... Moderate exercise linked to quicker conception:study Reuters India Natural ways to boost fertility Mother Nature Network all 15 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maintain healthy weight through nutrition - Fort Leavenworth Lamp Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT Maintain healthy weight through nutrition Fort Leavenworth Lamp The 2008 DoD Survey of Health-Related Behaviors reports that 13 percent of the Army is currently obese according to body mass index classifications. That number is up from only 2 percent in 1995. Although the rate of obesity in the Army is lower than ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Misperception of weight is an important barrier to weight loss - Medical Xpress Posted: 05 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT Misperception of weight is an important barrier to weight loss Medical Xpress In physical exams, the height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of 3622 18- to 20-year-old applicants to the Mexican university were recorded; the aspiring students also completed surveys in which they reported their weight status. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Texas hospital says fat people need not apply - msnbc.com Posted: 05 Apr 2012 08:32 AM PDT Daily Mail Texas hospital says fat people need not apply msnbc.com Body mass index is calculated based on height and weight, with a measure over 30 qualifying as obese. A 5-foot-10 man who weighs 245 pounds would have a BMI of over 35, the hospital's cutoff. A 5-foot-2 woman would be over the cutoff at 195 pounds. Citizens Medical Center: Texas hospital in weight row after BANNING obese job ... Daily Mail Texas hospital reportedly bars obese workers -- and it might be legal Fox News Is it OK to discriminate against obese people? CBS News Daily Caller  - Medical Daily all 52 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body-mass formula may underestimate obesity - Newsday Posted: 05 Apr 2012 06:23 AM PDT Newsday Body-mass formula may underestimate obesity Newsday Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study finds that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body fat analysis more helpful than BMI, say participants in fitness screening - MLive.com Posted: 05 Apr 2012 04:16 AM PDT MLive.com Body fat analysis more helpful than BMI, say participants in fitness screening MLive.com A quick health assessment revealed a four-pound weight loss. But even more impressive was the change in body fat: It had dropped nearly 4 percent, to 34.8 percent. Knowing her body fat percentage is far more helpful than the body mass index, ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Height, BMI, Tied To Ovarian Cancer - Medical News Today Posted: 05 Apr 2012 04:10 AM PDT Height, BMI, Tied To Ovarian Cancer Medical News Today It also finds that among women who have never used hormone therapy for the menopause, the risk for developing the disease is also tied to increasing body mass index, BMI, a measure of obesity. The Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - STLtoday.com Posted: 04 Apr 2012 10:02 PM PDT Daily Mail Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say STLtoday.com 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 ... Study: BMI misses mark on obesity Columbus Dispatch New Study Finds BMI Formula Misses Mark on Obesity Christian Broadcasting Network The BMI Is Inaccurate…Which Means You Are Fatter Than You Thought BlissTree msnbc.com (blog)  - Daily Mail all 132 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>CDC Study Suggests Americans May Have A Higher Obesity Rate Posted: 04 Apr 2012 06:55 PM PDT A new study co-authored by CDC and the state health commissioner suggests the obesity rate in the United States may be higher than previously thought, as 39 percent of Americans were misclassified as "overweight," rather than "obese."

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:35 PM PDT "We may be much further behind than we thought," says author of the study.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cheap supermarkets linked to weight - The Press Association Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT CalorieLab Calorie Counter News Cheap supermarkets linked to weight The Press Association Discount shopping was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) even after adjusting for social background and distance from the store. However, the link was stronger among shoppers with a poorer education. Discount groceries boosting BMI and waist circumference The Daily Telegraph Your supermarket may affect your weight EurekAlert (press release) Discount Supermarkets Linked with Weight CalorieLab Calorie Counter News all 198 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prostate Cancer Risk And BMI: How Excess Weight Ups Chances Of Recurrence - Huffington Post Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:36 PM PDT Prostate Cancer Risk And BMI: How Excess Weight Ups Chances Of Recurrence Huffington Post In the new study, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Chicago this week, Freeman and his colleagues examined the body mass index -- a measurement of weight relative to height -- of 119 men in the Chicago area who ... Excess body weight associated with increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence Medical Xpress all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Morris second healthiest county in N.J. Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:19 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/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset counties ranked 1-2-3 among New Jersey's healthiest Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:21 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.

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