Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The skinny on weight-loss surgery - Daily Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'BMI not an accurate obesity gauge' - Irish Health
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Misperception is a Barrier to Weight Loss - PsychCentral.com
• <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"/>We may be fatter than we think, researchers report

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The skinny on weight-loss surgery - Daily Mail Posted: 07 Apr 2012 06:26 PM PDT Daily Mail The skinny on weight-loss surgery Daily Mail Around 800000 people in England are morbidly obese, with a body mass index of 40 or above. Bariatric surgery on the NHS is a postcode lottery. Nice guidelines say patients should have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 (or 35 plus a health complication such ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'BMI not an accurate obesity gauge' - Irish Health Posted: 07 Apr 2012 03:59 PM PDT Daily News 'BMI not an accurate obesity gauge' Irish Health They say directly measuring fat levels is a better method of checking for weight problems. BMI is calculated taking a person's weight and dividing by the square of their height. If you have a BMI score of 30 or over you would be classified as obese. The politics of fat in the 21st century Stuff.co.nz Obesity is accumulation of body fat Daily News all 7 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Misperception is a Barrier to Weight Loss - PsychCentral.com Posted: 07 Apr 2012 04:48 AM PDT PsychCentral.com Misperception is a Barrier to Weight Loss PsychCentral.com 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 applicants also completed surveys in which they reported their weight. Among the men, 33.6 percent were ... Weight a mystery for college applicants Futurity: Research News all 12 news articles »

<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 ... New Study Finds BMI Formula Misses Mark on Obesity Christian Broadcasting Network Study finds BMI may be misleading Fox News The surprising new face of obesity msnbc.com (blog) Daily Mail  - MLive.com  - Herald Sun all 29 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>We may be fatter than we think, researchers report Posted: 02 Apr 2012 09:52 PM 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 ...

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