Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Most fat people don't think they are fat: Study - Times of India
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study links moderate exercise to greater conception success - China Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How we know we're getting fatter: the numbers - Anniston Star
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The skinny on weight loss surgery - The Express Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hospital in weight row after hiring policy BANS obese job applicants - Daily Mail
• <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"/>Most fat people don't think they are fat: Study - Times of India Posted: 08 Apr 2012 06:02 PM PDT Daily News Most fat people don't think they are fat: Study Times of India More than a third couldn't report their weight accurately and overweight and obese men were more likely to underestimate their weight than women. In physical exams, the height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of 3622 18- to 20-year-old applicants to ... BMI Is Flabby Measure of Obesity, Study Shows WNYC STRIVING FOR 'IMPREFECTION' -- And you thought you were healthy Times-Standard 'BMI not an accurate obesity gauge' Irish Health Scientific American  - Stuff.co.nz  - Daily News all 10 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study links moderate exercise to greater conception success - China Post Posted: 08 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT The Imperfect Parent Study links moderate exercise to greater conception success China Post "This study is the first to find that the effect of physical activity on fertility varied by body mass index," said lead author Lauren Wise, a reproductive epidemiologist at Boston University. Body mass index (BMI) is a ratio of height to weight. Moderate exercise, quicker conception linked Fox News all 42 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How we know we're getting fatter: the numbers - Anniston Star Posted: 08 Apr 2012 01:04 AM PDT How we know we're getting fatter: the numbers Anniston Star The CDC computes the obesity rate based on something called Body Mass Index, which is a rough measure of the percentage of fat in a person's body, calculated using only height and weight. BMI has often been the focus of criticism. Some say the index ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The skinny on weight loss surgery - The Express Tribune Posted: 07 Apr 2012 11:46 PM PDT The Express Tribune The skinny on weight loss surgery The Express Tribune Piling on weight after her pregnancy, the 40-year-old is now morbidly obese. And when I say morbid, it is not an expression of my distaste for fat people, but a medical term based on a coldly objective, scientific benchmark, the Body Mass Index, ... The skinny on weight-loss surgery Daily Mail all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hospital in weight row after hiring policy BANS obese job applicants - Daily Mail Posted: 04 Apr 2012 11:19 PM PDT Daily Mail Hospital in weight row after hiring policy BANS obese job applicants Daily Mail The Citizens Medical Center in the south eastern town of Victoria requires all potential employees to have a body mass index – a formula used to determine fat – of less than 35, according to its CEO. The figure translates to a weight of 210lbs for ... Texas hospital says fat people need not apply msnbc.com Is it OK to discriminate against obese people? CBS News Texas hospital reportedly bars obese workers -- and it might be legal Fox News MyFox Chicago  - CBS Local all 70 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say Posted: 02 Apr 2012 02:18 PM PDT 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% of men as healthy when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese.

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