Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI Found Insufficient for Measuring Obesity - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trouble Losing Weight? You May Live in a 'Fat' Zip Code - Everyday Health
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dieters share success strategies - KLAS-TV
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Best weight loss strategy still tried and true - New York Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Nearly Half of All Brazilians Overweight - Fox News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>RoboticOncology.com: Bringing Hope to Overweight Men With Prostate Cancer - MarketWatch (press release)
• <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"/>BMI Found Insufficient for Measuring Obesity - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Posted: 11 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT BMI Found Insufficient for Measuring Obesity Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) For nearly 200 years, doctors have relied on a formula called the "Body Mass Index" (BMI) to determine whether their patients are within a healthy weight range or beyond. A new study suggests that this approach may be insufficiently accurate for ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trouble Losing Weight? You May Live in a 'Fat' Zip Code - Everyday Health Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT Trouble Losing Weight? You May Live in a 'Fat' Zip Code Everyday Health Two new studies confirm that where you live is strongly correlated to your weight and body mass index. Is your neighborhood sending your family's weight soaring? By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2012 — Weight, body mass index (BMI), ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dieters share success strategies - KLAS-TV Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT Globe and Mail Dieters share success strategies KLAS-TV The survey takers computed the participants' body mass index (BMI), based on their reported height and weight. BMI is a measurement of size used to calculate weight categories, from underweight to obese. The team focused on the data from those with a ... Secret to weight loss isn't through fad diets or pills, study shows KXLF Butte News Tried and true methods work best for losing weight Globe and Mail Best weight loss strategy is to exercise Hindustan Times The Press Association  - Los Angeles Times all 94 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Best weight loss strategy still tried and true - New York Daily News Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT New York Daily News Best weight loss strategy still tried and true New York Daily News Subjects from the study were over the age of 20, and had a body mass index of 30 or more a year before the interview. The finding shouldn't come as a surprise, but may dampen hopes among the millions of Americans holding out for a quick fix or miracle ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Nearly Half of All Brazilians Overweight - Fox News Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:27 AM PDT Nearly Half of All Brazilians Overweight Fox News People are considered overweight who have a Body Mass Index higher than 25 and obese if they have a BMI above 30. The proportion of overweight men increased from 47.2 percent in 2006 to 52.6 percent last year. The comparable figures among women were ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>RoboticOncology.com: Bringing Hope to Overweight Men With Prostate Cancer - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 11 Apr 2012 04:39 AM PDT RoboticOncology.com: Bringing Hope to Overweight Men With Prostate Cancer MarketWatch (press release) New data indicates that the higher a man's body mass index (BMI), the higher his risk of prostate cancer recurrence after treatment. In evaluating 119 men slated for radical prostatectomy surgery, researchers considered BMI, PSA level, clinical tumor ... and more »

<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 05:23 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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