Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain Scans Predict Weight Gain, Sexual Behavior - LiveScience.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Large Weight Gain in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Infant Size - Medscape
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Soy can cool a hot flash - Globe and Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Linked to Foot Disorders - Medscape
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery may stem diabetes in some - USA TODAY
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Nutrition Counseling Deemed Critical for Weight Loss and Back Pain Relief - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Tried and True Methods of Weight Loss Work Best - The Atlantic
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body mass index and survival after breast cancer diagnosis in Japanese women - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gender, BMI Impact Bladder Perforation During Resection - Oncology Nurse Advisor
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Heavyweight champions: obesity across the world - Telegraph.co.uk
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>| MyCentralJersey.com | MyCentralJersey.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/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain Scans Predict Weight Gain, Sexual Behavior - LiveScience.com Posted: 17 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT Brain Scans Predict Weight Gain, Sexual Behavior LiveScience.com So the researchers recruited 58 female college freshmen for a study in which they weighed the women and calculated their body mass index, or BMI (a measure of fatness). College freshmen were chosen because of the dreaded "Freshmen 15" weight gain, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Large Weight Gain in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Infant Size - Medscape Posted: 17 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT CBC.ca Large Weight Gain in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Infant Size Medscape Moreover, excess gestational weight gain (GWG) increases the risk of having a large infant, even in mothers who have a healthy prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), according to a study published April 17 in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal ... Excessive weight gain during pregnancy a predictor for above-average birth weight Science Daily (press release) Putting on pounds while pregnant has stronger effect than pre-pregnancy weight ... GlobalNews.ca all 11 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Soy can cool a hot flash - Globe and Mail Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:13 PM PDT Globe and Mail Soy can cool a hot flash Globe and Mail So, too, is carrying excess body fat. Women who have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 are more than twice as likely to have moderate to severe hot flashes than women whose BMI is less than 25. BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight (in ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Linked to Foot Disorders - Medscape Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:08 PM PDT Obesity Linked to Foot Disorders Medscape April 17, 2012 — Increased body mass index (BMI) is strongly linked to nonspecific foot pain in the general population and chronic plantar heel pain in nonathletes, according to a systematic review published online April 13 in Obesity Reviews.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery may stem diabetes in some - USA TODAY Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:09 AM PDT USA TODAY Weight-loss surgery may stem diabetes in some USA TODAY Recently, the FDA approved a lower recommended body-mass index threshold for Lap-Band surgery. Several factors impact the sharp rise in diabetes, one of which is the nationwide obesity epidemic, leading more people to develop Type 2 diabetes than ever ... Weight-Loss Surgery Beat Drugs for Cutting Diabetes in Very Obese U.S. News & World Report Weight Loss Surgery Better Than Drugs For Very Obese Diabetes Patients Medical News Today Weight-Loss Surgery Produces Dramatic Results in Type 2s Diabetes Health (press release) TheHeart.Org  - CultureMap Austin  - EurekAlert (press release) all 36 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Nutrition Counseling Deemed Critical for Weight Loss and Back Pain Relief - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:18 AM PDT Nutrition Counseling Deemed Critical for Weight Loss and Back Pain Relief MarketWatch (press release) While the exact mechanisms causing increased pain in obese people are still under investigation, the relationship between increased Body Mass Index (BMI) and pain were clear: People with BMIs from 30 to 34 reported 68 percent more pain than people with ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Tried and True Methods of Weight Loss Work Best - The Atlantic Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:08 AM PDT The Atlantic Tried and True Methods of Weight Loss Work Best The Atlantic More than a third of Americans are obese and 50 to 70 percent are trying to lose weight... Just a 5 percent reduction in weight can improve health. People included in the study had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater 12 months prior to their ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body mass index and survival after breast cancer diagnosis in Japanese women - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:05 AM PDT Body mass index and survival after breast cancer diagnosis in Japanese women 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Body mass index (BMI) may be an important factor affecting breast cancer outcome. Studies conducted mainly in Western countries have reported a relationship between higher BMI and a higher risk of all-cause death or breast cancer-specific death among ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gender, BMI Impact Bladder Perforation During Resection - Oncology Nurse Advisor Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT Gender, BMI Impact Bladder Perforation During Resection Oncology Nurse Advisor (HealthDay News) -- For patients with bladder tumors, female gender, low body mass index, and tumor characteristics correlate with the risk of bladder perforation during transurethral resection, according to research published in the May issue of The ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Heavyweight champions: obesity across the world - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 17 Apr 2012 03:31 AM PDT MD News (press release) Heavyweight champions: obesity across the world Telegraph.co.uk Malaysia (44.2 per cent overweight) Schoolchildren have had their body mass index printed on their report cards since 2011, to help parents keep track of their children's weight. A local saying goes, "The glory of a man is measured by the fatness of ... Pre-Pregnancy BMI Important Indicator of Offspring Obesity MD News (press release) Where in the world are the heftiest people? MinnPost.com Make decision today to live healthier, fight obesity Rankin Ledger Spartanburg Herald Journal  - Politics.co.uk  - Windsor Star all 18 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>| MyCentralJersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com 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.

<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/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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