Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitness Success: Throw away your scale why weight loss and fat loss are not ... - Belleville News Democrat
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Putting on pounds while pregnant has stronger effect than pre-pregnancy weight ... - Global Montreal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Economic effects of interventions to reduce obesity in Israel - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain scans predict weight gain, sexual behavior - Fox News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-Loss Surgery May Stem Diabetes in Some - First Coast News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know the ABC's of Heart Health - OzarksFirst.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI may not Hurt Chances After Surgery - dailyRx
• <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/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - Los Angeles Times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Delaware has high obesity rate

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitness Success: Throw away your scale why weight loss and fat loss are not ... - Belleville News Democrat Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:46 PM PDT Fitness Success: Throw away your scale why weight loss and fat loss are not ... Belleville News Democrat BMI (height for weight) and scale weight are popular in research and in most weight loss programs because the scale is cheap and easy, not because it reveals useful information. Putting someone on the scale doesn't take much time, skill, or money to do ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Putting on pounds while pregnant has stronger effect than pre-pregnancy weight ... - Global Montreal Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT Putting on pounds while pregnant has stronger effect than pre-pregnancy weight ... Global Montreal Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9, and obese is a BMI greater than 30. Calculate your BMI here. The researchers found that independent of a woman's BMI pre-pregnancy, excessive gestational weight gain increased the ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Economic effects of interventions to reduce obesity in Israel - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:02 AM PDT Economic effects of interventions to reduce obesity in Israel 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Methods: Health care costs per person were calculated by body mass index (BMI) by applying Israeli cost data to aggregated results from international studies. These were applied to BMI changes from eight intervention programmes in order to calculate ... Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs Insurance News Net (press release) all 4 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain scans predict weight gain, sexual behavior - Fox News Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:28 AM PDT Brain scans predict weight gain, sexual behavior Fox News 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"/>Weight-Loss Surgery May Stem Diabetes in Some - First Coast News Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:24 AM PDT First Coast News Weight-Loss Surgery May Stem Diabetes in Some First Coast News 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 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know the ABC's of Heart Health - OzarksFirst.com Posted: 18 Apr 2012 02:00 AM PDT Know the ABC's of Heart Health OzarksFirst.com And what does BMI stand for? Levy says, "BMI stands for body mass index and it's a very simple way of calculating percentage of someone's body that is made up of fat. And we have ranges that we know are healthy or unhealthy. A BMI less than 25 is ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI may not Hurt Chances After Surgery - dailyRx Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:24 AM PDT High BMI may not Hurt Chances After Surgery dailyRx The exact nature of the association between body mass index (BMI) and esophageal cancer is now clearer and somewhat surprising. A recent study has found there is no link between higher BMI and poorer outcomes for patients who have been treated for ...

<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 04:55 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/Google.JPG"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - Los Angeles Times Posted: 02 Apr 2012 02:18 PM PDT RedOrbit Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say Los Angeles Times 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 ... Study: BMI misses mark on obesity Columbus Dispatch The BMI Is Inaccurate…Which Means You Are Fatter Than You Thought BlissTree Study Finds Current BMI Scale Too Lenient When Diagnosing Obesity RedOrbit Annenberg TV News  - International Business Times  - WebMD all 132 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Delaware has high obesity rate Posted: 24 Mar 2012 03:54 AM PDT Beebe Medical Center registered nurse Doris Hensler checks the blood glucose and cholesterol of Liz Sheppard of Millsboro Wednesday at the Rehoboth Family YMCA in Rehoboth Beach.

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