Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parent diet choice knowledge doesn't prevent child obesity - Science Daily (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat: the real villain - Deccan Herald
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Look to the Fridge, Fitness to Cut Your Child's Risk of Early Puberty - Patch.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Living large in Southern Maryland - So Md News
• <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/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"/>Parent diet choice knowledge doesn't prevent child obesity - Science Daily (press release) Posted: 20 Apr 2012 06:10 PM PDT Parent diet choice knowledge doesn't prevent child obesity Science Daily (press release) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define children with a body-mass index at or above the 85th percentile for their age as overweight. One-third of the 150 children in the current study were overweight, most from low-income urban homes, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat: the real villain - Deccan Herald Posted: 20 Apr 2012 05:09 PM PDT PLUS Model Magazine Fat: the real villain Deccan Herald Body Mass Index (BLIPS) is a tool used to measure the degree of obesity. It is used to calculate the ideal body weight with respect to height. BMI is determined by dividing weight (in kilos) by the square of the height (in metres). Autism linked to obesity in mothers Guilfordian The Weight Of The Nation Trailer – Will it become illegal to be obese? PLUS Model Magazine all 12 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Look to the Fridge, Fitness to Cut Your Child's Risk of Early Puberty - Patch.com Posted: 20 Apr 2012 04:55 PM PDT Look to the Fridge, Fitness to Cut Your Child's Risk of Early Puberty Patch.com Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a measurement of weight to height, starting at age 2. A healthy BMI ranges from the 5th to 84th percentile. Put your child's height and weight into this BMI calculator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:04 AM PDT Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer U.S. News & World Report The study authors calculated that at age 7, the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma increased by 12 percent for every one-point increase in BMI. By age 13, that risk increased to 25 percent. Therefore, as units of BMI increased into adulthood, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Living large in Southern Maryland - So Md News Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:11 AM PDT Living large in Southern Maryland So Md News The CDC website states "For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the 'body mass index.' BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat.

<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 Daily Mail 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, ... Brain scans can predict weight gain The Asian Age all 26 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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