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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Body Mass Index

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Cost of Hauling Fat - Washington City Paper

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:34 PM PDT


Washington City Paper
The Cost of Hauling Fat
Washington City Paper
Comparing typical average weight distribution in 1970 to now (body mass index 25, 4 percent obesity rate then; BMI 29, 40 percent obese now), the researchers calculated that a hypothetical population of 1 billion fat adults contributes to global ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids - WFMJ

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT


Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids
WFMJ
More than one-third of the children in the study were overweight, or had a body mass index (BMI) in the top 15 percent for their age and sex, and 16 percent of the children were obese, meaning they had a BMI in the top 5 percent for their age and sex.
Childhood obesity prevention programs should start very early and involve peers News-Medical.net

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Fayetteville PWC employees get credits for abstaining from tobacco use, overall fitness

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT

For employees of Fayetteville's Public Works Commission, it pays to abstain from tobacco use and being fit. Starting July 1, almost 600 PWC employees who pledge not to smoke or use other tobacco products will get a $40 monthly credit toward their health insurance premiums.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Israeli Diet Puts Pounds on Ethiopian Women - The Media Line

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:54 AM PDT


Israeli Diet Puts Pounds on Ethiopian Women
The Media Line
It found that Ethiopian women, who in general are small in stature and light in frame, tend to increase their average body mass index (BMI) to about 25, similar to the larger Israeli population. By that measure, 42% were considered overweight and 11% ...
Study: Ethiopian women gain significant weight after moving to Israel Nazret.com (blog)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can Weight Loss Help African American Breast Cancer Survivors? - Phys.Org (press release)

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:18 AM PDT


Can Weight Loss Help African American Breast Cancer Survivors?
Phys.Org (press release)
Under a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, researchers will determine if the program, called Moving Forward, is effective in decreasing body mass index and weight and improving diet and physical activity habits.

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

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:17 AM 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 12:16 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 ...

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