Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery for children 'can change lives' - BBC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Controversial Feeding Tube Diet Reaches UK - Sky News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Slow-Growing Babies More Likely in Normal-Weight Women; Less Common in Obese ... - Science Daily (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss procedures help improve overall health - WRAL.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Madison prominent in The Weight of the Nation, an HBO documentary on childhood ... - Isthmus Daily Page
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>White Men and Female Body Image - Wall Street Journal (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitbit launches smart scale: weight, body fat, and body mass index will be ... - New York Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>5-HTP Effective in Weight Loss, Anxiety, and Depression Says Natural Health Sherpa - Albany Times Union
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>9 percent of older adults have osteoporosis, CDC says - Fox News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>GI Dynamics Announces New Data Demonstrating Feasibility of EndoBarrier(R) Re ... - MarketWatch (press release)

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery for children 'can change lives' - BBC News Posted: 27 Apr 2012 06:53 PM PDT BBC News Weight-loss surgery for children 'can change lives' BBC News She weighed 23 stones at the time of the operation, just before her 17th birthday, and had a body mass index (BMI) of 45. I am 18 next year and I want to have a big party to show everyone the new, confident me." Despite being committed to exercising ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Controversial Feeding Tube Diet Reaches UK - Sky News Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:05 PM PDT Sky News Controversial Feeding Tube Diet Reaches UK Sky News The 10-day regime forces the body to burn up so much fat that people lose up to 10% of their weight. But Sasha Watkins, dietician and spokesperson for the BDA, said naso-gastric feeding tubes should only be used in hospital under medical supervision. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Slow-Growing Babies More Likely in Normal-Weight Women; Less Common in Obese ... - Science Daily (press release) Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT Slow-Growing Babies More Likely in Normal-Weight Women; Less Common in Obese ... Science Daily (press release) Obesity was defined as having a pre-pregnancy body mass index or BMI of 30 or greater and growth restriction was defined as being below the tenth percentile of expected birth weight for gestational age. After taking into account the effects of diabetes ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss procedures help improve overall health - WRAL.com Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:32 PM PDT WRAL.com Weight loss procedures help improve overall health WRAL.com The US Food and Drug Administration recently revised the indications for weight loss surgery, specifically using the reverse lap band procedure. The FDA expanded the criteria to patients with Body Mass Index ratings as low as 30, a change that could ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Madison prominent in The Weight of the Nation, an HBO documentary on childhood ... - Isthmus Daily Page Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:03 PM PDT Isthmus Daily Page Madison prominent in The Weight of the Nation, an HBO documentary on childhood ... Isthmus Daily Page Kaelan now uses terms like "body mass index" and "muscle mass" without blinking an eye, and his physical fitness has improved on both these fronts. The documentary premieres on HBO on May 14 and 15, and features a number of other Madisonians including ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>White Men and Female Body Image - Wall Street Journal (blog) Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:47 AM PDT White Men and Female Body Image Wall Street Journal (blog) Study 2 found that regardless of their own ethnicity, women who dated White men had lower body mass index (BMI), lower ideal weights, and reported experiencing lower levels of body acceptance by their dating partners. This lack of acceptance was ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitbit launches smart scale: weight, body fat, and body mass index will be ... - New York Daily News Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:49 AM PDT New York Daily News Fitbit launches smart scale: weight, body fat, and body mass index will be ... New York Daily News Step onto the Fitbit Aria Smart Scale -- announced at this year's CES in Las Vegas -- and your weight, body fat, and body mass index will be automatically uploaded to Fitbit.com for number crunching and monitoring -- or sign up to earn what Fitbit ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>5-HTP Effective in Weight Loss, Anxiety, and Depression Says Natural Health Sherpa - Albany Times Union Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:22 AM PDT 5-HTP Effective in Weight Loss, Anxiety, and Depression Says Natural Health Sherpa Albany Times Union Aside from that, the 5-HTP group lost more inches in the hips and had a lower body mass index (BMI) compared to the control group. "Researchers concluded that 5-HTP can help with appetite control for overweight women following a weight loss program," ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>9 percent of older adults have osteoporosis, CDC says - Fox News Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:31 AM PDT 9 percent of older adults have osteoporosis, CDC says Fox News People with low bone mass may also be at an increased risk for fractures, depending on a number of other factors, such as their age and body mass index (BMI), Ogden said. The new numbers are based on data gathered between 2005 and 2008; ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>GI Dynamics Announces New Data Demonstrating Feasibility of EndoBarrier(R) Re ... - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:53 AM PDT GI Dynamics Announces New Data Demonstrating Feasibility of EndoBarrier(R) Re ... MarketWatch (press release) Twenty-four obese patients with an average weight of 109 kg (239.8 lbs.) and an average body mass index (BMI) of 44 completed 12 months of EndoBarrier Therapy, achieving a mean weight loss of 20 percent (22 kg/44.4 lbs) and excess weight loss of 47 ... and more »

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