Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Long sleep 'may suppress weight gain' - SBS
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Excess body weight linked to increased risk for PCa recurrence - ModernMedicine
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>It's brain vs. body in war on obesity - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Culturally Tailored Program Helps Mexican-American Women Lose Weight - Sacramento Bee
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>APRIL® Face Aging Software now offers new Body Mass Index Predictor - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>HOUSE CALL: Weight-loss surgery can help eliminate diabetes - SuburbanJournals
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Anorexic cover girl model, 19, dies in her sleep after weight drops to just ... - Daily Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>HBO tackles obesity health crisis - Examiner.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Obesity adds $190 billion in health costs - msnbc.com
• <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"/>Long sleep 'may suppress weight gain' - SBS Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:09 PM PDT MSN NZ News Long sleep 'may suppress weight gain' SBS The study found heritability of body mass index (BMI) - a measurement relating weight and height - was twice as high for short than for long sleepers. (AAP) A 'sleep diet' may be the best way to slim for someone with an inherited tendency to put on ... Long sleep may suppress weight gain BigPond News HAVE A LIE-IN TO SHIFT THE POUNDS Express.co.uk all 4 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Excess body weight linked to increased risk for PCa recurrence - ModernMedicine Posted: 30 Apr 2012 02:50 PM PDT Excess body weight linked to increased risk for PCa recurrence ModernMedicine "Men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and who have excess body weight as indicated by a higher-than-normal body mass index have an increased risk for cancer recurrence after treatment," said study author Vincent L. Freeman, MD, MPH, ... The latest in men's health Body and Soul all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>It's brain vs. body in war on obesity - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Posted: 30 Apr 2012 02:39 PM PDT Sarasota Herald-Tribune It's brain vs. body in war on obesity Sarasota Herald-Tribune For children, the BMI calculations are a bit more complicated, but an estimated 17 percent of them ages 2 to 19 are obese — a phenomenon unheard of two generations ago. The dangers of being overweight range from hypertension and heart disease to ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Culturally Tailored Program Helps Mexican-American Women Lose Weight - Sacramento Bee Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:17 PM PDT Culturally Tailored Program Helps Mexican-American Women Lose Weight Sacramento Bee They also had to be at least 18 years old and have a body mass index of 30 or higher. The original goal was to enroll 30 women, but recruitment efforts through Spanish media and local Hispanic businesses were so successful that 47 enrolled. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>APRIL® Face Aging Software now offers new Body Mass Index Predictor - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:10 PM PDT APRIL® Face Aging Software now offers new Body Mass Index Predictor MarketWatch (press release) Aprilage Inc., the creator and developer of the APRIL® Face Aging software, announces the launch of V2.7.0 that now includes a BMI (Body Mass Index) Predictor. The APRIL® BMI Predictor allows you to choose the amount of weight you want to see added to ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>HOUSE CALL: Weight-loss surgery can help eliminate diabetes - SuburbanJournals Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:33 AM PDT CBC.ca HOUSE CALL: Weight-loss surgery can help eliminate diabetes SuburbanJournals In March 2011, the International Diabetes Federation, which represents more than 200 diabetes groups across the globe, called for weight-loss surgery to be considered a treatment for type II diabetes in certain patients with a body mass index (BMI) as ... Two Drugs Better Than 1 for Children With Diabetes Medscape Really? To Lower Your Risk of Diabetes, Eat Breakfast New York Times (blog) 2 Drugs Better Than 1 to Treat Youth With Type 2 Diabetes PharmaLive.com (press release) all 468 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Anorexic cover girl model, 19, dies in her sleep after weight drops to just ... - Daily Mail Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT Daily Mail Anorexic cover girl model, 19, dies in her sleep after weight drops to just ... Daily Mail Her weight plummeted from 8st 7lb to just 6st 10lb, leaving her gaunt 5ft 3in frame so weak that she was barely able to leave the house. Her body mass index was 16.6, meaning she was classed as dangerously underweight. Models were banned at this year's ... "She didn't realise how pretty she was": Family and friends pay tribute to ... Mirror.co.uk all 7 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>HBO tackles obesity health crisis - Examiner.com Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:51 AM PDT HBO tackles obesity health crisis Examiner.com One of the ways to assess whether your weight is healthy is using Body Mass Index. Calculate your BMI here. A BMI greater than 30 is considered not healthy. More than 300000 lives could be saved in the United States each year if everyone stayed at a ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Obesity adds $190 billion in health costs - msnbc.com Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT CBS News Study: Obesity adds $190 billion in health costs msnbc.com Now, as economists put a price tag on sky-high body mass indexes (BMIs), policymakers as well as the private sector are mobilizing to find solutions to the obesity epidemic. "As committee chairmen, Cabinet secretaries, the head of Medicare and health ... The Costs Of Obesity Huffington Post all 104 news articles »

<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 05:23 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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