Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Improving body satisfaction can help prevent eating disorders and obesity - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat Future: 42% of Americans May Be Obese by 2030 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight of the Nation': US Obesity Crisis Tackled in HBO Special - PBS NewsHour
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight Loss Boss' weighs in against 'the ice cream frenzies' - msnbc.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mothers with overweight toddlers don't recognize the extra pounds, study says - CBS News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Program May Hold Promise for Teen Weight Control - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Women and Obesity: How Far Have We Come? - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Recommended: Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health - msnbc.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Eating too fast could up diabetes risk by two-and-a-half times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Memphis tips scales as fattest city in country
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Eating meals too quickly 'could raise your risk of diabetes by two-and-a-half times'

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Improving body satisfaction can help prevent eating disorders and obesity - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 08 May 2012 01:04 PM PDT Improving body satisfaction can help prevent eating disorders and obesity MarketWatch (press release) In a study that examined the relationship between body dissatisfaction, body mass index (BMI) and binge eating in overweight and obese adolescent girls, Kendrin R. Sonneville, ScD, RD, researcher at Boston Children's Hospital, discovered that the less ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fat Future: 42% of Americans May Be Obese by 2030 - Atlanta Journal Constitution Posted: 08 May 2012 01:03 PM PDT USA TODAY Fat Future: 42% of Americans May Be Obese by 2030 Atlanta Journal Constitution Finkelstein's team based its calculations on self-reported weight and height from people participating in the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Obesity is defined by body mass index (BMI). People tend to underestimate their weight and ... 42% of American adults will be obese by 2030, study says Los Angeles Times Is healthy weight impossible for many Americans? msnbc.com Marta Tobolova/shutterstock.com New York Daily News ABC News all 899 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight of the Nation': US Obesity Crisis Tackled in HBO Special - PBS NewsHour Posted: 08 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT WJLA 'Weight of the Nation': US Obesity Crisis Tackled in HBO Special PBS NewsHour With a third of the nation's adults weighing in as overweight and another third registering as "obese," America's collective eating disorder has relegated those with a healthy body mass index to the fringes. That's why officials from the Centers for ... New anti-obesity effort is launched -- but is its approach effective? MinnPost.com (blog) Nation's obesity problem demands sweeping changes, panel says Hartford Courant all 36 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight Loss Boss' weighs in against 'the ice cream frenzies' - msnbc.com Posted: 08 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT msnbc.com 'Weight Loss Boss' weighs in against 'the ice cream frenzies' msnbc.com She saved the worst for last: She looked me in the eye and told me that, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30, I was clinically obese. The experience did motivate change, of a sort. I counted calories for a few weeks but soon gave up. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mothers with overweight toddlers don't recognize the extra pounds, study says - CBS News Posted: 08 May 2012 09:51 AM PDT MedPage Today Mothers with overweight toddlers don't recognize the extra pounds, study says CBS News While one-third of the mothers chose the right picture for their toddler's weight, 94 percent of mothers with overweight toddlers picked smaller pictures. Moms with a higher body mass index (BMI) mean were also more likely to pick a wrong size for ... Moms Often Blind to Toddler's Weight MedPage Today Some Moms Unaware Toddlers Are Overweight ABC News (blog) Obesity: Moms may need reminder that too much baby fat isn't healthy Los Angeles Times WAMC  - Medscape all 131 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Program May Hold Promise for Teen Weight Control - MedPage Today Posted: 08 May 2012 09:50 AM PDT Program May Hold Promise for Teen Weight Control MedPage Today Point out that after 12 months there were no statistically significant effects of the program upon BMI or body fat percentage. A school-based anti-obesity program for adolescent girls from low-income communities cut down the time they spent glued to ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Women and Obesity: How Far Have We Come? - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 08 May 2012 06:04 AM PDT Women and Obesity: How Far Have We Come? MarketWatch (press release) Overweight is defined by medical experts as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, while obesity is associated with a BMI greater than 30.[1] Asked how much weight they would need to lose to significantly reduce health risks associated with being ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Recommended: Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health - msnbc.com Posted: 08 May 2012 05:30 AM PDT CBC.ca Recommended: Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health msnbc.com Take, for example, Body Mass Index -- a calculation of stored fat based on height and weight. (A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal). For every 10-mile increase in your driving distance, your BMI rises by .17 units, Hoehner said. Long commutes may be bad for health: study Baltimore Sun Longer commutes can put us on road to poor health Atlanta Journal Constitution Long Commute? Your Heart and Waistline May Suffer for It TIME UPI.com all 208 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Eating too fast could up diabetes risk by two-and-a-half times Posted: 08 May 2012 05:19 AM PDT London, May 8 : People who wolf down meals are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, say scientists.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Memphis tips scales as fattest city in country Posted: 07 May 2012 10:00 PM PDT With nearly a third of its population considered obese, Memphis is the fattest city in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Eating meals too quickly 'could raise your risk of diabetes by two-and-a-half times' Posted: 07 May 2012 07:45 PM PDT People who thoughtfully chew their food and don't rush mealtimes not only avoid indigestion - they could be preventing diabetes as well, claim scientists in Lithuania.

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