Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Height, weight — BMI? Doctors urged to treat body mass index as a vital sign - Washington Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Andrew Lansley: Health Secretary talks about his own weight war (and his love ... - Daily Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Being pear-shaped like Kate Winslet 'better for women than apple-shaped'
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Smartphone App, Social Network Helps Kids Fight Fat - ABC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists - Telegraph.co.uk
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health - msnbc.com (blog)

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Height, weight — BMI? Doctors urged to treat body mass index as a vital sign - Washington Post Posted: 12 May 2012 06:24 PM PDT Height, weight — BMI? Doctors urged to treat body mass index as a vital sign Washington Post Soon, they may be adding body mass index to that list. Tracking this measure — an indicator of whether someone is obese or overweight — at medical checkups as if it were a vital sign is among a new set of strategies recommended for battling obesity, ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Andrew Lansley: Health Secretary talks about his own weight war (and his love ... - Daily Mail Posted: 12 May 2012 04:14 PM PDT Daily Mail Andrew Lansley: Health Secretary talks about his own weight war (and his love ... Daily Mail At 6ft 1in and just over 15st, he says he has a Body Mass Index of 28. A 'healthy' BMI score – used by doctors as a height/weight ratio – falls between 18.5 and 25. You are overweight if, like Mr Lansley, you fall within the 25-30 range. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Being pear-shaped like Kate Winslet 'better for women than apple-shaped' Posted: 12 May 2012 07:03 AM PDT London, May 12 : Women with pear-shaped figures like Kate Winslet are healthier than their apple-shaped counterparts, a new study has revealed.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Smartphone App, Social Network Helps Kids Fight Fat - ABC News Posted: 12 May 2012 03:32 AM PDT ABC News Smartphone App, Social Network Helps Kids Fight Fat ABC News Since the site started 11 years ago, Pretlow said, there have been a total of 17628 users, with a mean age of 14.2, and a mean body mass index of 32.7. During that time, users reported a mean weight loss of 7.4 pounds, Pretlow said. Smart phone app helps children lose weight: research Telegraph.co.uk all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists Posted: 11 May 2012 11:36 PM PDT People concerned about heart disease and diabetes should simply take their height and waist measurements to figure out their risk, say British researchers.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 11 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk 'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists Telegraph.co.uk They have found that the easy-to-calculate ratio between the two is a better predictor of risk than the most widely measure of obesity, called body mass index (BMI). The team, who analysed the health of some 300000 people, found this ratio was a better ... Weight Measurements May Be More Accurate Using Waist Circumference Than BMI ... Huffington Post Scientists do away with body mass index UPI.com An Easier Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risks WebMD Times of India  - IBTimes.co.uk  - Indian Express all 24 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health - msnbc.com (blog) Posted: 08 May 2012 05:54 AM PDT New York Daily News Beep! Beep! That creeping commute is hurting your health msnbc.com (blog) 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 linked to weight gain, poorer fitness levels New York Daily News Which commute is the healthiest? Fox News Long Commutes Can Kill Men's Fitness RedOrbit  - WebMD  - TIME all 249 news articles »

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