Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Researcher Alan Cassels scrutinizes medical screening tests
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lose Weight, Gain Body Confidence? Not Necessarily, Says Purdue Researcher ... - Huffington Post (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Emmy® Award-Winning "The Dr. Oz Show" Reveals The Winner Of Dr. Oz's ... - Sacramento Bee
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Childhood Obesity Linked to Cesarean Deliveries - ABC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI Calculator PRO - Android Apps
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mom's Weight May Affect Baby's Birthweight - MedPage Today

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health - Doctors Lounge Posted: 24 May 2012 02:09 PM PDT High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health Doctors Lounge Children and young adults exposed to preeclampsia also had a higher body mass index (BMI) than children not exposed, the researchers say. BMI, a calculation of body size based on height and weight, is another risk factor for cardiovascular disease. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 24 May 2012 01:10 PM PDT Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery U.S. News & World Report People with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater are considered morbidly (severely) obese. They are generally 50 to 100 percent over their ideal body weight, or 100 pounds overweight. BMI is a calculation based on height and weight. 'More Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer Found In Obese Patients' Medical News Today all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Researcher Alan Cassels scrutinizes medical screening tests Posted: 24 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT For a lot of people, their health is defined, in part, by a number.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lose Weight, Gain Body Confidence? Not Necessarily, Says Purdue Researcher ... - Huffington Post (blog) Posted: 24 May 2012 12:21 PM PDT Lose Weight, Gain Body Confidence? Not Necessarily, Says Purdue Researcher ... Huffington Post (blog) However, when the white adolescent girls lost weight, their self-esteem remained flat. What's more, despite their lower body mass index, both groups continued to have negative body perceptions. In other words, the body image of both the black and white ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study - Reuters Posted: 24 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT ABC7Chicago.com Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study Reuters "We encourage obese people to lose weight for their health, but (some) provision should be made in how we screen people for metabolic risk," Hamer told Reuters Health. An adult who has a body mass index -- a height-to-weight ratio -- of 30 or higher is ... College Students' Weighty Choices Bring Obesity to Forefront Patch.com Study: Obesity Does Not Lead To Heart Disease PolicyMic all 17 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Emmy® Award-Winning "The Dr. Oz Show" Reveals The Winner Of Dr. Oz's ... - Sacramento Bee Posted: 24 May 2012 05:57 AM PDT The Emmy® Award-Winning "The Dr. Oz Show" Reveals The Winner Of Dr. Oz's ... Sacramento Bee Studies show folks who lose weight in groups keep their weight off and are more successful in the long term. WEIGH IN WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS AND CALCULATE YOUR BMI: Learn the importance of your Body Mass Index. If you don't have a healthy BMI, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Childhood Obesity Linked to Cesarean Deliveries - ABC News Posted: 24 May 2012 05:25 AM PDT ABC News Childhood Obesity Linked to Cesarean Deliveries ABC News The mother's body mass index and the baby's weight at birth did not play a big role in predisposing children to obesity, the researchers explained. Previous research, however, has linked maternal obesity to obesity in their children. Babies born by caesarean 'more likely to be obese' Telegraph.co.uk 'C-Section Doubles Childhood Obesity Risk' Medical News Today Child obesity and cesarian section link suggested by new study WJLA NEWS.com.au all 82 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI Calculator PRO - Android Apps Posted: 24 May 2012 03:47 AM PDT BMI Calculator PRO Android Apps The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News Posted: 24 May 2012 12:10 AM PDT 5/24/2012 - Associations Lobby Highway Bill Conferees to Address Trucking's Needs Leaders of American Trucking Associations asked members of the conference committee currently negotiating on the highway bill to address several critical issues for the trucking industry -- one of them calling for electronic onboard recorders, which the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and a coalition ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mom's Weight May Affect Baby's Birthweight - MedPage Today Posted: 23 May 2012 08:15 AM PDT CTV.ca Mom's Weight May Affect Baby's Birthweight MedPage Today Note that this study found that after adjustment for body mass index before pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy, weight-related circulating factors (particularly leptin) emerged as negative independent predictors of having a ... Mom's excess pounds key in newborn weight Reuters Maternal Weight Ups Infant Size More Than Glucose Intolerance Doctors Lounge How to avoid an abnormally large baby eMaxHealth all 59 news articles »

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