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Friday, May 25, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are schools going too far in measuring student BMI and banning junk food? - Globe and Mail

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:37 PM PDT


Globe and Mail

Are schools going too far in measuring student BMI and banning junk food?
Globe and Mail
School nurses in such places as Arkansas, Malaysia and the United Kingdom have been measuring students' body mass index and sending home assessments of their risk for obesity. Is that going too far? Is it really a school's role to make sure kids are ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>63st Georgia has diabetes, respiratory failure, spinal problems and kidney disease - The Sun

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT


The Sun

63st Georgia has diabetes, respiratory failure, spinal problems and kidney disease
The Sun
"Initial assessments have been undertaken and she will be undergoing further assessment." Georgia, who lives with sick mum Lesley, 57, and stepdad Arthur, 73, has a Body Mass Index of 142.3. People with a BMI over 30 are classed as obese.

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk, study finds - Fox News

Posted: 25 May 2012 04:34 AM PDT


Geo News, Pakistan

Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk, study finds
Fox News
"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
Obesity Does Not Lead to Heart Disease: New Study PolicyMic

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Higher Body Mass Index and Lower Risk of Obesity in Celiac Disease Patients on ... - Celiac.com

Posted: 25 May 2012 12:11 AM PDT


Celiac.com

Higher Body Mass Index and Lower Risk of Obesity in Celiac Disease Patients on ...
Celiac.com
The researchers wanted to look at a large population of people with celiac disease, who followed a gluten-free diet to better understand changes in body mass index (BMI) following celiac diagnosis. To do this, they looked at a total of 1018 patients ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:10 AM PDT

5/23/2012 - U.S. and Mexican Officials to Identify Needed Border-Crossing Projects U.S. and Mexican officials are meeting today as a first effort to decide where new border crossings and connecting roads may be necessary,...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mom's excess pounds key in newborn weight - Reuters

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:10 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Mom's excess pounds key in newborn weight
Reuters
Pre-pregnancy weight also mattered. The researchers measured that in terms of body mass index (BMI), a measure of kilos per meter squared. For every one-point increase in pre-pregnancy BMI, the odds of a big baby rose by 16 percent.
Mom's Weight May Affect Baby's Birthweight MedPage Today
Maternal Weight Ups Infant Size More Than Glucose Intolerance Doctors Lounge

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