Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lymphedema Tied to Obesity - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss — by drug or surgery — can lower blood pressure - American Council on Science and Health
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Insight: Skinnier women at higher risk of fertility complications - my.hsj.org
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity, overweight at diagnosis ups B-cell lymphoma prognosis - Oncology Nurse Advisor
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Losing Weight Safely
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Children 'should be given body image lessons' - Telegraph.co.uk
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why you can never escape the stigma of being fat: Friends and family remember ... - Daily Mail
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Calling someone 'fatty' could become a hate crime - Telegraph.co.uk

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lymphedema Tied to Obesity - MedPage Today Posted: 30 May 2012 02:01 PM PDT Lymphedema Tied to Obesity MedPage Today By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Among 15 obese patients with enlargement of the legs, the average body mass index was significantly greater for those with confirmed lymphedema (70.1 versus 42.0 kg/m 2 , P<0.001), according to Arin ... Obesity May Raise Odds for Painful Leg Condition U.S. News & World Report Link Between Obesity and Lower-Extremity Lymphedema Explored Doctors Lounge all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss — by drug or surgery — can lower blood pressure - American Council on Science and Health Posted: 30 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT Weight loss — by drug or surgery — can lower blood pressure American Council on Science and Health Participants had to have a BMI (body mass index) of over 40, or at least 35 if they also had weight-related comorbidities. For this study, researchers tracked patients for six months following surgery. Patients who received the gastric band lost over ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Insight: Skinnier women at higher risk of fertility complications - my.hsj.org Posted: 30 May 2012 11:27 AM PDT Insight: Skinnier women at higher risk of fertility complications my.hsj.org For example, many use the body mass index (BMI), a comparison of height to weight, to measure how "healthy" someone is, but this measure is often inaccurate. "The BMI is constructed for someone who is only moderately active," Petak explained.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity, overweight at diagnosis ups B-cell lymphoma prognosis - Oncology Nurse Advisor Posted: 30 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT Obesity, overweight at diagnosis ups B-cell lymphoma prognosis Oncology Nurse Advisor To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) at diagnosis and overall survival, Kenneth R. Carson, MD, from the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 2534 US veterans ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss - Reuters Posted: 30 May 2012 04:19 AM PDT The Daily Star Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss Reuters He had just received approval to study experimental surgery on diabetics with a relatively lean weight-to-height ratio, or body-mass index (BMI). Iaboni was among his first subjects. Three years on, she has dropped 50 pounds to reach a healthy 145 and ... Can diabetes be prevented? Canada.com all 35 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Losing Weight Safely Posted: 30 May 2012 03:34 AM PDT The strategy for losing weight starts from realizing as to what we eat. It is a saying that we are who we eat, and it is surely true, because if we are people who eat a lot of cheesy and greasy foods, our bodies will shape according to that, therefore we must be very cautious in selecting as to what we eat. The one thing that people think is that they go for cutting down their diets pretty low ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Children 'should be given body image lessons' - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 30 May 2012 12:46 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Children 'should be given body image lessons' Telegraph.co.uk Almost two-thirds of British adults are now either overweight or obese, as measured by body mass index (BMI), a proportion that is forecast to steadily increase in coming years. The report also advocated compulsory "body image and self-esteem lessons" ... Girls aged five worry about their body image, say MPs The Guardian Five-year-olds now worry about body image The Independent all 186 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why you can never escape the stigma of being fat: Friends and family remember ... - Daily Mail Posted: 29 May 2012 11:57 PM PDT Daily Mail Why you can never escape the stigma of being fat: Friends and family remember ... Daily Mail Under the National Child Measurement Programme, a pupil's body mass index is taken when they are five and again at age ten. However, the report claims that BMI – which measures a person's weight in relation to their height – is often inaccurate because ... Stigma of obesity 'lingers after weight loss' NHS Choices Anti-Fat Attitude Towards Females Exists Even After Weight Loss Medical Daily all 75 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Calling someone 'fatty' could become a hate crime - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 29 May 2012 11:01 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Calling someone 'fatty' could become a hate crime Telegraph.co.uk Almost two-thirds of British adults are now either overweight or obese, as measured by body mass index (BMI), a proportion that is forecast to steadily increase in coming years. The report also advocated compulsory "body image and self-esteem lessons" ... Calling someone fat could be made a hate crime Daily Mail Half UK population have negative body image – report The Drum all 12 news articles »

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