Body Mass Index

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• <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"/>Waist Size Alone May Predict Diabetes Risk - WebMD
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>For best results, link low-carb diet with portion control, exercise - Chicago Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Links While Driving Through Pocatello - New York Times (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Despite obesity rise, kids' blood pressure dipped - msnbc.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>US Pediatric Obesity Screening, Counseling Found to Be Uneven - Education Week News (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Coloradans More Realistic about Their Weight, LiveWell Colorado Research Shows - MarketWatch (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sound to Narrows to end with small waists, fat wallets - Bellingham Herald
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Exercise benefits black girls less than whites, study shows - Los Angeles Times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bountiful woman takes the hard road to weight loss - Salt Lake Tribune

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:56 PM PDT 6/5/2012 - ATA Pushes for FMCSA Response on Crash Accountability The American Trucking Associations continues to prod the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to change its approach to measuring crash accountability in its CSA safety enforcement program.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Waist Size Alone May Predict Diabetes Risk - WebMD Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT BigPond News Waist Size Alone May Predict Diabetes Risk WebMD Diabetes experts have long used both body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight related to height, and waist size to predict risk. Obese people, with a BMI of 30 or more, and non-obese individuals with large waists are considered at higher risk. Measuring waist circumference can help predict Type 2 diabetes risk Los Angeles Times Waist circumference linked to diabetes risk, independently of body mass index EurekAlert (press release) Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes U.S. News & World Report Health.com  - Express.co.uk  - MSN NZ News all 16 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>For best results, link low-carb diet with portion control, exercise - Chicago Tribune Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT For best results, link low-carb diet with portion control, exercise Chicago Tribune The beauty of teaching these children about modifying their diets early on is that they can see changes in their BMI (body mass index) more quickly than adults. Why? They're still growing! I explain to patients (and their parents) that a pre-pubertal ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Links While Driving Through Pocatello - New York Times (blog) Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT New York Times (blog) Links While Driving Through Pocatello New York Times (blog) A new study found that reading may be as beneficial for your body-mass index (BMI) as exercise, whereas watching TV or shopping may be associated with higher BMI. Of course, it's not impossible to imagine why people who participate in "intellectual" ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Despite obesity rise, kids' blood pressure dipped - msnbc.com Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:24 PM PDT Despite obesity rise, kids' blood pressure dipped msnbc.com Blood pressure does tend to rise along with body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight in relation to height. But studies have had mixed findings on whether the rise in childhood obesity spurred any increase in kids' blood pressure. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>US Pediatric Obesity Screening, Counseling Found to Be Uneven - Education Week News (blog) Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:56 AM PDT US Pediatric Obesity Screening, Counseling Found to Be Uneven Education Week News (blog) The youths included in the study reported having visited at least one health-care provider in the past 12 months, and had both height and weight figures recorded, which allowed researchers to calculate their body mass index (BMI).

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Coloradans More Realistic about Their Weight, LiveWell Colorado Research Shows - MarketWatch (press release) Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:02 AM PDT Coloradans More Realistic about Their Weight, LiveWell Colorado Research Shows MarketWatch (press release) "After being a part of the LiveWell Colorado awakening video project, I used the knowledge I gained about my own Body Mass Index to go out and learn how my weight could impact my long-term health," said Tracy Pineda, Colorado mother of two who was ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sound to Narrows to end with small waists, fat wallets - Bellingham Herald Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:48 AM PDT Bellingham Herald Sound to Narrows to end with small waists, fat wallets Bellingham Herald All participants who lose three body-mass index points after a year win a one-month YMCA membership and a "Center for Healthy Living Power Cooking" class. And all participants who started with a BMI above 30 and reduce the number to below 25 after a ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Exercise benefits black girls less than whites, study shows - Los Angeles Times Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:07 PM PDT New York Daily News Exercise benefits black girls less than whites, study shows Los Angeles Times Four in five black women are overweight or obese when measured by the most widely accepted gauge of fatness, the body mass index, or BMI. The run-up in weight probably begins in adolescence, experts say, which is why many efforts to address the ... Black girls benefit from exercise less than whites: study New York Daily News Exercise Not As Beneficial For Black Girls As Whites, Study Says Huffington Post all 22 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bountiful woman takes the hard road to weight loss - Salt Lake Tribune Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:29 PM PDT Bountiful woman takes the hard road to weight loss Salt Lake Tribune The World Health Organization defines overweight as having a body mass index above 24.9. Tip the scales over 30, and you're considered obese. Malmstrom, standing at around 5-foot-10, had a BMI of 39.5. That was in 2009. Two years from now — if all ...

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