Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reduce Waist Size to Lower Diabetes Risk - Counsel & Heal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Southwest Michigan Links: 25 percent of Berrien County residents, 25 to 34 ... - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gastric bypass patients keep the weight off: study - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How do you know you are obese? - St. Louis American
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Linked to Painful Leg Swelling - Weight Loss Surgery Channel
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Waist line measurements help in predicting diabetes risk - Fox News
• <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/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Reduce Waist Size to Lower Diabetes Risk - Counsel & Heal Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:21 PM PDT Counsel & Heal Reduce Waist Size to Lower Diabetes Risk Counsel & Heal The body mass index (BMI), a measurement of body fat based on height and weight, deterimes if a person is overweight or obese. People with a BMI of 25 - 29.9 are considered overweight, and those who have a BMI over 30 are considered obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Southwest Michigan Links: 25 percent of Berrien County residents, 25 to 34 ... - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:10 PM PDT Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com Southwest Michigan Links: 25 percent of Berrien County residents, 25 to 34 ... Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com Morbid obesity is classified as having a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more, or double one's ideal weight. [Herald Palladium] Battle Creek is one step closer to having an indoor skate park. The nonprofit Battle Creek Skatepark Project has found a ... Berrien obesity rates are alarming Herald Palladium (subscription) all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gastric bypass patients keep the weight off: study - Reuters Posted: 07 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT Gastric bypass patients keep the weight off: study Reuters To qualify for weight loss surgery, people typically need to have a body mass index -- a measure of weight in relation to height -- of at least 40, or between 35 and 40 if they also have an obesity-related illness. That's the equivalent of a five-foot, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How do you know you are obese? - St. Louis American Posted: 07 Jun 2012 09:09 AM PDT Times LIVE How do you know you are obese? St. Louis American Most health practitioners use the Body Mass Index, or BMI to calculate whether a body in the normal range, overweight or obese using a formula that includes weight, height, and sometimes gender and age. Having a body mass index or BMI of 30 or greater ... Despite obesity rise, kids' blood pressure dipped Fox News all 18 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Linked to Painful Leg Swelling - Weight Loss Surgery Channel Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:13 AM PDT Weight Loss Surgery Channel Obesity Linked to Painful Leg Swelling Weight Loss Surgery Channel Dr. Greene's team determined that the body may have a threshold above which lymphatic flow becomes impaired as body mass index (BMI) increases. Among the 15 obese patients whom the data was reported on, five patients with a BMI above 59 had lymphedema, ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:02 AM PDT Examiner.com Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study U.S. News & World Report Their TV viewing hours, height, weight, body-mass index (BMI), percent of body fat and daily calorie intake were also recorded. BMI, a calculation based on height and weight, is a reference used to determine obesity. At age 12, the activity levels were ... Exercise For Weight Control More Effective for White Teen Girls Than Black ... Counsel & Heal New study results: exercise for weight control less effective for black girls Examiner.com Black adolescent girls less likely to lose weight from exercise than white ... CBS News Florida Courier all 76 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Waist line measurements help in predicting diabetes risk - Fox News Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:09 AM PDT Men's Fitness Waist line measurements help in predicting diabetes risk Fox News BMI, the primary measurement to gauge a person's body fat, is calculated by dividing weight by squared height. However, this formula doesn't make any distinctions between fats, while many scientists believe abdomen fat is more strongly linked with ... Health Buzz: Waist Size Predicts Diabetes Risk U.S. News & World Report Overweight people with large waists have almost equal risk of developing ... CBS News A Link Between Waist Size and Type 2 Diabetes Risk LifeGoesStrong WebMD  - MLive.com all 60 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/Yahoo.jpg"/>Government: Related News Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:10 AM 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.

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