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Saturday, June 16, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery rippled by controversy, medical promise - Ventura County Star

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:21 PM PDT


Weight-loss surgery rippled by controversy, medical promise
Ventura County Star
Federal guidelines suggest surgical options be limited to people with a body mass index of 40 — for example, a 5-foot-6-inch person who weighs 248 pounds.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Anorexic woman to be force-fed, rules court - NDTV

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:16 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Anorexic woman to be force-fed, rules court
NDTV
She had a Body Mass Index (BMI) - a calculation of a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres - of 11.3 when last measured ...
Judge: Anorexic, 32, should be force fed The Sun
Anorexic woman who hasn't eaten in a year can be forcibly fed ... New York Daily News
Anorexic should be fed against her wishes, judge rules TODAYonline
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>School districts take on obesity pandemic

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 06:02 AM PDT

WHAT IT IS IT : Childhood obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat defined by the Body Mass Index measurement as it relates to a child's age.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sleep debt hikes risk of stroke symptoms despite BMI - Jerusalem Post

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 08:22 PM PDT


Sleep debt hikes risk of stroke symptoms despite BMI
Jerusalem Post
Getting a good night's rest continues to be of utmost importance to your health.
Sleep Linked to CRP Levels in Teens MedPage Today

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