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Sunday, June 17, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity impacts weight of nations

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Researchers say that increasing levels of fatness around the world could have the same impact on global resources as an extra billion people.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Global weight gain more damaging than rising numbers - BBC News

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:33 PM PDT


BBC News

Global weight gain more damaging than rising numbers
BBC News
The team estimated the total weight of people on the planet and found that North America ... and Tropical Medicine calculate the weight of the global population at 287 million tonnes. ... Average BMI (Body Mass Index) in USA in 2005 was 28.7.
The Weight of the World: Researchers Weigh Human Population MyHealthNewsDaily
Obesity a threat to food security Sydney Morning Herald

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hidden danger: UK's childhood obesity could be worse than feared

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:18 PM PDT

TENS of thousands of children could be overweight without their parents realising it. Health experts said yesterday that using Body Mass Index to calculate whether youngsters are obese is unreliable, especially for girls.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hidden danger: UK's childhood obesity could be worse than feared - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:01 PM PDT

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Olympian Anna Meares is considered too heavy under BMI ... - Herald Sun

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 07:22 AM PDT


Olympian Anna Meares is considered too heavy under BMI ...
Herald Sun
NO ONE wants to be called fat - especially when they are dedicated to being physically supreme.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body Mass Index says Anna Meares, Shane Perkins, Scott ... - The Daily Telegraph

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 07:07 AM PDT


Body Mass Index says Anna Meares, Shane Perkins, Scott ...
The Daily Telegraph
Experts attacked the BMI after calculations showed champion cyclists Anna Meares, ... The BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in metres ...
Our super-fit athletes make a mockery of weight ratings Herald Sun
Fat test fails on sports stars Adelaide Now

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Talking about the weight: Community leaders discuss Alabama's ... - Anniston Star

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 01:06 AM PDT


Talking about the weight: Community leaders discuss Alabama's ...
Anniston Star
And a poster that tells you whether or not this weight is good or bad. The official formula (for Body Mass Index) is kilograms over meters squared, and I'm not ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Doc offers health advice to dads on Father's day

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:06 PM PDT

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Doctors say men, on average, die younger than women, and have higher mortality rates from heart disease, cancer, stroke and AIDS.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>School districts taking on obesity

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:47 PM PDT

Third-graders from Seaside Heights take part in an exercise program that is part of an improved nutritional health initiative in the Toms River Regional School District.

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