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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The World Is Fat (Especially America) - New York Times (blog)

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT


New York Times (blog)

The World Is Fat (Especially America)
New York Times (blog)
In the study, published in the open-access journal BMC Public Health, researchers used country-specific data on body mass index and heights to estimate the ...
FATTIES are DESTROYING THE WORLD, scream mad professors Register
Humanity weighs in at 287 million tonnes New Scientist
How much does the human population of the world weigh? 287 ... ZME Science

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If entire world was as heavy as Americans, that would equal an extra billion people: study

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

The striking numbers come from British researchers who argue that discussions about overpopulation should also factor the impact of some countries' heavier population

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If everyone was as heavy as Americans, that would equal an extra billion people: study

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:59 AM PDT

The striking numbers come from British researchers who argue that discussions about overpopulation should also factor the impact of some countries' heavier population

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>If everyone was as heavy as Americans, that would equal an extra ... - Globe and Mail

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:53 AM PDT


Inland Empire News

If everyone was as heavy as Americans, that would equal an extra ...
Globe and Mail
Mining World Health Organization statistics, they used national data for body mass index (BMI) and height distribution to calculate the world's global biomass.
The weight of the world: Researchers weigh human population Fox News
Obesity Puts Pressure On Earth's Resources: Study RTT News
The weight of the world: the obesity threat Stuff.co.nz
CBS News  - Inland Empire News
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss Surgery May Increase Alcoholism - RedOrbit

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 08:07 AM PDT


RedOrbit

Weight Loss Surgery May Increase Alcoholism
RedOrbit
Currently, more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, identified as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, and around six percent are very obese, ...
Weight-loss Surgery Increases Alcohol Use Disorders Kansas City infoZine
Does weight-loss surgery work for teens? WBRC
Common form of bariatric surgery may boost risk of alcohol abuse ... Winnipeg Free Press

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fatness Could Be Next Global Threat - RedOrbit

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:08 AM PDT


BBC News

Fatness Could Be Next Global Threat
RedOrbit
During the study, the team obtained information about the average body mass index of people in each country, and calculated the percentage of the population ...
Global weight gain more damaging than rising numbers BBC News
Overweight People Put Unsustainable Pressure On Planet's ... Huffington Post UK
Planet Girth: Study Finds World Is Way Too Fat, North America to ... Gawker

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What's the combined weight of every adult on this planet? - SmartPlanet.com (blog)

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 02:40 AM PDT


What's the combined weight of every adult on this planet?
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
To calculate total biomass, the researchers multiplied population size and average ... Biomass due to obese people (BMI > 30) was 3.5 million tonnes, the mass ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Global Weight Gain More Damaging Than Rising Numbers

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:59 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. The team estimated the total weight of people on the planet and found that North America had the highest average.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The world is getting fatter and fatter: WHO - India.Com Health

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 07:51 PM PDT


The world is getting fatter and fatter: WHO
India.Com Health
Body mass index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as a person's weight ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Anorexic woman who hasn't eaten in a year can be forcibly fed ... - New York Daily News

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT


New York Daily News

Anorexic woman who hasn't eaten in a year can be forcibly fed ...
New York Daily News
Glover adds that E's body mass index (BMI) was last measured as 11.3. A normal BMI for a woman is between 18.5 and 24.9, while a BMI less than 14 ...
British court orders force-feeding for dying anorexic woman RxPG NEWS
Judge Rules Anorexic Woman Should Be Force-Fed: Right Or Wrong? BlissTree
Judge: Anorexic, 32, should be force fed The Sun
The Guardian  - Law on the Web
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Thousands of overweight children missed by BMI measure: research - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 14 Jun 2012 11:31 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Thousands of overweight children missed by BMI measure: research
Telegraph.co.uk
However this is based on the schools measurement programme which uses Body Mass Index, a calculation of a person's weight in kilograms divided by the ...
Hidden danger: UK's childhood obesity could be worse than feared Mirror.co.uk
Warning over extent of child obesity Nursing Times
Study finds BMI tests for children may be inaccurate School Days
NHS Choices  - The Press Association  - Leeds Metropolitan University
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