Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>U.S. panel: Doctors should screen for obesity
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity Screening: Doctors Urged To Routinely Check Patients' BMIs
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity - Businessweek
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsKnow your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>HEALTHBEAT: Doctors urged to screen adults for obesity, send the obese for high-intensity help
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Models: bigger is better, say advertisers - Wyndham Weekly
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>With Testosterone Replacement, Men Shed Pounds - Family Practice News Digital Network
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Report: Mass. Could Save $5 Billion By Losing A Little Weight - WBUR
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Texas taxpayers increasingly foot bill for weight-loss surgery - KHOU
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk - Philadelphia Inquirer
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health warning to women over their growing waistlines - Telegraph.co.uk

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>U.S. panel: Doctors should screen for obesity Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:09 PM PDT Guidelines from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say doctors should refer obese patients for intensive nutrition-and-fitness help

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity Screening: Doctors Urged To Routinely Check Patients' BMIs Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON—Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity - Businessweek Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity Businessweek By the numbers: A normal BMI is less than 25. Obesity begins at 30. In between is considered overweight. To calculate yours: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsKnow your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height. Some doctors have begun calling it a vital sign, as crucial to monitor as blood pressure.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>HEALTHBEAT: Doctors urged to screen adults for obesity, send the obese for high-intensity help Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON - Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height. Some doctors have begun calling it a vital sign, as crucial to monitor as blood pressure.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Models: bigger is better, say advertisers - Wyndham Weekly Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:19 PM PDT Models: bigger is better, say advertisers Wyndham Weekly But this month parent company Kellogg's released an ad in the UK featuring "everyday" women with a Body Mass Index, or BMI, of up to 29. The healthy weight ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study - Doctors Lounge Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT 'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study Doctors Lounge The average body mass index was 32.2. A measurement of 30 is considered obese, while below 25 is considered normal weight. The average age was 47. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>With Testosterone Replacement, Men Shed Pounds - Family Practice News Digital Network Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT Daily Mail With Testosterone Replacement, Men Shed Pounds Family Practice News Digital Network Only 5% of men gained weight during follow-up. Waist circumference declined by a mean of 8.8 cm from 107.2 cm at baseline. And mean body mass index ... Testosterone Tx Helps Obese Men Trim Waistline MedPage Today The jab that could turn a chubby chap into an Adonis...but there's a ... Daily Mail all 54 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Report: Mass. Could Save $5 Billion By Losing A Little Weight - WBUR Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:12 AM PDT Report: Mass. Could Save $5 Billion By Losing A Little Weight WBUR ... Trust For America's Health put out a national calculation of how much money we Americans could save if we reduced our average Body Mass Index by 5%.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Texas taxpayers increasingly foot bill for weight-loss surgery - KHOU Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:59 AM PDT Texas taxpayers increasingly foot bill for weight-loss surgery KHOU Patients must have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 35, which is 210 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-5, and 245 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-10. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk - Philadelphia Inquirer Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:59 AM PDT CollegeNews Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk Philadelphia Inquirer The researchers found that, compared to nonsmokers, those exposed to secondhand smoke had a higher rate of type 2 diabetes and a higher body-mass index ... Weight loss surgery results in diabetes for many CollegeNews Modified bariatric surgery provides remission of Type 2 diabetes Medical Xpress 'Bariatric Surgery Achieves Diabetes Type 2 Remission In 67% Of ... Medical News Today Science Daily (press release)  - Everyday Health all 65 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health warning to women over their growing waistlines - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:30 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Health warning to women over their growing waistlines Telegraph.co.uk Body mass index is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the ... measured through waist size, to be a better indicator of obesity than BMI. Warning over 'apple-shaped' figures Sky News Australia More than half of British women's waists 'too big' BBC News Most women now too fat around waist Herald.ie Netdoctor  - Active Quote all 185 news articles »

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