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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Body Mass Index

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Robert H. Bushnell: Calculating your body mass index - Daily Camera

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:38 PM PDT


Robert H. Bushnell: Calculating your body mass index
Daily Camera
On Tuesday June 26 the Boulder Daily Camera published an Associated Press article "Know your BMI." Good article but it failed to tell how to figure your BMI (body mass index).

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>RELIGION could be fattening, a new Australian study has found. - NEWS.com.au

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:16 PM PDT


RELIGION could be fattening, a new Australian study has found.
NEWS.com.au
The study, by two northern NSW academics, has found a link between religion and higher body mass index (BMI) readings. They say the "sin of gluttony" might not be as frowned upon by religious people as much as other vices such as drinking, smoking and ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Doctors are urged to screen for obesity - nwitimes.com

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT


Zee News
Know your BMI: Doctors are urged to screen for obesity
nwitimes.com
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 . The advice sounds like a no-brainer, considering the national anxiety about our growing ...
Home-Based Intervention Linked to Lower BMI at Age 2 Doctors Lounge
Advising Mothers On Healthy Kids' Body Weights Is Effective Medical News Today
Anchorage Schools Make Strides in Fight Against Obesity KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free informational sessions on weight ... - SouthCoastToday.com / Advocate

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:44 AM PDT


Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free informational sessions on weight ...
SouthCoastToday.com / Advocate
Millions of Americans fall into the category of clinically severe obesity — more than 100 pounds overweight with a body mass index greater than 40. Body mass index is a calculation of weight in relation to height. According to the Southcoast Center ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA Approves Diet Drug - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:35 AM PDT


Myjoyonline.com
FDA Approves Diet Drug
U.S. News & World Report
This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of medical experts, is emphasizing the need for doctors to screen all adults for obesity, whether through calculating height and weight to determine BMI or measuring their waist ...
FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug In More Than A Decade NPR (blog)
FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999 Los Angeles Times
FDA Approves Obesity Pill Belviq For Obese, Overweight People With Weight ... WIBW
Southwest Florida (blog)  - WBXH  - Wall Street Journal
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA OKs first new weight-loss pill in 13 years - msnbc.com

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:18 PM PDT


FDA OKs first new weight-loss pill in 13 years
msnbc.com
It is approved for use in obese adults with a body mass index or BMI of 30 or greater and in overweight adults with a BMI of 27 or greater if they have at least one weight-related condition such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Doctors urged to calculate patients' BMI, treat obesity

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - A government panel renewed a call Monday for every adult to be screened for obesity during checkups, suggesting more physicians should be routinely calculating their patients' body mass index, or BMI, a measure of whether you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Doctors Should Screen All Adults for Obesity, US Panel Says - TIME

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT


TIME
Doctors Should Screen All Adults for Obesity, US Panel Says
TIME
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended on Monday that all adults be examined for obesity during their checkups. That means doctors should measure patients' weight and height and calculate their body mass index, or BMI, which ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Doctors Urged to Screen for Obesity - ABC News

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:35 AM PDT


ABC News
Doctors Urged to Screen for Obesity
ABC News
WASHINGTON June 26, 2012 (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 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity - STLtoday.com

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:08 AM PDT


Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity
STLtoday.com
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. The advice sounds like a no-brainer, considering the national anxiety about our growing ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI: Doctors urged to screen for fatness

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:14 PM PDT

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.

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