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Saturday, July 7, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study - Phys.Org

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:16 PM PDT


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Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study
Phys.Org
Body mass index (BMI), or weight adjusted for height, was calculated for each respondent. The study categorized people as underweight (BMI < 20), normal weight (BMI 20 to < 25), overweight (BMI 25 to < 30), obese (BMI 30 to 35) or severely obese (BMI > ...
UCD study finds that above-normal weight alone does not increase the short ... Daily Democrat

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>People who are obese face higher rates of pain: study - Canada.com

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT


People who are obese face higher rates of pain: study
Canada.com
The obese group reported 68 per cent higher rates of pain; those with extreme, or "class III obesity" — meaning a body mass index of 40 or more, one of the fastest-growing weight classes in Canada — reported 254 per cent more pain. "People who are ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Extra weight may protect heart failure patients - Nursing Times

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:45 AM PDT


Extra weight may protect heart failure patients
Nursing Times
Researchers measured the body mass index of 2718 heart failure patients and waist circumference of 469. Obesity appears to have a protective affect for heart failure patients, according to a study by the University of California, Los Angeles ...
Fat people have better chance to survive heart ailment: Study Indian Express

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss Surgery Reverses Diabetes - dailyRx

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:28 PM PDT


Weight Loss Surgery Reverses Diabetes
dailyRx
Patients who had diabetes for less than 10 years and a BMI (body mass index) above 27 had the best diabetes remission (reversal of disease) rates. When the researchers only included obese patients in their analysis, remission rates jumped to 85 percent ...

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