Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>PRMC to offer weight loss surgery - Pratt Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prepregnancy Weight May Slow Child's Mental Development - Family Practice News Digital Network
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-Loss Drug Hits Diabetes Target Trifecta - Family Practice News Digital Network
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body fat calculator - what's your score? - BBC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI: Ask your doctor for a screening
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can weight loss cool hot flashes? - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Panel urges insurers to cover weight-loss plans - Plattsburgh Press Republican
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teens on the pill at risk of high BP in later life - Times of India
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Amigos to host free health fair
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity - Southeast Missourian

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>PRMC to offer weight loss surgery - Pratt Tribune Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:28 PM PDT PRMC to offer weight loss surgery Pratt Tribune The best candidates for gastric banding will have a body mass index (BMI, the relationship of weight to height) of 30 to 40 with one or more medical conditions that might improve as a result of weight loss. A woman 5 feet, 4 inches tall would weigh ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prepregnancy Weight May Slow Child's Mental Development - Family Practice News Digital Network Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT Family Practice News Digital Network Prepregnancy Weight May Slow Child's Mental Development Family Practice News Digital Network MINNEAPOLIS – Extremes in prepregnancy body mass index are linked with slower mental development, an analysis of a large, nationally representative cohort suggests. After researchers adjusted for sociodemographics, children whose mothers were ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-Loss Drug Hits Diabetes Target Trifecta - Family Practice News Digital Network Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT Family Practice News Digital Network Weight-Loss Drug Hits Diabetes Target Trifecta Family Practice News Digital Network The approved indication will be for medical weight loss in the treatment of obesity in patients with either a body mass index of at least 30 kg/m2, or a BMI of 27 plus a comorbid condition, such as type 2 diabetes, according to Dr. Ryan of the ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body fat calculator - what's your score? - BBC News Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:47 AM PDT BBC News Body fat calculator - what's your score? BBC News Using your age, sex, nationality, height and weight, it will come up with a number representing your Body Mass Index or BMI. This is a measure doctors use to gauge obesity. The app plots your BMI and shows how you compare to people from your own and ... The world fat index Crikey (blog) all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI: Ask your doctor for a screening Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? read more By date (default)

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can weight loss cool hot flashes? - Atlanta Journal Constitution Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:58 AM PDT MedPage Today Can weight loss cool hot flashes? Atlanta Journal Constitution In other research, experts have found that women with a larger body size, including either a higher body mass index (BMI) or a higher percent of body fat, have more frequent or more severe menopausal symptoms. For the new study, Caan and her team ... Hot Flashes Wane with Diet, Weight Loss MedPage Today all 70 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Panel urges insurers to cover weight-loss plans - Plattsburgh Press Republican Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:14 AM PDT Panel urges insurers to cover weight-loss plans Plattsburgh Press Republican Recently revised guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force acknowledge that fact. They recommend that clinicians screen patients for obesity, which is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. Further, they say patients who ... Insurers urged to cover weight-loss plans Bend Bulletin all 6 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teens on the pill at risk of high BP in later life - Times of India Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:43 AM PDT Jagran Post Teens on the pill at risk of high BP in later life Times of India The results from a large pregnancy follow-up study in Australia showed that alcohol consumption among boys, use of the Pill among girls, and high salt intake and increasing body mass index (BMI) in both sexes were important factors linked to blood ... Alcohol And Birth Control Use In Teens May Result In High Blood Pressure Medical News Today Being obese greater risk factor for hypertension in teenage boys than girls TheHeart.Org Oral contraceptive use in girls and alcohol consumption in boys are associated ... Medical Xpress Winnipeg Sun  - Counsel & Heal  - French Tribune all 47 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Amigos to host free health fair Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:25 PM PDT For the third consecutive summer, Amigos will host its semi-annual health fair as part of its more than $1 million investment into the growth of its health and wellness programs for its guests and team members. The event will take place from 11 a.m.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity - Southeast Missourian Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:11 PM PDT Southeast Missourian Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity Southeast Missourian By the numbers: A normal BMI is less than 25. Obesity begins at 30. In between is considered overweight. To calculate yours: nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. The advice sounds like a no-brainer, considering the national anxiety about our growing waistlines. Study: Being Underweight Worse Than Being Obese KERO-TV 23 Obesity a sentence to early death? Not so fast, says new study Los Angeles Times Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death ScienceBlog.com (blog) BlissTree  - Daily Democrat all 50 news articles »

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