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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Metric for Obesity Strongly Correlated to Premature Death - Science Daily (press release)

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:59 PM PDT


New Metric for Obesity Strongly Correlated to Premature Death
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2012) — Researchers have developed a new metric to measure obesity, called A Body Shape Index, or ABSI, that combines the existing metrics of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference and shows a better correlation with ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lose weight through journalling - Stuff.co.nz

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:33 PM PDT


Stuff.co.nz

Lose weight through journalling
Stuff.co.nz
Body mass index (BMI), which is a measurement that compares weight and height are used to measure obesity. A BMI of 30 or more is considered obese, while a BMI of 25 to 29 is considered overweight. McTiernan and her team studied 123 women, aged 50 ...
Weight-Loss Keys: Food Journals, Eating In, Not Skipping Meals Philadelphia Inquirer
Want to lose weight? Adopt these 3 habits msnbc.com (blog)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:02 PM PDT


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Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved
U.S. News & World Report
Qsymia is approved for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obese) or a BMI of 27 or higher with a weight-related condition such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or type 2 diabetes. BMI is a measurement of a person's body fat ...
FDA approves weight-loss drug, with a new name - Qsymia msnbc.com (blog)
Obesity pill Qsymia gains FDA approval CBS News
FDA Gives Nod to Vivus' Weight Loss Drug, Shares Surge Fox Business
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health survey gives state workers weight option - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT


Health survey gives state workers weight option
San Francisco Chronicle
But workers will be given a choice. If they don't want to measure their waist circumference, they will be allowed to instead report their Body Mass Index. That option did not satisfy state Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, a non-voting board director ...
State workers offered health question option Statesman Journal
Waist query remains in Ore. state worker survey KTVZ

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug Qsymia - The Female Fan

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:52 AM PDT


FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug Qsymia
The Female Fan
The drug is approved only for the obese (people with a body-mass index, or BMI, of 30 or above) or overweight people (body mass 27 or higher) who also suffer from conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol. It will be ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Obesity is a serious problem, but it can be ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:15 AM PDT


Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Obesity is a serious problem, but it can be ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
It's a ratio of your height and weight. A BMI of less than 18.5 means you're underweight. Between 18.6 and 24.9 is normal. Between 25 and 29.9 is overweight and anything over that is obese. For an easy calculation, go to www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi ...
Nine in ten Croydon adults 'will be overweight by 2050' This is Croydon

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>State to begin aerial spraying against EEE-infected mosquitoes in southeastern ... - Boston.com (blog)

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:50 PM PDT


State to begin aerial spraying against EEE-infected mosquitoes in southeastern ...
Boston.com (blog)
More information, including all WNV and EEE positive results from 2012, can be found on the Arbovirus Surveillance Information web page at www.mass.gov/dph/wnv or by calling the DPH Epidemiology Program at 617-983-6800. The findings of the DPH Eastern ...

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