Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Move over BMI: There's a new way to measure fat - Los Angeles Times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Should you take one of the new weight loss drugs? - Boston.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Key to losing weight is knowing what you eat, not skipping meals - Canada.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Friendships influence weight loss/gain: study - New York Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA approves weight-loss drug, with a new name - Qsymia - msnbc.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>More doctors focusing on BMI to battle obesity
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FYI on BMI: Panel wants obesity screening for all adults - 33 KDAF-TV

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Move over BMI: There's a new way to measure fat - Los Angeles Times Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:28 PM PDT WLS Move over BMI: There's a new way to measure fat Los Angeles Times The Krakauer brothers calculated the ABSI of more than 14000 Americans, and then tracked those participants to see how many died within five years of the time they were measured. They found that their ABSI metric bested both waist circumference and BMI ... ABSI, New Obesity Measure: Better Than BMI? ABC News (blog) Measuring Obesity: A New, Maybe Better Alternative to BMI Jezebel BMI and waist circumference may be good predictor of early death Newstrack India all 15 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Should you take one of the new weight loss drugs? - Boston.com Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT WPTV Should you take one of the new weight loss drugs? Boston.com Both drugs were approved for those who are obese -- defined as a body mass index of 30 or above -- or overweight with a BMI of at least 27 and a weight-related complication such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. (Note: A 5'5 ... 2 new weight-loss drugs won't reverse US obesity crisis KFMB News 8 Why it will be months before you can get your hands on new weight loss drugs ... Daily Mail Qsymia side effects: Is new weight-loss pill approved by the Food and Drug ... WPTV msnbc.com all 44 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Key to losing weight is knowing what you eat, not skipping meals - Canada.com Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT Key to losing weight is knowing what you eat, not skipping meals Canada.com Body mass index, 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 to 75 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Friendships influence weight loss/gain: study - New York Daily News Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:12 AM PDT New York Daily News Friendships influence weight loss/gain: study New York Daily News Researchers also calculated each student's body mass index (BMI). The results, published in the journal PLoS ONE last month, found that students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier than they were. The converse was also ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA approves weight-loss drug, with a new name - Qsymia - msnbc.com Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:45 PM PDT USA TODAY FDA approves weight-loss drug, with a new name - Qsymia msnbc.com Qsymia is approved for use in obese adults, those with a body mass index of 30 or greater, and overweight adults, those with BMI of 27 or greater, who have at least one weight-related condition such as high-blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or high ... Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved U.S. News & World Report FDA approves two drugs to aid weight loss Pittsburgh Post Gazette FDA Approves Weight-Loss Pill Qsymia Daily Disruption CBS News  - Fox Business  - KTVN all 794 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>More doctors focusing on BMI to battle obesity Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:16 PM PDT About a year ago, Elizabeth Billups had the weight conversation with her doctor.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FYI on BMI: Panel wants obesity screening for all adults - 33 KDAF-TV Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:06 PM PDT FYI on BMI: Panel wants obesity screening for all adults 33 KDAF-TV "The places I carry my weight is more around my middle which is where it is more dangerous on the heart," Belinda recalled. She knew it and her doctor Bradley Jones knew it as well and told her so even though her BMI--the measure of her height compared ...

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