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Friday, July 27, 2012

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Josh Freed: You could count every word you read today

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:02 PM PDT

I was biking with my pal Kilometre Man the other day and we paused, as usual, so he could announce our first hour's results tracked on his "cyclo-computer."

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT


Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
U.S. News & World Report
"Our work shows that among numerous races [and] ethnicities, the women with both high body-mass index and low levels of physical activity are far more likely to develop diabetes," primary investigator Dr. Yunsheng Ma said in a medical school news release.
Top Ten Obesity Risks Infographic Sacramento Bee

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss Through Dieting Increases Insulin Sensitivity - Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT


Weight Loss Through Dieting Increases Insulin Sensitivity
Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network
He reported on 107 obese subjects with a mean body mass index of 37 kg/m2, all of whom were at least 65 years old. Sixty percent were women. Participants were randomized to one of four groups: a 52-week supervised dietary intervention with the goal of ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overweight animals need diet, too - El Dorado Times

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT


Overweight animals need diet, too
El Dorado Times
To determine whether a pet is overweight, Meppen's office uses a body condition score, not unlike body mass index calculations for humans. She measures fat cover on the animal's ribs and spine — you shouldn't see them but should be able to feel them ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI Raises Wound Complication Risk in Transplant Patients - Renal Business Today

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 09:47 AM PDT


High BMI Raises Wound Complication Risk in Transplant Patients
Renal Business Today
AUSTRALIA—Kidney transplant recipients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a greater risk of wound complications, researchers concluded. In a retrospective study of 508 adult kidney transplant recipients, Stephanie Zrim, MD, of Flinders University ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Gaining weight? It's because of your friends, says new study - Hindustan Times

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:36 AM PDT


Hindustan Times

Gaining weight? It's because of your friends, says new study
Hindustan Times
Over the course of two years, the students were surveyed on their weight, friendships, sports activities and television and computer time. Researchers also calculated each student's body mass index (BMI). The results, published in the journal PLoS ONE ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>MAILBAG: Am I obese?

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT

Tammy of Grand Haven asked about body weight. read more

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