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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Working late in pregnancy may affect baby's weight - CBC.ca

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT


CBC.ca

Working late in pregnancy may affect baby's weight
CBC.ca
But it's limited since the researchers weren't able to account for variables like body mass index before pregnancy and gestational weight gain that are important for fetal growth and birth weight. Complications in pregnancy such as gestational diabetes ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>LAP-BAND Surgery Should Only Be Considered After Other Weight Loss ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT


LAP-BAND Surgery Should Only Be Considered After Other Weight Loss ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
According to federal statistics, nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults are moderately obese, or have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 to 35. BMI is a height-to-weight ratio which determines whether a person is underweight, normal weight, or overweight. Another ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Researchers put faith in obesity study - Brisbane Times

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:01 AM PDT


Brisbane Times

Researchers put faith in obesity study
Brisbane Times
Catholic and Baptist men in Australia are more likely to be overweight than their Anglican or non-religious peers, according to a new study which had found a causal relationship between spiritual belief and body mass index. Researchers at Southern ...
Forgive us our gluttony Northern Star

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are unborn placed at risk by new diet drug? FDA approves weight-management ... - Legal Examiner

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:48 AM PDT


Are unborn placed at risk by new diet drug? FDA approves weight-management ...
Legal Examiner
The drug promises dramatic weight loss for individuals who struggle with being over-weight or obese who have a body mass index over 27 or 30. In test trials, patients prescribed the Qysmia were losing 5% to 10% of their weight. The problem is that the ...
New Diet Pills Offer Option to Off-Label Obesity Drugs Wall Street Journal
FDA Approves New Weight-Loss Drug Qsymia CisionWire (press release)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why you should ignore your Body Mass Index - Olive Press

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:31 AM PDT


Olive Press

Why you should ignore your Body Mass Index
Olive Press
BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index, has proved to be one of the most unreliable tools to determine whether a person is overweight or obese. Sports figures, extremely tall people, extremely short people, bodybuilders, gymnasts, are very likely to ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Obese' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT


'Obese' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players
Doctors Lounge
"We found [body-mass index] to overestimate the number of obesity cases in a population of retired professional football athletes," Dr. Mark Hyman and colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles, said in a news release from the American ...

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<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/Yahoo.jpg"/>SUNDAY ISSUE: Do you know your BMI?

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI?

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