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Sunday, August 12, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Love for family fuelled weight loss - The Press

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT


The Press

Love for family fuelled weight loss
The Press
About a year ago he weighed in at 105kg. At 168 centimetres tall that gave him a body mass index (BMI) of 37.2. A BMI over 30 is considered obese. "It gave me a hell of a shock". His son's wedding in December last year helped give him the inspiration ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss and metabolism - Gaston Gazette

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 02:26 PM PDT


Weight loss and metabolism
Gaston Gazette
The most fun calculator is the body mass index (BMI) that indicates whether you are overweight. As being overweight may lead to certain health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke, it is a very important number to know.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>350-kg woman undergoes weight-loss surgery - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT


350-kg woman undergoes weight-loss surgery
Daily News & Analysis
Before surgery her BMI (Body Mass Index) was 132, which is five times higher than that of a normal person. According to dietitians, persons having BMI of 25 are considered "normal", those above 25 and below 30 "weighty" and those above 30 are ...
350 kg woman undergoes weight-loss surgery in Indore Business Standard

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Stress raises curvy ladies' appeal - Columbus Dispatch

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:53 AM PDT


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Study: Stress raises curvy ladies' appeal
Columbus Dispatch
The stressed men rated female body shapes at a higher body-mass index as more attractive than did the unstressed men. At the same time, the stressed men were a little less discriminating in their references than were the unstressed men: They found ...
Stressed men drawn to heavy women BBC News
Bigger BMI better? Stress alters men's notion of female attractiveness: study Calgary Herald
Why Stressed-Out Men Prefer Heavier Women TIME
GlobalPost
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Religion linked to BMI in obesity study - Herald Sun

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:55 AM PDT


Religion linked to BMI in obesity study
Herald Sun
Their findings, published in the Journal of Religion and Health showed Christian women had a one unit higher BMI than non-Christian women. Baptist and Catholic men also had a higher BMI than men with no religious affiliation. The researchers said their ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dr. Mao's Wellness Living: Are Your Sleep Patterns Making You Gain Weight? - Santa Monica Mirror

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 11:02 PM PDT


Dr. Mao's Wellness Living: Are Your Sleep Patterns Making You Gain Weight?
Santa Monica Mirror
Here are a few tips to help you tune into your natural body clock and maintain your weight, health and vitality. "Social Jet Lag". A recent study ... As the differences between the two schedules became greater, the overall BMI (or body mass index) of ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can weight training prevent diabetes? - Boston.com

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 05:16 AM PDT


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Can weight training prevent diabetes?
Boston.com
An increase in lean body mass also helps make cells more sensitive to the hormone insulin, helping to reverse insulin resistance, a precursor of diabetes. Aerobic activity, he added, probably works through different mechanisms to help prevent diabetes ...
Diabetes can strike—hard—even when weight is normal Harvard Health Publications (blog)
Death Rate In New-Onset Diabetes Higher In Those With Normal BMI RedOrbit
Among diabetes patients, the obese outlive the trim Fox News
CNN International  - New York Times (blog)  - The Female Fan
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