Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Pennsylvania outweighs New Jersey in obesity rankings
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Top five states in obesity: Michigan makes the list - Michigan Radio
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A Body Shape Index: The Newest Risk Factor - LifeGoesStrong
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Airborne toxins can be avoided; weight is just one way to measure fitness - Washington Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Strong Food Laws Help Reduce Kids' BMI Gains - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Obese Diabetics May Live Longer - RedOrbit
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>School snack laws may help prevent weight gain - Los Angeles Times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Stress alters men's notion of female attractiveness - Winnipeg Free Press
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Memphis: Fat waistline identified with serious risks - Memphis Commercial Appeal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Healthy Memphis: Fat waistline identified with serious risks

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Pennsylvania outweighs New Jersey in obesity rankings Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:19 PM PDT Perhaps the foods for which they're known tell the story.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Top five states in obesity: Michigan makes the list - Michigan Radio Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT Michigan Radio Top five states in obesity: Michigan makes the list Michigan Radio The rates reflect the percent of the population with a body mass index of 30 or higher. Body mass index is a calculation based on weight and height ratios. You can find your body mass index here. The rates in the report were based on CDC data (part of ... Study: 33.4 percent of Louisiana adults are obese Shreveport Times Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese Doctors Lounge Mississippi most obese state, Colorado slimmest: study Chicago Tribune Ct Post  - Sacramento Bee all 602 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A Body Shape Index: The Newest Risk Factor - LifeGoesStrong Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:12 AM PDT LifeGoesStrong A Body Shape Index: The Newest Risk Factor LifeGoesStrong The widely used calculation of Body Mass Index(BMI) is based solely on height and weight. It cannot account for fat distribution or muscle mass, which can be quite different between any two people of the same height, especially a man and woman who are ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Airborne toxins can be avoided; weight is just one way to measure fitness - Washington Post Posted: 13 Aug 2012 09:58 AM PDT Airborne toxins can be avoided; weight is just one way to measure fitness Washington Post While they're not exactly scientific, the questions are designed to help readers figure out if they should pony up for a body fat test (some methods can cost more than $100) or if BMI (which you can calculate for free at Self.com) is a sufficient measure.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Strong Food Laws Help Reduce Kids' BMI Gains - MedPage Today Posted: 13 Aug 2012 06:01 AM PDT MedPage Today Strong Food Laws Help Reduce Kids' BMI Gains MedPage Today Students in schools with strong competitive food laws at baseline gained an average 0.25 body mass index (BMI) units fewer than students in states with no laws (95% CI -0.54 to 0.03), according to Daniel Taber, PhD, of the University of Chicago, and ... Competitive Food Laws Tied to Less BMI Change in Teens Doctors Lounge Junk food laws in schools may mean healthier kids WBAY Study Finds Snack, Soda Regulations In Schools Help Kids' Health NPR (blog) HealthNews  - NewsChannel 9 WSYR all 82 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Obese Diabetics May Live Longer - RedOrbit Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:55 AM PDT RedOrbit Study: Obese Diabetics May Live Longer RedOrbit While people with high body mass index (BMI) could be more susceptible to developing Type 2 diabetes, they could also live longer than those who contract the disease and are thinner, claims a new study recently published in the Journal of the American ... Thinner Diabetics Face Higher Death Rate Bioscience Technology all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>School snack laws may help prevent weight gain - Los Angeles Times Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:02 AM PDT USA TODAY School snack laws may help prevent weight gain Los Angeles Times So the researchers tried to see the effects of state laws on children's Body Mass Index, a ratio of height to weight. They looked at 6300 students in fifth and eighth grades in 40 states. The states were classified as having strong, weak or no laws ... Weight gain slower where school-food laws are strong Reuters Study Links Healthier Weight in Children With Strict Laws on School Snacks New York Times School Food Laws Help Kids Battle Obesity, Three-Year Study Finds KYW Newsradio RedOrbit  - Daily Gossip all 351 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Stress alters men's notion of female attractiveness - Winnipeg Free Press Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:27 AM PDT Winnipeg Free Press Stress alters men's notion of female attractiveness Winnipeg Free Press The men were all Caucasian, aged 18 to 42, with a body mass index ranging between about 17 and 31. Forty-one of the subjects were subjected to a number of back-to-back stress-inducing tasks, including a mock job interview in front of a four-person ... Stressed men prefer bigger women Citifmonline Stressed Men Drawn To Heavy Women Peace FM Online Why Stressed-Out Men Prefer Heavier Women TIME Columbus Dispatch  - GlobalPost all 219 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy Memphis: Fat waistline identified with serious risks - Memphis Commercial Appeal Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:03 PM PDT Healthy Memphis: Fat waistline identified with serious risks Memphis Commercial Appeal Get on a reliable weight scale. Also measure your height. Visit healthymemphis.org/take_charge.php?=consumers to calculate your BMI. If you are not an athlete with a lot of muscle, your BMI should be below 25. Put health and fitness at the top of your ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Healthy Memphis: Fat waistline identified with serious risks Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:00 PM PDT What you should know

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