Body Mass Index

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Camas, Washougal to host second 'Weight of the Nation' screening - The Columbian
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can Love Handles Kill? Why Having a Paunch May Be Worse Than Being Obese - TIME
<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How I Quantified Myself
<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>West Roxbury doctor helps kids in fight against obesity - Wicked Local
<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity surgery helps prevent diabetes, study finds; doctors debate offering ... - Washington Post

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Camas, Washougal to host second 'Weight of the Nation' screening - The Columbian

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:09 PM PDT

Camas, Washougal to host second 'Weight of the Nation' screening
The Columbian
Before the film, from 6 to 7 p.m., Kaiser Permanente doctors and registered nurses will host a "Know Your Numbers" clinic, offering information about body mass index, risks for diabetes and blood pressure levels. The event will feature "Consequences ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Can Love Handles Kill? Why Having a Paunch May Be Worse Than Being Obese

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:09 AM PDT

I have a paunch, but I hide it pretty well. Like lots of men, I collect calories in my belly—what scientists call the visceral region, my gut. It's easy to conceal: many ordinary men's shirts are slightly pyramid-shaped, so they fit neatly at the shoulders and then billow a bit as they go south. But [...]

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Can Love Handles Kill? Why Having a Paunch May Be Worse Than Being Obese - TIME

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:01 AM PDT

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Can Love Handles Kill? Why Having a Paunch May Be Worse Than Being Obese
TIME
Lopez-Jimenez and his team reviewed information on both body-mass index (BMI)—a measure of how fat you are in proportion to your height—and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), the circumference of your belly in relation to the circumference of your hips. (You ...
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How I Quantified Myself

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Can self-measurement gadgets help us live healthier and better lives?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>West Roxbury doctor helps kids in fight against obesity - Wicked Local

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:24 AM PDT

West Roxbury doctor helps kids in fight against obesity
Wicked Local
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the "Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity surgery helps prevent diabetes, study finds; doctors debate offering ... - Washington Post

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:01 PM PDT

New York Times (blog)