Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bariatric surgery does not increase risk of broken bones - Medical Xpress
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Check your Body Mass Index (BMI) - KNDO/KNDU
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>TI Chip Helps Calculate Human Body Composition - Design News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>In US, Being Middle-Aged Most Linked to Having Higher BMI - Gallup.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New obesity measure predicts early death better than BMI - Medical Xpress
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>More doctors focusing on BMI to battle obesity

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bariatric surgery does not increase risk of broken bones - Medical Xpress Posted: 06 Aug 2012 04:24 PM PDT Bariatric surgery does not increase risk of broken bones Medical Xpress Generally, a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) protects the bone against most types of fracture because a higher BMI is associated with increased bone density. Additionally there is more protection around the bones. .... Relevant PhysicsForums posts. Wind ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant - Doctors Lounge Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT New York Times Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant Doctors Lounge When the donor is a child however, researchers found body-mass index (BMI) did not increase the risk of death for children receiving a liver transplant. The study was published in the August issue of Liver Transplantation. "Donor BMI is associated with ... Transplant Centers Struggle With Donors' Obesity New York Times (blog) all 10 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Check your Body Mass Index (BMI) - KNDO/KNDU Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT Forbes Check your Body Mass Index (BMI) KNDO/KNDU You are considered obese based on your body mass index (BMI) (see BMI chart below). You are considered overweight based on your BMI and have weight-related health problems or a family history of such problems. You have a waist that measures more ... Thin Is In For Executive Women: How Weight Discrimination Contributes To The ... Forbes Mothers, children underestimate obesity in China Medical Xpress Get involved in getting Marion healthy Marion Star all 9 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>TI Chip Helps Calculate Human Body Composition - Design News Posted: 06 Aug 2012 03:01 AM PDT TI Chip Helps Calculate Human Body Composition Design News The technology would essentially serve as an upgrade for the low-end bathroom scales that offer weight measurement and body mass index (BMI) calculations but cannot distinguish fat from muscle, Sondar said. "A lot of machines just have a weight scale ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>In US, Being Middle-Aged Most Linked to Having Higher BMI - Gallup.com Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:13 AM PDT Press TV In US, Being Middle-Aged Most Linked to Having Higher BMI Gallup.com The findings are based on data collected as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index from Jan. 1, 2010 through May 31, 2012. Gallup calculates respondents' BMI using the standard formula based on their self-reported height and weight. In these ... Predictors of Obesity Studied by Age, Race, Education National Journal all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New obesity measure predicts early death better than BMI - Medical Xpress Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:39 AM PDT New obesity measure predicts early death better than BMI Medical Xpress Unlike BMI, the calculation of ABSI includes waist circumference; another measurement used to estimate body fat. The additional variable helps account for the increased hazard faced by people who carry most of their fat around the middle – those with ... pFIT TIPS: Health insurance companies use unreliable methods that can cost ... TCPalm all 2 news articles »

<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.

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