Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Philly Kids Slimmer; Schools Did It? - ABC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Green coffee bean extract: The key to weight loss? - CollegeNews
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity could lead to 'bad eggs' in women trying to get pregnant through in ... - New York Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How Being Obese May Hinder Pregnancy: Eggs Gone Awry - WBUR
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers - NPR (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss counselling for patients waiting for non-urgent surgery - Watford Observer
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Why Heavy Teens May Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Belly fat blues: Measuring tapes are the latest weapons in obesity battle - National Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Dining provides Nutrition Tools
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss Patients at Marina Del Rey Hospital, Collectively Lose More Than ... - RedOrbit
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Doc Talk: Metabolic syndrome: Are you at risk?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Philly Kids Slimmer; Schools Did It? - ABC News Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:08 PM PDT ABC News Philly Kids Slimmer; Schools Did It? ABC News Philadelphia researchers, including city health commissioner Donald Schwarz, looked at the BMI (Body Mass Index) numbers of 120,000 students from elementary school through high school, and found a five percent decline in obesity rates over the five ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Green coffee bean extract: The key to weight loss? - CollegeNews Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT Green coffee bean extract: The key to weight loss? CollegeNews In this test, the show's Medical Unit called upon 100 women between the ages of 35 and 49 who were overweight with BMIs (body mass index) between 25 and 45. These women received either a placebo or the green coffee bean extract and were told to take ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity could lead to 'bad eggs' in women trying to get pregnant through in ... - New York Daily News Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT New York Daily News Obesity could lead to 'bad eggs' in women trying to get pregnant through in ... New York Daily News A normal BMI, calculated by height and weight, is between 18.5 and 24.9; anything higher is generally considered overweight. Roslin says women have begun to seek out weight-loss surgery to help with fertility issues. "Should obesity be treated prior to ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How Being Obese May Hinder Pregnancy: Eggs Gone Awry - WBUR Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:48 AM PDT WBUR How Being Obese May Hinder Pregnancy: Eggs Gone Awry WBUR Of these, 105 eggs were from severely obese women, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) between 35.0 and 50.1 kg/m2, and 171 eggs were from women with a normal BMI, defined as between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2. BMI is calculated from a person's ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers - NPR (blog) Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT Daily Mail Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers NPR (blog) The way the survey works is that participants report everything they've eaten in a 24-hour period, and researchers separately measure height and weight to calculate BMI (body mass index). Now, because researchers are not able to verify diets that are ... Overweight teens don't necessarily consume more calories Fox News Extra pounds in early childhood harder to shed in adolescence American Council on Science and Health Older Overweight Kids Eat Fewer Calories Food Product Design all 101 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss counselling for patients waiting for non-urgent surgery - Watford Observer Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT Weight-loss counselling for patients waiting for non-urgent surgery Watford Observer This comes after the announcement in January that anyone with a body mass index of more than 35 will have to shift the excess pounds before they can be eligible for operations such as hip and knee replacement, tonsil removal or gall bladder surgery. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Why Heavy Teens May Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:45 AM PDT Overweight teens eat fewer calories than their thinner peers, but they exercise less, a new study says. The pattern begins in their tween years, when exercise and sports make way for video games and more sedentary pursuits.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:39 AM PDT Overweight teens eat fewer calories than their thinner peers, a new study says. So why do they weigh more? Researchers suspect a drop-off in exercise in the tween and teen years may be one reason.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Belly fat blues: Measuring tapes are the latest weapons in obesity battle - National Post Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:01 AM PDT National Post Belly fat blues: Measuring tapes are the latest weapons in obesity battle National Post One consequence of these findings is a move away from the old metrics that used to provide physicians with a shorthand estimation of a patient's overall health — the body-mass index calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of one's ... 17 Year Study shows belly fat as leading factor for type 2 diabetes MENAFN.COM all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Dining provides Nutrition Tools Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:54 PM PDT By: Caitlin McCordStudents can track meals in journal LSU Dining has compiled a set of tools to help students better understand what they should be eating. "The Nutrition Tools give you very specific information regarding the specific meal that you are consuming," said Dean Samuels, LSU Dining marketing...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss Patients at Marina Del Rey Hospital, Collectively Lose More Than ... - RedOrbit Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:09 PM PDT Weight Loss Patients at Marina Del Rey Hospital, Collectively Lose More Than ... RedOrbit A patient must generally have a body-mass index, or BMI, of 35 or higher before being considered for surgery. For someone five feet, four inches tall, a BMI of 35 comes at a bodyweight of around 200 pounds —55 pounds above the upper limit of the ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Doc Talk: Metabolic syndrome: Are you at risk? Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT As many as one in three American adults may have metabolic syndrome, according to medical studies. This syndrome is a collection of factors that increase a person's risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. Fortunately, it is treatable — and preventable.

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