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Friday, September 14, 2012

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>This Photo Is Why BMI Is BS (And Bad For Body Image) - BlissTree

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT


BlissTree

This Photo Is Why BMI Is BS (And Bad For Body Image)
BlissTree
BMI can be misleading if you are say a short, muscular female – you'll appear "fatter" than you are, as BMI is merely a calculation using height and weight (weight not being necessarily a good indicator of "fat"). Dr. John Dempster had harsher things ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dietary antioxidants may influence Alzheimer's disease - allvoices

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT


NDTV

Dietary antioxidants may influence Alzheimer's disease
allvoices
What is more, their blood has been examined and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated. For this present study a total of 74 participants with moderate Alzheimer's disease and 158 healthy participants for the control group took part in this study ...
Spinach could help beat dementia Telegraph.co.uk
Vitamin C keeps dementia at bay NDTV
Vitamin C and beta-carotene might protect against dementia ScienceBlog.com (blog)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity higher in rural America than in urban parts of the country, UF ... - University of Florida

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT


ABC News

Obesity higher in rural America than in urban parts of the country, UF ...
University of Florida
Forty percent of rural residents are obese, compared with 33 percent of urban residents. The study is the first to use body mass index, or BMI, classification based on researcher-measured height and weight to compare rates of obesity in rural and urban ...
Rural America Fatter Than Urban America ABC News
Rural Americans Are Fatter Than City Dwellers Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
Obesity Hits Rural Areas Harder Than Cities Doctors Lounge

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss takes combined effort - Inquirer.net

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT


Weight loss takes combined effort
Inquirer.net
This is one reason an obese person—one that has a Body Mass Index of 30 or more—must seek professional help (BMI is a calculation of weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). "The reasons for gaining excessive weight gain and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Ohio schools can drop body-mass index screenings - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:53 AM PDT


Ohio schools can drop body-mass index screenings
San Francisco Chronicle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio schools no longer have to gather body-mass index measurements, just two years after a state law required the screenings. The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Q7Wf4B ) reports that state lawmakers in June decided to make ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI record-keeping no longer weighs on schools - Columbus Dispatch

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:11 AM PDT


Columbus Dispatch

BMI record-keeping no longer weighs on schools
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio schools no longer have to gather students' body-mass-index measurements — just two years after a state law required them to do so. State lawmakers took action in June to make BMI screenings optional. Bexley and Hamilton — among the few districts ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Responders Needed for BMI Research - Seton Hall University News & Events

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:48 PM PDT


Seton Hall University News & Events

Responders Needed for BMI Research
Seton Hall University News & Events
... Dr. Denise Rizzolo, these researchers are seeking to gain insight on college student's ability to identify proper portion sizes, and asses for a correlation between appropriate portion size recognition and BMI, body mass index, which will be ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Can your love handles kill you?

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT

New research shows people with concentrated "central" fat are more than 50% more likely to die earlier than those who are obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Can love handles kill?

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:41 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.

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