Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>RPT-Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The body mass index is imperfect weight-loss tool - NorthJersey.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sugary Drinks and Weight Gain Linked - KOKI FOX 23
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity and sugared drinks: Studies spotlight genetics, weight loss - TheHeart.Org
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Survey: By 2030, half in most states will be obese
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free info sessions - Wicked Local
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group: More than half in 39 states will be obese
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity in Hawaii is low, for now
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Weighty prediction: More than half the people in 39 states will be obese by 2030, group says
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Website lets you rank your weight within the world - Plain Dealer

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>RPT-Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity - Reuters Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:01 AM PDT MedPage Today RPT-Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity Reuters A 2008 analysis of 12 studies, led by a scientist who went on to work for the ABA, concluded that the association between sugary drinks and body-mass index (BMI) "was near zero." Studies in which children cut their intake of sugary drinks found modest ... Sugary Drinks Linked to Increased Genetic Risk of Obesity Businessweek Cutting Sugary Drinks Does Cut Weight Gain MedPage Today New study shows that providing teens with non-caloric beverages can help them ... Sacramento Bee Doctors Lounge all 537 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The body mass index is imperfect weight-loss tool - NorthJersey.com Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:21 PM PDT NorthJersey.com The body mass index is imperfect weight-loss tool NorthJersey.com But, what is BMI exactly? Can you figure out your own BMI? And how useful is it? The body mass index, also know as the Quetlet index, has been around since the 1800s. And, although it does not measure actual body fat, the formula has been universally ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sugary Drinks and Weight Gain Linked - KOKI FOX 23 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT Sugary Drinks and Weight Gain Linked KOKI FOX 23 Qi's team looked at more than 33,000 people and calculated a genetic-risk-for-obesity score. The genetic risk scores ranged from 0 to 64. For every 10 points on the genetic risk score, those who had the fewest sugary drinks ... Among the many ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity and sugared drinks: Studies spotlight genetics, weight loss - TheHeart.Org Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT Obesity and sugared drinks: Studies spotlight genetics, weight loss TheHeart.Org And increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages seemed to potentiate the obesity-promoting effects of genes known to be associated with body mass index (BMI) in an analysis of >30 000 people enrolled in three prospective cohort studies.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Survey: By 2030, half in most states will be obese Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:15 PM PDT NEW YORK - We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that, by 2030, more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free info sessions - Wicked Local Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:03 PM PDT Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free info sessions Wicked Local Millions of Americans fall into the category of clinically severe obesity — more than 100 pounds overweight with a body mass index greater than 40. Body mass index is a calculation of weight in relation to height. Weight loss surgery has been endorsed ... Moves to cut restrictions for obesity surgery are welcomed This Is Cheshire Youngsters go under the knife to lose weight Deccan Herald Lower drug costs 20 years after bariatric surgery Medical Xpress all 15 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group: More than half in 39 states will be obese Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) - We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese. Mississippi is expected to retain its crown as the ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity in Hawaii is low, for now Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:43 AM PDT Hawaii's 2011 adult obesity rate is the second lowest in the nation, but that could change dramatically for the worse in 20 years, according to a report released Tuesday by two public health groups.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Weighty prediction: More than half the people in 39 states will be obese by 2030, group says Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:21 AM PDT The group's dismal forecast goes beyond the 42 percent national obesity level that federal health officials project by 2030

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Website lets you rank your weight within the world - Plain Dealer Posted: 17 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT Plain Dealer Website lets you rank your weight within the world Plain Dealer A team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the average BMI figures using a formula based on United Nation's data on population size in 177 countries, World Health Organization estimates of global weight and ...

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