Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds - U.S. News & World Report
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Students get their due
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight on me: Body images suffer as America's obesity problem spirals - KPHO Phoenix
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diet pills return to the US after long hiatus – people's panel - The Guardian
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sugary drinks key to teen weight loss, especially Hispanics - VOXXI
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>WSA may tie pay to weight - douglascountysentinel

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:06 PM PDT Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report Even though black girls reported less stress than white girls, the effect of chronic stress on body-mass index was stronger among black girls, said A. Janet Tomiyama, of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues. Body-mass index, or BMI ... Stress-Weight Link in Black and White Teen Girls Studied Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Students get their due Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT Parents, schools and hospitals will soon be able to collaborate more efficiently in improving the health and physical development of children, thanks to Size Thailand Kids, a programme initiated by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec).

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight on me: Body images suffer as America's obesity problem spirals - KPHO Phoenix Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT Fourth Estate Newspaper Weight on me: Body images suffer as America's obesity problem spirals KPHO Phoenix However, more evidence is suggesting healthy weight cannot be confined to an ideal number, such as one proposed by the highly debated Body Mass Index that measures body fat based on a person's weight and height. A recent article by the New York ... Child obesity fears prompt BMI call The Press Association Losing weight takes pressure off Wisconsin health care Fourth Estate Newspaper Call for GPs to measure BMI to cut child obesity The Independent Chippewa Herald  - The Guardian  - MedPage Today all 160 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diet pills return to the US after long hiatus – people's panel - The Guardian Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT The Guardian Diet pills return to the US after long hiatus – people's panel The Guardian Both are targeted specifically at obese adults – those with a body mass index over 30 (check your BMI here). When combined with diet and exercise, the new drugs promise "modest" weight loss (about 5-10% of body mass in a year), and they may aid the ... Two New Drugs May Help In Fight Against Obesity NPR (blog) all 39 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sugary drinks key to teen weight loss, especially Hispanics - VOXXI Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:15 AM PDT MedPage Today Sugary drinks key to teen weight loss, especially Hispanics VOXXI For the research, Ludwig and his team set out to find the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and consumption of sugary drinks, as well as the relationship between home environment and sugary beverage consumption. shutterstock 23385898 ... Research Finds Link Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages And Obesity VendingMarketWatch RPT-Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity Reuters Cutting Sugary Drinks Does Cut Weight Gain MedPage Today Food Safety News  - Businessweek  - Examiner.com all 653 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>WSA may tie pay to weight - douglascountysentinel Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:02 PM PDT WSA may tie pay to weight douglascountysentinel BMI can be calculated by multiplying your weight in pounds by 705 and dividing it by your height in inches twice. Frost said WSA spends nearly $2 million per year on health care. If the entire work force got its BMI below 25 it would cost roughly $32 ...

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