Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitness Trumps Fat as Health Gauge, Coke-Funded Research Shows - Businessweek
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Connect to new Withings scale via smartphone or tablet - CNET (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain derived neurotrophic factor level indicates childhood obesity risk - News-Medical.net
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The BMI Debate: Is it an Accurate Measure of Health? - Diets In Review (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>QuickMedical Introduces New Series Of Professional Scales From Detecto
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Clark County works to address obesity among residents

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fitness Trumps Fat as Health Gauge, Coke-Funded Research Shows - Businessweek Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT BBC News Fitness Trumps Fat as Health Gauge, Coke-Funded Research Shows Businessweek Obesity is usually defined by body mass index, which is calculated using a person's height and weight. BMI is considered normal if it's between 18.5 and 24.9, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which partially funded the first study ... 'Fitness and fatness': Not all obese people have the same prognosis Science Codex all 10 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Connect to new Withings scale via smartphone or tablet - CNET (blog) Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT Medgadget.com Connect to new Withings scale via smartphone or tablet CNET (blog) ... 2012 in Berlin and says the WS-30 will be available in Europe in late September (PDF). Its new (and free) Health Companion app, which helps users track not just weight and BMI (body mass index) but also activities, sleep, and heart rates, is ... New Bluetooth Withings Scale Can Be Controlled Entirely By Your iPhone Cult of Mac all 4 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Brain derived neurotrophic factor level indicates childhood obesity risk - News-Medical.net Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT Brain derived neurotrophic factor level indicates childhood obesity risk News-Medical.net Using national statistics for Japanese school children as reference, the team calculated body mass index (BMI), BMI-percentile, and BMI Z-score (a measure of their relative weight adjusted for age and gender) for 66 obese Japanese children and 32 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The BMI Debate: Is it an Accurate Measure of Health? - Diets In Review (blog) Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:09 AM PDT The BMI Debate: Is it an Accurate Measure of Health? Diets In Review (blog) Body Mass Index is a proxy measure of a person's "degree of adiposity," or fatness. It is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. The concept was devised by scientists in the 1800s, but it did not become an international ... Never mind the fat. It's being fit that matters The Independent all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>QuickMedical Introduces New Series Of Professional Scales From Detecto Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:33 AM PDT According to QuickMedical, the Detecto new series of body fat analysis scales are available in floor-level, low-profile with remote display or eye-level versions with digital or mechanical height rods and optional P50 printer.Issaquah, WA (PRWEB) September 04, 2012 According to QuickMedical, the Detecto PD150/PD350 series offer medical-grade accuracy and durability built for long life spans in ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Clark County works to address obesity among residents Posted: 24 Aug 2012 06:51 AM PDT The most recent data available say that 64 percent of adults in the county are overweight or obese. Among the efforts to address that: having convenience stores offer healthier foods.

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