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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Vivus' weight-loss drug Qsymia expected to gain reimbursement from more payers - Financial Times

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT


Vivus' weight-loss drug Qsymia expected to gain reimbursement from more payers
Financial Times
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define obesity based on body mass index (BMI), a measure determined by weight and height. In adults, a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, while a BMI of 30 is defined as obese.
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The paradox of BMI and life expectancy - Medical Xpress

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:56 AM PDT


The paradox of BMI and life expectancy
Medical Xpress
The Monash University-led collaborative study of over 110,000 people examined the effect of BMI (Body Mass Index, regarded as a measure of obesity) on life expectancy and the repercussions for health-care systems. The 12-year study included men and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Advice on balance in wake of Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera weight gain - The Sun

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 05:36 PM PDT


The Sun

Advice on balance in wake of Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera weight gain
The Sun
Although BMI (Body Mass Index) calculations are a useful guide to how we are faring on the size front, I find body fat percentage or composition provides a very useful tool as well. Official guidelines specify that less than 18 per cent for men and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Adult Obesity Rates Could Exceed 60 Percent in 13 States by 2030, According to New Study

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Related Health Care Costs Could Climb by More Than 20 Percent in Nine StatesWASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the country over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, a report released ...

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