Follow us on FaceBook

Body Mass Index

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trinity and Columbus Elementary Schools Identified as Fattest in New Rochelle - Talk of the Sound

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 12:50 PM PDT


Talk of the Sound

Trinity and Columbus Elementary Schools Identified as Fattest in New Rochelle
Talk of the Sound
Ancel Keys, the obesity researcher, who coined the term "Body Mass Index" in 1972, borrowing a formula developed by a Belgian mathematician in 1832, specifically stated that BMI was not appropriate for individual diagnosis. When you understand how the ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parents May Fail to Recognize Overweight, Obesity as Problem in Kids - Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT


Parents May Fail to Recognize Overweight, Obesity as Problem in Kids
Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network
140.79 cm), resulting in a discrepancy in actual vs. reported body mass index, BMI as translated into a standardized z score, and body mass index percentile. For example, zBMI based on parental report vs. actual measurement was 0.55 vs. 0.76, and BMI ...

and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 06:03 AM PDT


Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
U.S. News & World Report
The participants' average age was 43, and their average body-mass index (BMI) was nearly 38. BMI is a calculation of body fat based on height and weight, and a BMI of more than 30 is considered obese. None had diabetes. All study participants followed ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss surgery tied to increase in drinking - Fox News

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:01 AM PDT


Weight loss surgery tied to increase in drinking
Fox News
Surgery is typically recommended for people with a BMI of at least 40, or at least 35 if they also have health problems such as diabetes or severe sleep apnea. Alcohol use dropped immediately following surgery, from 61 percent of people who initially ...

and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Eisai's Epilepsy Drug Reduces Weight in Obese Patients - Bloomberg

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 02:23 AM PDT


Eisai's Epilepsy Drug Reduces Weight in Obese Patients
Bloomberg
The study of Eisai's medicine involved 225 people whose body mass index was 37.6 on average and didn't have diabetes. Individuals took a placebo, 200 milligrams or 400 milligrams of Zonegran in addition to receiving diet and lifestyle counseling by a ...

and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs - The News-Press

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:16 PM PDT


Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs
The News-Press
To qualify to use this medication you are supposed to have a body mass index greater than 30 or greater than 27 if you also have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol. Don't worry about the weight restrictions though. At 5'10", after a ...

No comments:

Post a Comment

 

Translate

Archives