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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Reversal - Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT


Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network
Overall, they were obese, with a median body mass index of 50 kg/m2. Their median preoperative hemoglobin A1c was 7.1%. Criteria for reversal was a postoperative HbA1c of 6%. At baseline, all of the patients were taking metformin and 12 were also on ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Percentage of severely obese adults skyrockets - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:46 AM PDT


Percentage of severely obese adults skyrockets
Detroit Free Press
People are considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight. People are severely (or extremely) obese if they have a BMI (a height-weight ratio) of 40 or higher. That's roughly 100 ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Review: Fitbit Aria

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Fitbit Aria brings the futuristic world of The Jetsons one step closer by computerising the humble weighing scales. After connecting it to your home wireless network, your weight is recorded on your Fitbit account as well as being shown on the scales. Its glass surface contains electrodes that send a pulse through your body to measure its fat percentage, from which it can calculate your Body ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Is bariatric surgery for you? - Reading Eagle

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:06 PM PDT


Is bariatric surgery for you?
Reading Eagle
... patients determine if they are a candidate for gastric sleeve or other bariatric surgery: Body Mass Index: 40 or more. People with diabetes, sleep apnea and/or hypertension are eligible if their BMI is 35-40. (A free BMI calculator can be found at ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lady Gaga's weight gain: Love yourself if you are overweight - Examiner.com

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT


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Lady Gaga's weight gain: Love yourself if you are overweight
Examiner.com
She has gained weight and is happy with her size. Lady Gaga is also the founder of "Born This Way Foundation" ... It is important to maintain a healthy weight, stay within your Body Mass Index (BMI). Learn how to calculate your BMI. Lady Gaga attends ...
Lessons From Lady Gaga's 25-Pound Weight Gain — And Her Response WBUR

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI, though national standard, just one piece of the weight-loss puzzle - Medical Xpress

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:05 AM PDT


BMI, though national standard, just one piece of the weight-loss puzzle
Medical Xpress
BMI is derived via a formula that divides a person's weight by their height squared, multiplied by 703. (No need to be a math whiz to do this; there are plenty of resources online or at your doctor's office.) The resulting number is the BMI: below 18.5 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Kids get free health exams at Nova Southeastern's Day for Children

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:55 PM PDT

Thousands of children got a free health check without visiting the doctor's office Sunday at Nova Southeastern University's 10th annual Day for Children.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Adult obesity rates could exceed 60 percent in 13 U.S. states by 2030, according to new study

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:24 PM PDT

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 United States over the next 20 years, according to a new report.

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