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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss in children can be a danger signal - U-T San Diego

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:53 PM PDT


Weight loss in children can be a danger signal
U-T San Diego
When he has his weight and height measured at the pediatrician's office four months later, his weight has dropped from 100 pounds to 60 pounds, he has not grown at all, and his Body Mass Index (BMI) has dropped from a normal 18 to 14; from the 75th ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Link Between Weight And Breast Cancer Survival Varies By Race, Ethnicity ... - Huffington Post

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 03:12 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Link Between Weight And Breast Cancer Survival Varies By Race, Ethnicity ...
Huffington Post
According to research presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in San Diego this week, weight -- and more specifically, an extreme body mass index or high waist-to-hip ratio -- was shown to increase risk for ...
Breast cancer patients' risk of death may be affected by BMI or waist-to-hip ratio The Courier-Journal
Breast cancer survival rate linked to patient's weight, ethnicity VOXXI
Associations linking weight to breast cancer survival vary by race/ethnicity Science Codex
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese teens more likely to develop end-stage kidney disease - CBS News

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT


The Nation

Obese teens more likely to develop end-stage kidney disease
CBS News
Overweight or obese status was determined using the Body Mass Index (BMI) test.The same individuals were also listed in a nationwide Israeli ESRD registry. The study followed each subject for about an average of 25 years. Out of all the test subjects ...
Overweight, Obesity in Adolescents Appears Associated with Increased Risk for ... Renal Business Today
Overweight, Obese Teens at Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease Doctors Lounge
Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study U.S. News & World Report
MedPage Today  - Daily Mail  - NBCNews.com (blog)
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early - Chicago Tribune

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT


Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early
Chicago Tribune
While that difference could have been due to chance, there was a statistically reliable difference in body mass index, or BMI, a measure of height in relation to weight. Children in the intervention group went one unit down in BMI, while the others saw ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Gain Following Diabetes Diagnosis Boosts Mortality - Family Practice News Digital Network

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT


Weight Gain Following Diabetes Diagnosis Boosts Mortality
Family Practice News Digital Network
The analysis showed that among 1,238 patients who gained at least one body mass index unit (1 kg/m2) during the first year following incident diagnosis with type 2 diabetes had a cardiovascular mortality rate 63% above that of 4,523 patients whose BMI ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Childhood obesity CAN be tackled, but you've got to start before the age of 10 ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:27 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Childhood obesity CAN be tackled, but you've got to start before the age of 10 ...
Daily Mail
A year after the study began, children in the weight intervention group had lost one unit of their body mass index, while the others saw no change. 'The magnitude of the effect, especially initially after the intervention, wasn't very large, but what ...
Children With Obesity Must Be Treated in Time Science Daily (press release)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight, Age, and Gender Affect Duration, Intensity of Toxicity for Stem Cell ... - HealthCanal.com

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 01:24 AM PDT


Weight, Age, and Gender Affect Duration, Intensity of Toxicity for Stem Cell ...
HealthCanal.com
Among overweight (BMI of 25-29.9) and obese donors (BMI over 30), PBSC donors were more likely than bone marrow donors to document moderate-severe (grade 2) pain levels; however, weight did not factor in the prevalence of fatigue and other toxicities ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How To Tell If Your Child Is At A Healthy Weight - NJ TODAY

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:03 AM PDT


NJ TODAY

How To Tell If Your Child Is At A Healthy Weight
NJ TODAY
How can you really tell if your child is at a healthy weight? A helpful screening tool is body mass index (BMI), calculated using a child's weight and height, as well as his or her age and sex. You can use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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