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Sunday, October 7, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better patient management through electronic recording of growth information - New Zealand Doctor Online

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 07:16 PM PDT


Better patient management through electronic recording of growth information
New Zealand Doctor Online
Professor Barry Taylor and his colleagues at the Southern DHB have developed an electronic system for documenting child health growth information based on height, weight and automatically calculated body mass index (BMI). Other body measurements ...

<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/Google.JPG"/>Nutrition tip of the week: What is metabolic syndrome? - Greenfield Vedette

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 03:11 PM PDT


Nutrition tip of the week: What is metabolic syndrome?
Greenfield Vedette
Even a modest 5 percent to 10 percent weight loss will help lower your blood pressure and improve your blood glucose levels. The goal is for your BMI to be less than 25. BMI (body mass index) is a calculation using your height and weight. You can do a ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are you in denial about your weight? - WA today

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT


WA today

Are you in denial about your weight?
WA today
Further evidence about the failure to notice our expanding waistlines was highlighted by a Bupa report last year, which revealed that only one-third of Australians consider themselves overweight while their body mass index showed that six out of 10 are ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hysterectomy with ovary removal tied to weight gain - Fox News

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:15 AM PDT


Hysterectomy with ovary removal tied to weight gain
Fox News
Women who ended up having a hysterectomy started out the study heavier, on average, than those who went through natural menopause. That difference was about two points on a body mass index (BMI) scale - equal to about 10 pounds. Carolyn Gibson ...

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