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Sunday, November 4, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy weight curbs diabetes: BHP - Taipei Times

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST


Healthy weight curbs diabetes: BHP
Taipei Times
Also, people who are overweight or obese — those who have a body mass index (BMI) above 24 — are four times more likely to contract hyperglycemia than people with a BMI between 18.5 and 23.9, the bureau said, adding that people who suffer from ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Online interaction proves to be powerful in weight loss

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 04:27 AM PST

People are using fitness websites and mobile apps to get information about nutrition, keep track of their caloric intake and monitor their physical activities.  Read more

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Online interaction proves to be powerful in weight loss - Columbia Missourian

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 04:16 AM PST


Columbia Missourian

Online interaction proves to be powerful in weight loss
Columbia Missourian
Her weight kept creeping up and peaked at 247 pounds in 2010. At 5 feet and 4 inches tall, that pushed her body mass index to 42.4 and placed her in the category of morbidly obese, according to the Stanford Hospital & Clinics BMI calculator. She was ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Women's health fair - Wicked Local

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 03:27 AM PST


Women's health fair
Wicked Local
Educational materials will include information on lung cancer awareness, self-breast examine instructions, blood sugar awareness, Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator tool, and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) any time demonstration. In addition, a ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-loss surgery is effective tool for diabetes, doctors say - PennLive.com

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:41 PM PDT


PennLive.com

Weight-loss surgery is effective tool for diabetes, doctors say
PennLive.com
Gastric bypass surgery is still indicated only for treatment of obesity and patients must have failed at other means to lose weight before they qualify for it, DiMarco said. Patients must have a body mass index of 40 or greater or a BMI of 35 or ...

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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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