Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Link Discovered Between Driver Obesity and Crash Risk - Truckinginfo
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies - Medical Xpress
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Researchers, black bloggers debunk women's weight myths - The Grio
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Losing weight aids sleep quality - Lansing State Journal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Swedish study: exercise helps people live longer
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Health Lines: It's all in the head
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Exercise may raise life expectancy
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study finds exercise adds to life expectancy, even for obese - Los Angeles Times
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Walk Your Way to a Longer Life - Healthline (blog)

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Link Discovered Between Driver Obesity and Crash Risk - Truckinginfo Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:22 PM PST Link Discovered Between Driver Obesity and Crash Risk Truckinginfo They asked 744 rookie drivers with Schneider National for their height and weight, and from that information calculated the each driver's individual BMI. Those with a BMI higher than 25 are considered overweight, while those with a BMI greater than 30 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies - Medical Xpress Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:02 PM PST Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies Medical Xpress The thin models shown were a standard size for catalogue models and the women in leotards had a Body Mass Index (BMI) of between 11 and 14. The plus size models were a minimum of clothes size 16 and the women in leotards had a BMI of between 36 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Researchers, black bloggers debunk women's weight myths - The Grio Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:58 AM PST The Grio Researchers, black bloggers debunk women's weight myths The Grio Body mass index, or BMI — the calculation that determines when someone is obese — doesn't take into account body fat, muscle mass and other aspects of physical health. The New York Times article suggests it may be time for physicians and researchers ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says Posted: 07 Nov 2012 07:43 AM PST Physical activity after age 40 can increase life expectancy by up to 7 years, researchers find

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Losing weight aids sleep quality - Lansing State Journal Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:04 AM PST TopNews New Zealand Losing weight aids sleep quality Lansing State Journal The researchers also measured the participants' belly fat and body mass index (a measurement based on height and weight) at the beginning and end of the study. Over the course of six months, 55 people completed the study. Both groups lost an average of ... Want To Sleep Better At Night? Shed Some Belly Fat RedOrbit Weight loss can help improve quality of sleep among obese people News-Medical.net Can't Sleep? Losing Belly Fat Might Help TIME Moneycontrol.com  - Medical News Today  - TopNews New Zealand all 35 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Swedish study: exercise helps people live longer Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:42 PM PST Exercising regularly can increase life expectancy, even for people who are overweight, a Swedish-American study has found.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Health Lines: It's all in the head Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:40 PM PST (MENAFN - Arab News) Very few of us are overweight by choice - so why is it that successfully maintaining a healthy weight appears to be one of the greatest challenges in our lives? Having been ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Exercise may raise life expectancy Posted: 06 Nov 2012 08:34 PM PST Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy even among people who are overweight, a study says.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:19 PM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy -- even among people who are overweight, a study said.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study finds exercise adds to life expectancy, even for obese - Los Angeles Times Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:18 PM PST AFP Study finds exercise adds to life expectancy, even for obese Los Angeles Times Even for the severely obese — those with a body mass index above 35 — exercising for about 2.5 hours a week at moderate intensity or for 75 minutes at vigorous levels puts average life expectancy a notch above that of a normal-weight person who is ... Overweight people live longer if they exercise Examiner.com Exercise Lengthens Life, Even If You Are Overweight FOX2now.com Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study VietNamNet Bridge CBC.ca  - Times of India  - NBCNews.com (blog) all 96 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Walk Your Way to a Longer Life - Healthline (blog) Posted: 06 Nov 2012 02:04 PM PST Healthline (blog) Walk Your Way to a Longer Life Healthline (blog) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "measurements of height and weight help to assess the overall health and nutritional status of adults." Body Mass Index (BMI) can be calculated as weight in kilograms/height in meters squared.

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