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Sunday, December 30, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Surgery may help you accomplish weight-loss goals - St. George Daily Spectrum

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 06:29 PM PST


Surgery may help you accomplish weight-loss goals
St. George Daily Spectrum
"We look at a couple of things, beginning with body mass index, or BMI. Those with a BMI over 40 may want to consider surgery. And those with a BMI between 35 and 40, who have health problems related to their weight, including things like high blood ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The 10 Most Intriguing Health Findings Of 2012 - Business Insider

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:45 PM PST


Business Insider

The 10 Most Intriguing Health Findings Of 2012
Business Insider
Being black is the second biggest risk factor for a high Body Mass Index (BMI), a measurement used to gauge how much fat a person is carrying around. [8 Reasons Our Waistlines Are Expanding]. 6. Doctors seem to be practice what they preach. U.S ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'I spent £17000 to drop ten dress sizes. . . and STILL hated my body' - Daily Mail

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:15 PM PST


Daily Mail

'I spent £17000 to drop ten dress sizes. . . and STILL hated my body'
Daily Mail
By this point, I officially was 'morbidly obese' (my Body Mass Index was over 40) and I wanted more than anything not to be. Anne, pictured at 16, says 'it sounded like a miracle answer: a. Anne, pictured 10 months after surgery, says 'it sounded like ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese British medics should consider weight loss surgery to set example - report - RT

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:57 AM PST


RT

Obese British medics should consider weight loss surgery to set example - report
RT
NICE guidance states that if patients are morbidly obese with a body mass index (BMI) of over 40 or 35, if they have conditions such as type 2 diabetes, they should be offered surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs. However, some primary health ...
Overweight doctors and nurses 'should be given stomach stapling surgery ... Daily Mail
NHS staff 'should consider weight loss surgery to set a better example to ... Telegraph.co.uk

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