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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lap-band surgery leads to long-term weight loss even after hiccups - The Age

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:03 AM PST


The Age

Lap-band surgery leads to long-term weight loss even after hiccups
The Age
''You have to be obese, which is a BMI (body mass index calculated using height and weight) of greater than 30.'' The average age of patients in the study was 47; almost four out of five patients were women. Lap-band surgery is commonly a day procedure ...
Lap banding a long-term obesity solution: study The Conversation

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study finds growing 'weight extremes' in the developing world - Medical Xpress

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:51 AM PST


Globe and Mail

Study finds growing 'weight extremes' in the developing world
Medical Xpress
BMI is an indicator of body fat calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. Obesity is defined as having a BMI of more than 30.0 kg/m2. Compared to people with a healthy weight (a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 ...
Make a change and celebrate Healthy Weight Week Saukvalley
Thin is in, but fat might be better CNN
The vanishing middle: Why people with a healthy weight are disappearing Globe and Mail
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters ...

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 06:12 AM PST

Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease analysis.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What is Your Personal BMI? - Muncie Voice

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 05:01 AM PST


Muncie Voice

What is Your Personal BMI?
Muncie Voice
As our healthcare system in this country starts to shift toward prevention, the Body Mass Index, or a similar calculation, may very well be used to calculate the dollar amount you pay for your insurance premium. The higher the BMI, your risk for ...
Reducing fat intake leads to weight loss, smaller waists News-Medical.net

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