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Sunday, January 20, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body mass index calculations 'flawed' - The Australian

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 05:06 AM PST


Daily Mail

Body mass index calculations 'flawed'
The Australian
According to a professor of numerical analysis at the University of Oxford, the formula used to calculate body mass index is flawed in such a way that it makes tall people too fat and small people too thin. As though that were not dispiriting enough ...
Are you fatter (or thinner) than you thought? Oxford mathematician shows flaw ... Daily Mail

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Current BMI formula flawed: Study - Zee News

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 03:53 AM PST


Zee News

Current BMI formula flawed: Study
Zee News
Current BMI formula flawed: Study London: The formula currently used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) is flawed and renders tall people too fat and short people too thin, researchers at Oxford University has said. BMI is presently calculated ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why diet when you can be overweight and healthy? - StarPhoenix

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 06:09 AM PST


Why diet when you can be overweight and healthy?
StarPhoenix
When she and her distinguished colleagues say that overweight people live longer, you can take it to the bakery. What the study found is explained in terms of body mass index or BMI, a ratio of height to weight. You can find a calculator online. Normal ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Tall people may not be as overweight as they thought (but if you're short you ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 05:59 AM PST


Tall people may not be as overweight as they thought (but if you're short you ...
Daily Mail
... to calculate the BMI is flawed and renders tall people too fat and short people too thin. Up until now BMI has been calculated simply by dividing a person's weight by their height to give a rough estimate of amount of fat they are carrying as a ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Being Slightly Overweight and Using Thermobalancing Therapy Helps to Live Longer and Healthier, States Fine Treatment

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:32 AM PST

Recent research published by the JAMA shows that being slightly overweight is associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality, while the use of Dr. Allen's therapeutic devices helps to successfully treat common chronic diseases, such as prostate and heart problems, kidney stones and back pain. So the combination of both factors can play an essential role supporting stronger health and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>New Year's Resolutions: 8 Ideas For Better Sleep In 2013

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:29 AM PST

Finding yourself making the same tired resolution to get fit or lose weight or eat more nutritious foods? But there's a reason -- or a few -- why you didn't reach your goal this go round.

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