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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Knowing your Body Mass Index (BMI) - 6abc.com

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST


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Knowing your Body Mass Index (BMI)
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The professor says the BMI underestimates the bulk of short people while tall people aren't as overweight as they are being told. Under his new calculations, someone who is 5' tall would be overweight at 122 pounds, instead of 129 pounds, on the ...
Your BMI is a Lie: Calculator that Measures Weight Inaccurate Science World Report

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Knowing your Body Mass Index (BMI)

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

You have probably seen the Body Mass Index, the BMI, chart before.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>People Underestimate Weight, Research Suggests

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:09 PM PST

The scale doesn't lie. But when it comes to admitting how much they weigh, many people tell a big white fib, finds a new study. On the other hand, the same people are a little more honest about sharing their height.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI increases risk of chronic low back pain later - Medical Xpress

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST


High BMI increases risk of chronic low back pain later
Medical Xpress
The researchers observed a significant positive association between BMI and risk of LBP among persons without LBP at baseline. For BMI of 30 kg/m² or more versus BMI less than 25 kg/m², the odds ratio for chronic LBP was 1.34 for men and 1.22 for women ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>In U.S., Obesity Rate Stable in 2012

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:03 AM PST

Americans were as likely to be obese in 2012 as they were in 2011. But the 26.2% who were obese in 2012 is slightly higher than the 25.5% recorded in 2008. Blacks, those aged 45 to 64, and low-income Americans remain the most likely to be obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Pregnancy weight gain: How much, how soon?

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:23 AM PST

Your rate of weight gain will depend on a variety of factors, such as your metabolism, your activity level, and genetics.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Drumheller News, Drumheller Weather, Drumheller Sports

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST

The rise in type 2 diabetes that we have seen over the last decades has paralleled the rise in obesity, with 36% of American adults now meeting the Body Mass Index criteria for obesity, and another 1/3 being overweight (you can calculate your BMI here , in the right hand column).

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Interactive calculator: do you win or lose with the new BMI?

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:24 AM PST

Use this interactive tool to see how your body mass index is different under Oxford University's proposal for a new system.

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