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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Israel's ban on thin useless - Eastern Echo

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:55 PM PST


Israel's ban on thin useless
Eastern Echo
The new law requires models to have a body-mass index (calculated using height and weight) of 18.5 or higher. But using BMI alone to judge how healthy a person is, whether they're considered overweight or underweight, is a controversial measure.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete - Philippine Star

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:49 PM PST


Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete
Philippine Star
The U.N. agency relies on the body mass index, calculated by factors of weight and height. WHO says a body mass index below 18.5 indicates malnutrition. According to that standard, a woman 1.72 meters tall (5-feet-8) should weigh no less than 54 ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>InPlay from Briefing.com

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST

InPlay from Briefing.com

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: People with slightly higher BMI may have lower risk of death - Daily Nebraskan

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:07 PM PST


Study: People with slightly higher BMI may have lower risk of death
Daily Nebraskan
Body mass index is used to estimate the amount of body fat a person has. It is determined by height and weight. The study's findings suggested that people in the "overweight" category, with a body mass index between 25 and 30, had the same chance of ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Many primary-care doctors want help treating obesity

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:54 AM PST

Only 44 percent of primary-care doctors say they've helped obese patients lose weight, and many believe that nutritionists and dietitians are the most qualified care providers for these patients, researchers have found.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>2013: 6 Key Issues Fleets Face

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST

Trucking will be dealing with familiar tough issues next year, as well as some that may have a new twist, whether it's in the boardroom, in the cab or in Congress.

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