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Monday, February 25, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>School sends home letter calling some students 'obese' - My Fox Boston

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:33 PM PST


School sends home letter calling some students 'obese'
My Fox Boston
In fact, this weekend he is wrestling in the state finals and must weigh in at 95 pounds. Cameron and his mother were stunned when they got this letter saying that his body mass index (BMI) put him in the "obese" category. According to his BMI, Cameron ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Poll indicates perception isn't reality when it comes to weight - MyrtleBeachOnline.com

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:03 PM PST


Poll indicates perception isn't reality when it comes to weight
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
A Body Mass Index formula is used to determine the best weight for your body size. Do the numbers: Calculate BMI by dividing weight in pounds by height in inches squared and multiplying by 703. For adults, anything below 18.5 is underweight, from ...
Life is just not worth the weight for most of us South China Morning Post
Busting the thin is fit myth New Straits Times
AAP obesity prevention efforts going high-tech AAP News (subscription)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Busting the thin is fit myth

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:07 PM PST

A healthy range of the Body Mass Index is not an indication of health, which underlines, yet again, the importance of exercise, writes Kasmiah Mustapha

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Food Allergy Diets Stunt Kids' Growth - MedPage Today

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:03 AM PST


MedPage Today

Food Allergy Diets Stunt Kids' Growth
MedPage Today
In a retrospective chart review, food-allergic children older than 2 were in significantly lower weight and body mass index (BMI) percentiles after a 5-year period than healthy controls (P<0.05 for both), according to Caroline Hobbs, MD, of the ...
Food Allergies Found to Make Kids Shorter Newsmax Health

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Johnson: Calculate time needed to achieve weight loss goal

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST

This week on the weight loss ABCs, let's talk about being realistic when setting your goals.

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