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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Program helps kids from low-income families lower body mass index - ScienceBlog.com (blog)

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:27 PM PDT


ScienceBlog.com (blog)

Program helps kids from low-income families lower body mass index
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed expert body mass index recommendations when given access to a structured weight management program, according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics.

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Are half of NHS workers obese? - Full Fact

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:54 PM PDT


Full Fact

Are half of NHS workers obese?
Full Fact
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is measured by body mass index (BMI), calculated by dividing an individual's weight in kilograms by the square of the height in metres. Anyone with a BMI of 25 to 30 is classed as overweight, whereas anyone with ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Post-Smoking Weight Gain Doesn't Harm Heart - MyHealthNewsDaily

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:25 PM PDT


BBC News

Post-Smoking Weight Gain Doesn't Harm Heart
MyHealthNewsDaily
People in the Offspring Cohort, which began in 1971, underwent regular physical examinations. During these visits, study participants were weighed; their body mass index, or BMI, was calculated; their cholesterol and blood glucose levels were measured; ...
Minimize Weight Gain to Maximize Smoking-Cessation Benefit Medscape
Don't snuff out smokers' chances for work Orlando Sentinel

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health - Vancouver Sun

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 07:20 AM PST


Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health
Vancouver Sun
As emergency physicians, patients often ask us if weight loss would be beneficial to them. Our answer is usually based on our calculation of body-mass index, which is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres. A ...

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