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Sunday, March 3, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>CENTERS' PIECE: Effects of mutimedia on children - Odessa American

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 06:05 PM PST


CENTERS' PIECE: Effects of mutimedia on children
Odessa American
Studies have shown that decreasing the amount of television kids watched, and encouraging other activities, led to a lower body mass index (BMI). COMMERCIALS. Kids in the U.S. see 40,000 commercials each year. Under the age of 8, most kids don't ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>First evidence that obesity gene is risk factor for melanoma - Cancer Research UK (press release)

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 05:01 PM PST


Cancer Research UK (press release)

First evidence that obesity gene is risk factor for melanoma
Cancer Research UK (press release)
These variants are linked to Body Mass Index (BMI) – a measure of a person's shape based on their weight and height. Having a high BMI can increase the risk of various diseases including type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, womb (endometrial) cancer and ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Food-Allergic Kids Smaller Than Their Peers - Medscape

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 02:18 PM PST


Medscape

Food-Allergic Kids Smaller Than Their Peers
Medscape
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Food-allergic children lag behind their peers on growth charts, particularly on the weight and body-mass index (BMI) scales, and especially if they have milk allergy, according to new research. It's essentially a ... Growth ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Rewards get kids active but don't improve health - Ukiah Daily Journal

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PST


Rewards get kids active but don't improve health
Ukiah Daily Journal
The modest difference in activity between the groups might explain why the researchers didn't see any differences in body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight relative to height - or in their overall health at the end of the study. "I don't think ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Thinned & skinned: Losing a lot of weight is great, but then there's the ... - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Posted: 02 Mar 2013 09:10 PM PST


Chattanooga Times Free Press

Thinned & skinned: Losing a lot of weight is great, but then there's the ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press
For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the "body mass index." BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat. An adult who has a BMI between 25 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fighting the 'Fat Letters' - Patch.com

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:05 AM PST


Fighting the 'Fat Letters'
Patch.com
In 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health adopted a "BMI initiative" requiring public schools to calculate the BMI of children and teens of certain ages and send the results to the children's parents along with instructions for parents on ...

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