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Saturday, March 9, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health Incentives Plans Pay Off - Hartford Courant

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 06:39 PM PST


Health Incentives Plans Pay Off
Hartford Courant
Savings in these types of health incentive plans are linked to having a checklist of good health practices including a yearly physical, blood metrics and an improved body-mass index, which is determined by age, gender and height. The approach has its ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Money talks when trying to lose weight - UPI.com

Posted: 08 Mar 2013 07:27 PM PST


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Money talks when trying to lose weight
UPI.com
An adult who has a body mass index -- a calculation determined by using weight and height -- of 30 or higher is considered obese, Driver said. All study participants were given of goal of losing 4 pounds per month up to a predetermined goal weight and ...
Losing Weight, With a Little Help from Human Psychology Greatist
Cash incentives, penalties may spur people to shed more pounds WAFF
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI linked to heart attack, stroke in young women - Medical Xpress

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:53 AM PST


High BMI linked to heart attack, stroke in young women
Medical Xpress
In fact, women with a high body mass index (BMI)—a measure of the body's fat content—that is indicative of obesity were twice as likely as those of normal weight to suffer a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke within just four to five ...
Obesity Boosts Heart Attack Risk After Childbirth MyHealthNewsDaily

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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 - StarPhoenix

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 07:18 AM PST


Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health
StarPhoenix
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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