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Monday, April 29, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Pentagon Report Declares More Than Half The US Military Is Overweight - Business Insider Australia

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:16 PM PDT


Pentagon Report Declares More Than Half The US Military Is Overweight
Business Insider Australia
Beefy troops would find themselves with a tape measure around their waist and neck while exact calculations were made establishing personal BMI. As of late, though, due in small part to exposure to combat, Pentagon authorities have sought to trim back ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Have taller women evolved to have more babies? - NHS Choices

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:32 AM PDT


Have taller women evolved to have more babies?
NHS Choices
The study did not investigate the reasons for this, but the researchers suggest that improvements in healthcare are changing the relationship between height, BMI and health in The Gambia. Other factors could also play a role, including cultural changes ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Do Overweight People Live Longer? - Lifehacker Australia

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:11 AM PDT


Do Overweight People Live Longer?
Lifehacker Australia
Two large and well-conducted studies in the Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine examined this issue by gathering data on more than two million people who had their BMI calculated and were followed for their risk of dying over a defined time ...
Study suggests possible link between gardening and staying trim Washington Post

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What's Wrong With BMI - Everyday Health

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:41 AM PDT


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What's Wrong With BMI
Everyday Health
One of the most common is body mass index (BMI). The problem is that BMI alone doesn't tell the whole story. BMI is a mathematical equation — weight (in pounds) divided by height (in inches) squared, multiplied by 703 — to calculate an individual's ...
Guest Report - 'Waisting' Away DoorCountyDailyNews.com

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Calculatormatik is a feature-packed calculator and conversion tool

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:52 AM PDT

If you ever need to carry out a quick calculation or unit conversion then there are plenty of online resources which can help. And Google is a great place to start; just enter your calculation in the Search box and see what happens. There's still a place for calculator software, though, especially if it supports a wide range of functions. So we were particularly interested to find ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Fat or Fiction – Does BMI even matter?

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:20 AM PDT

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a formula used to calculate a person's 'healthy' weight. But is there any truth to it? Melanie Vella checks the facts.

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