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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diabetes cure by metabolic surgery - Gulf Times

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:58 PM PDT


Gulf Times

Diabetes cure by metabolic surgery
Gulf Times
Obesity usually is classified by body mass index (BMI), calculated as body weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared (kg/m²). This classification is based on associations with adverse health consequences, with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m² ...
Diabetes 'Cure' After Weight Loss Surgery Lasts Long Term MedPage Today
First gastric bypass surgery in the state The New Indian Express

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids - Yahoo! News

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:36 PM PDT


Yahoo! News

Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids
Yahoo! News
Once a year they asked the children to remember what they had had to eat over the previous three days and calculated their BMI, a measure of weight relative to height. As fourth graders, 64 percent of the kids said they'd eaten breakfast on each of the ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI at T2DM Diagnosis Has U-Shaped Link With Mortality - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:05 AM PDT


BMI at T2DM Diagnosis Has U-Shaped Link With Mortality
Doctors Lounge
TUESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- For patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), body mass index (BMI) around the time of diagnosis has a U-shaped correlation with mortality, according to research published in the April issue of ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>More Television Equals a Higher BMI, Study Says - WJTV

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:38 AM PDT


More Television Equals a Higher BMI, Study Says
WJTV
Kids who spend more time watching TV tend to have a higher body mass index, even more than those who use other electronic media. Researchers analyzed the media habits of about 90 teens and found that TV ads for unhealthy foods may be a bad ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Less sleep, larger BMI increases for teens

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:50 AM PDT

Shorter sleep was associated with increases in BMI from age 14 to 18, especially those who already had higher BMIs, found a new study from Penn Medicine. Increasing daily sleep to 10 hours per day could help to prevent teen obesity.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Less sleep, larger BMI increases for teens - Philly.com (blog)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:53 AM PDT


Philly.com (blog)

Less sleep, larger BMI increases for teens
Philly.com (blog)
Every six months, the students were asked to report their sleep patterns. Heights and weights were taken to calculate their adolescent body mass index (BMI) . Fewer hours of sleep was associated with greater increases in BMI for participants between 14 ...
Being Engrossed by TV May Boost Teens' BMI MedPage Today
The Buzz: TV carries weight for kids' BMI Providence Eyewitness News
For Teens, Attention to TV Is Linked to Increased BMI Scores Monthly Prescribing Reference
Counsel & Heal  - Noise  - Deccan Herald
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Gallup-Healthways: Ark. ranks high in obesity, blood pressure

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:07 AM PDT

The national obesity rate remained steady at 26.2% in 2012, compared with 26.1% in 2011, but is still higher than the 2008 average of 25.5%. Arkansas ranks high for both obesity and high blood pressure. This is according to a Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

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