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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Secrets of the world's healthiest countries - Stuff.co.nz

Posted: 22 May 2013 07:12 PM PDT


Stuff.co.nz
Secrets of the world's healthiest countries
Stuff.co.nz
"A healthy BMI for an adult is between 18.5 and 24.9 and it's calculated by dividing your weight by your height squared (BMI = weight / (height) x (height))," says Clinical Dietitian Dr Naras Lapsys of The Body Doctor. So what lifestyle lessons can we ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fast food distance linked to high BMI among African Americans - Medill Reports: Chicago

Posted: 22 May 2013 03:26 PM PDT


Medill Reports: Chicago
Fast food distance linked to high BMI among African Americans
Medill Reports: Chicago
Researchers from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are reporting that African American adults living in a closer proximity of fast food restaurants had a higher BMI than those living farther away.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Take care: Obesity a serious Franklin County problem

Posted: 22 May 2013 09:54 AM PDT

More than a quarter of the people in Franklin County suffer from obesity. This serious health problem can have deadly effects but is reversed with lifestyle changes and a commitment to health improvement.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Waist to height ratio 'more accurate than BMI'

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:06 PM PDT

Your waist should be no more than half your height, say experts who claim too large a trouser size can shorten your lifespan.        

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