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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Teen science wizz represents Africa at Google Science Fair - Ventureburn

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:38 AM PDT


Ventureburn

Teen science wizz represents Africa at Google Science Fair
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Among these, are 16-year-old South African Samantha Heyward who explores the pros and cons of Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation and a Kenyan team which looks if heat and tomatoes can produce electricity. Google's annual Science Fair aims to ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Predicting Obesity In Infants Based On Height And Weight Measurements - RedOrbit

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:00 AM PDT


RedOrbit

Predicting Obesity In Infants Based On Height And Weight Measurements
RedOrbit
By using a formula which includes height and weight instead of body mass index (BMI), researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Texas Tech University found they could predict obesity in children by age 5, according to a report in the journal ...
Obesity and maternal overweight during pregnancy linked to highest risk of ... News-Medical.net
Obese moms more at risk of preterm delivery Indian Express
Obese women at increased risk of pre-term delivery TVNZ
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Weight just one factor to consider when measuring ... - Chicago Tribune

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:04 AM PDT


Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Weight just one factor to consider when measuring ...
Chicago Tribune
Health care providers often assess the impact of a person's weight on their health using a calculation called the body mass index, or BMI. BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared. To find your BMI quickly ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better than BMI - The Age

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:06 PM PDT


The Age

Better than BMI
The Age
... risk of disease, researchers said. BMI is calculated as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres, but a study found that the simpler measurement of waistline against height produced a more accurate prediction ...
Waist-Height Ratio Beats BMI for Gauging Early Death MedPage Today
Is BMI Outdated? Study Shows Waist-To-Height Ratio Better Predictor Of Life ... Medical Daily
Waist to height ratio: is it better to be an apple than a pear? Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Opposing Views
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