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Sunday, June 23, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>I-News Network report: Playtime and the battle against obesity - Summit Daily News

Posted: 23 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT


I-News Network report: Playtime and the battle against obesity
Summit Daily News
Determining what constitutes "overweight" and "obese" requires determining what is known as body mass index — a formula that takes into account an individual's height and weight. In adults, it's a simple calculation: Anyone with a BMI between 25 and ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Waistline competes with BMI as measure of health risk - Longview Daily News

Posted: 23 Jun 2013 09:26 AM PDT


Waistline competes with BMI as measure of health risk
Longview Daily News
He's confident that the waist-to-height ratio may soon eclipse the BMI as a measure of risk for lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Not so fast, says another expert: While the height-weight ratio has ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>In this month's issue - Taste.com.au

Posted: 23 Jun 2013 06:27 AM PDT


In this month's issue
Taste.com.au
To start you'll need scales and a calculator. To calculate your BMI, divide your weight (in kilograms) by your height (in metres) squared. For example, if you weigh 65 kilograms and are 1.7 metres tall, your BMI will be: 65 ÷ 1.72 (2.89) = 22.5 BMI ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Killing our community: Obesity costs lives, burdens taxpayers - Shreveport Times

Posted: 23 Jun 2013 02:08 AM PDT


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Killing our community: Obesity costs lives, burdens taxpayers
Shreveport Times
Body Mass Index is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI is a fairly reliable indicator of body fatness for most people. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but research has shown that BMI correlates to direct measures of body ...
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Obesity growing concern among capital residents Gulf Today
Doctors declare obesity a disease azcentral.com
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Could Testing Have Prevented James Gandolfini's Cardiac Arrest? - Huffington Post

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:47 AM PDT


Could Testing Have Prevented James Gandolfini's Cardiac Arrest?
Huffington Post
Surprisingly, many people who admit they could "maybe stand to lose a few pounds" actually have more serious weight problems than they are admitting to. Try this <a href="http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/" target="_hplink">body mass index calculator ...

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