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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Being just FOUR pounds overweight can increase your risk of heart disease by ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:22 PM PDT


MSN UK

Being just FOUR pounds overweight can increase your risk of heart disease by ...
Daily Mail
BMI is calculated by taking your weight, in kilograms, and dividing it by your height squared, in metres, and is a way to compare the weights of groups of people of different heights. Underweight is a BMI under 18.5, normal is between 18.5 and 25 ...
BMI 'linked to heart failure risk' MSN UK
Piling on as little as 4lbs can raise risk of heart attack by 17% Telegraph.co.uk
Few extra pounds 'could be deadly' Express.co.uk

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity isn't a disease, no matter what the AMA says - The Reporter

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:30 PM PDT


ChicagoNow

Obesity isn't a disease, no matter what the AMA says
The Reporter
There is also the problem of the body mass index, the standard and horribly flawed tool used to calculate where a person's "normal weight" should land based solely on a height/weight measurement that takes absolutely nothing else into consideration.
Obesity As Disease: Now You're Sick ChicagoNow (blog)
'I'm fat, and it's my fault'—and other reactions to calling obesity a disease Yahoo! News
Fat people: #IAmNotADisease CNN
National Post  - Fora.tv (blog)
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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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