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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Softwatre Algorithm Predicts BMI from Mug Shots - Medgadget.com

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:21 PM PDT


Medgadget.com

Softwatre Algorithm Predicts BMI from Mug Shots
Medgadget.com
Faces have a lot to tell about a person's health, but it comes as a bit of a surprise that there is a way to estimate a person's body mass index (BMI) by simply analyzing various characteristics in a mug shot. Researchers at West Virginia University ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting personal: Computer determines BMI from a single headshot - Houston Chronicle

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:50 AM PDT


Houston Chronicle

Getting personal: Computer determines BMI from a single headshot
Houston Chronicle
Specifically: how fat, really, is your potential date? A new research paper in the journal Image and Vision Computing (see abstract) describes the development of a computational tool to determine a person's body-mass index, or BMI, from a single facial ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight' in queue at Pune restaurants - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:28 AM PDT


'Weight' in queue at Pune restaurants
Daily News & Analysis
In a bid to inspire their patrons to live healthy and be conscious of their weight and body mass index (BMI), restaurants have taken to installing weighing and BMI calculation machines on their premises. Shekhar Shetty, who owns Hotel Yatrik at Raviwar ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Self-esteem' at issue in BMI testing - Evanston Now

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 07:41 AM PDT


'Self-esteem' at issue in BMI testing
Evanston Now
A group of middle school mothers petitioned the Evanston/Skokie District 65 School Board Monday night to discontinue testing their students annually to determine their body mass index (BMI) on the grounds that other students may tease them about the ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Mid-year budget checkup: Are your 2013 finances still healthy?

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:11 PM PDT

We're halfway through the year, and it's time for a fiscal checkup. Just as you do with your annual physical, you need to determine if your budget is healthy or if expenses are bleeding enough red ink to cause anemia. Are you shedding pounds of debt or are you over-stressed ? Will you reach your goals for savings in 2013? Will you have enough to spend on splurges or holiday gifts?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Determining body fat composition confuses some experts, too - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:44 AM PDT


Las Vegas Review-Journal

Determining body fat composition confuses some experts, too
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, states on its BMI calculator Web page that BMI "is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.".

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Coca-Cola Expands Calorie Labels and Emphasizes No-Cals

Posted: 08 May 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Coca-Cola Co. (KO) will expand calorie labeling to the front of all packages and reiterated its pledge not to advertise to children under 12 anywhere as the world's largest soft-drink maker fights criticism that it is contributing to obesity.

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