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Monday, July 15, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Boy Scouts' Jamboree should include those barred due to BMI restrictions ... - Fox News

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 02:27 PM PDT


MiamiHerald.com

Boy Scouts' Jamboree should include those barred due to BMI restrictions ...
Fox News
"But a BMI of 39.9 or higher is really high. The obesity rating for BMI is actually 30 or greater and in comparing them to NFL players, those NFL players are very likely to have very high muscle mass. And since BMI is a calculation of weight to height ...
Jamboree campers thinned out: No obese Boy Scouts USA TODAY
Obese Boy Scouts left out of national gathering NBCNews.com (blog)
This Week In Fat Sitgma: The Boy Scouts Of America Have Forbidden Fat Kids ... xoJane
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>To Limit Bullying, State May Nix Parental Notification On Body Mass Index - WBUR

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 11:09 AM PDT


Cape Cod Today

To Limit Bullying, State May Nix Parental Notification On Body Mass Index
WBUR
BOSTON — Schools would no longer have to notify parents of their child's body mass index (BMI) score and the potential health risks associated with being overweight or obese, under a proposed rule change recommended by the Patrick administration.
Are the 'Fat Letters'' Days Numbered? Patch.com

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health - Calgary Herald

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:22 AM PDT


Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health
Calgary Herald
As emergency physicians, patients often ask us if weight loss would be beneficial to them. Our answer is usually based on our calculation of body-mass index, which is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres. A ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why Labeling Obesity As A Disease Is A Big Mistake, Part II - Forbes

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT


Why Labeling Obesity As A Disease Is A Big Mistake, Part II
Forbes
Before one can address this question in any serious manner, one has to examine the measure that is being used to gauge obesity – in this case body mass index, or BMI, which is calculated as weight (in kilograms)/(height in meters)2. The problem I was ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How to calculate body mass index - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:34 AM PDT


National Post

How to calculate body mass index
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation of the percentage of body fat relative to a person's total mass. A child's height and weight are measured and then plotted by gender and age on a BMI chart, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Obesity is a disease because it impairs normal functioning Roanoke Times
Playing the Odds on Children's Weight Gain dailyRx
Overweight Teens More Likely to Die in Middle Age Toronto NewsFIX

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