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Monday, July 22, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Attempt to steer McDonald's diners toward smaller meals backfires

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES - You might think that customers buying their lunch at McDonald's would order meals with fewer calories if someone handed them a slip of paper reminding them that women should eat no more than 650 calories at lunchtime and men should not exceed 800 calories. But you would be wrong. 

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Weight Loss Winner: Diet or Exercise?

Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:39 AM PDT

Favoring one could impact the number on the scale.        

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' - Buxton Advertiser

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 10:41 PM PDT


Buxton Advertiser

'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups'
Buxton Advertiser
BMI is calculated using height and weight, and if someone has a score over 25 they are deemed to be overweight, and those over 30 are classed as obese. But experts said healthcare workers should apply lower thresholds to people from some ethnic groups.

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