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- Global Bariatric Surgery Devices Market 2014-2018
- Parent Feedback Helps Shape Improved BMI Screening Letter for Schools
- Healthy lifestyle may cut stroke risk in half for women
- Increased risk of premature death associated with higher BMI similar for African Americans, whites
- Mortality risk of overweight, obesity similar for blacks, whites
| Global Bariatric Surgery Devices Market 2014-2018 Posted: 09 Oct 2014 02:29 PM PDT NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- About Bariatric Surgery Devices Obesity is a medical condition wherein there is an excess accumulation of body fat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ... |
| Parent Feedback Helps Shape Improved BMI Screening Letter for Schools Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:47 PM PDT As part of its mission of educating and inspiring families to make healthy lifestyle choices, Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center has developed and tested a body mass index (BMI) screening letter that leads parents to tools and resources for making healthy lifestyle changes for their families. |
| Healthy lifestyle may cut stroke risk in half for women Posted: 09 Oct 2014 11:15 AM PDT Women with a healthy diet and lifestyle may be less likely to have a stroke by more than half, according to a study. The study looked at five factors that make up a healthy lifestyle: healthy diet; moderate alcohol consumption; never smoking; physically active; and healthy body mass index (BMI). Compared with women with none of the five healthy factors, women with all five factors had a 54 ... |
| Increased risk of premature death associated with higher BMI similar for African Americans, whites Posted: 08 Oct 2014 10:56 PM PDT A study from American Cancer Society researchers finds the increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) is similar for African Americans and whites, in contrast to previous, smaller studies that indicated the association may be weaker for African Americans. |
| Mortality risk of overweight, obesity similar for blacks, whites Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:34 PM PDT The increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index is similar for African Americans and whites, researchers have concluded. "While recent large studies have examined the relationship between BMI and all-cause mortality in white and Asian populations in the United States, this relationship has not been well-characterized in African Americans," said the first author of ... |
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