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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Body Mass Index


Millions Could Qualify For Weight-Loss Surgery

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST

Two million people could qualify for obesity surgery under radical new NHS guidelines.

40% of school children lack healthy BMI: Study

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:37 PM PST

Over 40% of school-going kids, irrespective of their gender, age or region, lack healthy body mass index and endurance, a study, conducted across 85 cities and covering 1,15,559 students, showed.

Obesity-related cancers on the rise, especially in developed countries – UN report

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:21 AM PST

Being overweight or obese have become major risk factors for developing cancer, particularly among women and in more developed countries, the specialized cancer agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

Half-million cancers worldwide linked to obesity

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 08:48 AM PST

Excess body weight caused about 481,000 new cancer cases in 2012, according to a new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization. 

Obesity increasing cancer cases

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 12:18 AM PST

Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) Excess body weight causes over 480,000 new cancer cases per year - 3.6 percent of cancers worldwide - in adults, new estimates suggest.

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