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Friday, January 16, 2015

Body Mass Index


Top health advice given

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 05:24 AM PST

FIND out how to measure your Body Mass Index during a free health advice session in Bradford.

Asians must be screened for diabetes at lower fat levels — experts

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:56 PM PST

Evidence that many Asian Americans develop the diabetes at lower Body Mass Index (BMI) levels than the general population, the American Diabetes Association is lowering the BMI cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes.

American Diabetes Association releases position statement

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:30 AM PST

The American Diabetes Association is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes, aligning its guidelines with evidence that many Asian Americans develop the disease at lower BMI levels than the population at large, according to a position statement being published in the January issue of Diabetes Care.

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