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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Body Mass Index


What the diet industry doesn't want you to know

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:53 PM PST

This is the year, you tell yourself. This year you're finally going to stick to your 5:2 Paleo Wheat Belly Bikini Challenge and by next Christmas you'll look like you've been Photoshopped.

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.

Being Thin Doesn't Spare Asian-Americans From Diabetes Risk

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:27 AM PST

Guidelines just out from the American Diabetes Association say Asian-Americans with a typically healthy body mass index can still be running a substantial risk for developing diabetes.

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