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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Body Mass Index


Panniculus Retractor enables precise incisions.

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:22 AM PST

With Retentus™ Technology, traxi™ Panniculus Retractor lifts and retracts dense layer of fatty tissue during abdominal procedures. Device helps eliminate need for extra personnel in operating room, allows for greater attention to placement and type of incision, and helps conserve operating room time. When used in cesarean sections, retractor allows for safer labor and delivery experience for ...

Plant-based diet may prolong obese children's life

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 12:24 AM PST

New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Obese children who begin a low-fat, plant-based vegan diet may lower their risk of heart disease, new research says.

Why some people are likelier than others to gain weight, develop obesity-related conditions

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:11 PM PST

Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A new research, part of the largest genome-wide study to date, has strengthened the genetic link to obesity. By analyzing genetic samples from more than 300,000 individuals to study obesity and body fat distribution, researchers in the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium completed the largest study of genetic variation to date ...

Body mass may be more nurture than nature

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:10 PM PST

The influence of genes on body mass index scores is substantially lower than previously thought, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.

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