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Monday, March 16, 2015

Body Mass Index


France considers ban on ultra-skinny models from catwalks

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 10:55 AM PDT

Socialist MP tables amendment introducing six-month prison term and €75,000 fine on agencies using models below a certain Body Mass Index

'Super-skinny' models may be banned in France

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 09:51 AM PDT

French politician and neurologist Olivier Veran is demanding that models prove they are a healthy weight, and fashion bosses who hire super-skinny girls be punished with six months in prison.

Babies' Body Mass Index May Predict Childhood Obesity

Posted: 11 Mar 2015 01:30 PM PDT

Body mass index during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age 4. A study in a cohort with a majority of African-American children suggests that better understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early obesity prevention.

Why Does World Obesity Concern Us and DrSocial's Healthy Tips

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Obesity costs the global economy $2TRILLION each year. Why do we need to care and what is in our power to do to avoid it?

(PRWeb March 16, 2015)

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Study Shows Strong Link Between Adolescent Obesity and High Blood Pressure

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A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension has found that body mass index (BMI) in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity.

(PRWeb March 03, 2015)

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