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- An interesting study published in
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- Know if your baby will gain weight by age four
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| An interesting study published in Posted: 08 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT What is the impact of obesity on our lifespan? The answer may be more complicated than you might think. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology looked at data from nearly 4.000 people, where they built a statistical model to estimate the effect on lifespan of having a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight category (25-29.9), obesity (BMI 30-34.9), 'very obese' (BMI 35 or higher), compared to an ideal ... |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:14 AM PDT French deputies on Friday voted to ban ultra-thin catwalk models, despite howls of protest from modelling agencies in the world's fashion capital. "Anyone whose body mass index... is below a certain level will not be able to work as a catwalk model," according to the amendment voted in the National Assembly lower house of parliament. "The prospect of such a punishment will have the effect of ... |
| Know if your baby will gain weight by age four Posted: 11 Mar 2015 11:44 PM PDT New York, March 12 (IANS) Measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict if a child will be obese by age four, says a study. The findings suggest that understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early efforts at obesity prevention. "We also analysed ancestry-based differences in growth patterns and found differences that were apparent as early as nine ... |
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