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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fact check for fitness - The National

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT


The National

Fact check for fitness
The National
Once upon a time, health professionals seemed to be in agreement that body mass index (BMI) was the surest way to measure someone's health. But in recent years, this has ... Pros All you need is a tape measure and a calculator. For women, it takes into ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity, Larger Waist Size Associated With Better Outcomes in Heart Failure ... - Science Daily (press release)

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT


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Obesity, Larger Waist Size Associated With Better Outcomes in Heart Failure ...
Science Daily (press release)
Both men and women with a normal BMI and waist circumference were at a substantially higher risk for these adverse outcomes. In fact, a normal BMI was associated with significantly worse outcomes -- a 34 percent higher risk in men and a 38 percent ...
Obesity reported to improve heart failure outcome eMaxHealth
Coffee 'linked with heart failure' Halifax Evening Courier

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Group program helps teens keep weight down - Chicago Tribune

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:12 AM PDT


Group program helps teens keep weight down
Chicago Tribune
Two years after the study began, and more than a year and a half after the weight-loss program ended, kids' weight had crept back up, but some of them got taller as well. Improvements in body mass index - a measure of weight relative to height - pretty ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Know your BMI

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height. Some doctors have begun calling it a vital sign, as crucial to monitor as blood pressure.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Too Short or Too Heavy? - Germantown Now (blog)

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:08 PM PDT


Too Short or Too Heavy?
Germantown Now (blog)
I have come to understand that, while I might dispute a pound or two here or there, this is a good tool for the masses…you and me and our families and our friends and acquaintances. There is a body mass index calculator here. Plug in your weight and ...
Behavioral Weight Loss Has Long-Term Benefit for Teens Doctors Lounge

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Robert H. Bushnell: Calculating your body mass index - Daily Camera

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:38 PM PDT


Robert H. Bushnell: Calculating your body mass index
Daily Camera
On Tuesday June 26 the Boulder Daily Camera published an Associated Press article "Know your BMI." Good article but it failed to tell how to figure your BMI (body mass index).

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