Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trends in diet, serum cholesterol and BMI among Swedish adults - HealthCanal.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fact check for fitness beyond BMI - The National
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AAFP, USPSTF Recommend Screening All Adults for Obesity, Offering Some ... - AAFP News Now
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New guidelines urge doctors to screen patients for obesity - Public Radio International PRI
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Large waist size good for heart patients - Times of India
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>She The People - Washington Post (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Putting a number on the obesity outbreak - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Doctors urged to calculate patients' BMI, treat obesity - Philadelphia Inquirer

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Trends in diet, serum cholesterol and BMI among Swedish adults - HealthCanal.com Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:43 PM PDT Trends in diet, serum cholesterol and BMI among Swedish adults HealthCanal.com Researchers in Sweden have used data from one of the largest databases in the world on dietary intake to identify 25-year trends in diet, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) among adults living in northern Sweden. The findings hint at the importance ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fact check for fitness beyond BMI - The National Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT The National Fact check for fitness beyond BMI 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 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>AAFP, USPSTF Recommend Screening All Adults for Obesity, Offering Some ... - AAFP News Now Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:07 AM PDT AAFP, USPSTF Recommend Screening All Adults for Obesity, Offering Some ... AAFP News Now "Most family physicians are already screening for obesity, and they don't need a task force recommendation to put somebody on a scale or, in most circumstances, to calculate a BMI," he said. "The question is, when you know someone is obese, is there ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New guidelines urge doctors to screen patients for obesity - Public Radio International PRI Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT New guidelines urge doctors to screen patients for obesity Public Radio International PRI The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force created the guidelines as a way to address the country's growing obesity epidemic, suggesting that more doctors should be calculating their patients' body mass indexes. More than one-third of American adults are ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Large waist size good for heart patients - Times of India Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT Zee News Large waist size good for heart patients Times of India UCLA researchers have found that in both men and women with advanced heart failure, obesity — as indicated by a high body mass index (BMI) — and a higher waist circumference... Obesity reported to improve heart failure outcome eMaxHealth Obesity Can Be Good if You Are a Heart Patient Medical Daily all 16 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>She The People - Washington Post (blog) Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT CBS News She The People Washington Post (blog) On Wednesday the FDA gave the go-ahead to Arena Pharmaceuticals' Belviq (generically known as lorcaserin) for prescription use in adults with a body mass index of 30 or greater (considered to be obese), or overweight adults with a BMI of 27 or higher ... FDA Approves Diet Drug U.S. News & World Report Diet Drug Wins FDA's Approval Wall Street Journal FDA approves obesity pill Belviq for obese, overweight people with weight ... CBS News msnbc.com  - Southwest Florida (blog) all 960 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Putting a number on the obesity outbreak - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT Sarasota Herald-Tribune Putting a number on the obesity outbreak Sarasota Herald-Tribune That's why I think the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force was on the money last week when it urged all medical providers to give patients a calculation of their BMI (body mass index, or height-to-weight ratio) at every health screening. Sure, this is ... Obesity Intervention from your Doctor The Takeaway WEB EXCLUSIVE: New recommendations to help fight obesity in adults KLTV DR. KATZ: Weighing in on obesity screening New Haven Register all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Doctors urged to calculate patients' BMI, treat obesity - Philadelphia Inquirer Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:02 AM PDT RedOrbit Doctors urged to calculate patients' BMI, treat obesity Philadelphia Inquirer WASHINGTON - A government panel renewed a call Monday for every adult to be screened for obesity during checkups, suggesting more physicians should be routinely calculating their patients' body mass index, or BMI, a measure of whether you're ... Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity CBS News Doctors Requested To Calculate BMI Of Their Patients RedOrbit all 341 news articles »

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