Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>LeeAnn Weintraub: Kids need healthy habits to avoid summer weight gain - Los Angeles Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>From brain to mouth: The psychology of obesity - USA TODAY
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hands-on with Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss clinic drop out rates over 40% in new study - Examiner.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hands-on with Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale - Digitaltrends.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese donors increase risk of death for pediatric liver transplant recipients - EurekAlert (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting a Body Like an Olympian - Virginia Connection Newspapers
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Big Brother's Becky threatens to quit after Luke A's BMI comment - Metro
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>No fad diet: family-based program promises long-lasting weight loss for obese ... - Prevention Action
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Diet Pills Offer Option to Off-Label Obesity Drugs - Wall Street Journal
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>When Does An App Need FDA's Blessing?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>LeeAnn Weintraub: Kids need healthy habits to avoid summer weight gain - Los Angeles Daily News Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:21 PM PDT LeeAnn Weintraub: Kids need healthy habits to avoid summer weight gain Los Angeles Daily News ... excessive weight gain. In fact, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that kids gain body mass index - a measure of body fatness using weight and height - twice as fast during summer months compared to during the school year.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>From brain to mouth: The psychology of obesity - USA TODAY Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:19 PM PDT USA TODAY From brain to mouth: The psychology of obesity USA TODAY They then calculated couples' BMIs. The study he co-wrote confirms that those with higher BMIs tended to pair up and suggests the implications for heavier offspring. "It starts concentrating the genes for BMI within families," he says. He and others ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Hands-on with Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:19 AM PDT For those obsessed with getting to their goal weight, the Fitbit Aria will track your weight, body fat, and store it all in a pretty package.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight loss clinic drop out rates over 40% in new study - Examiner.com Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT Weight loss clinic drop out rates over 40% in new study Examiner.com Insurance will only cover medically necessary cases that include morbidly obese person with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 4 or more. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the obesity rate in Alabama is 32.2%. The 2010 U. S. Census estimated the ... Bariatric surgery risk varies among hospitals, study finds Los Angeles Times VA finds 3 years isn't enough to reduce health costs following bariatric surgery American Medical News all 24 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hands-on with Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale - Digitaltrends.com Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT Digitaltrends.com Hands-on with Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale Digitaltrends.com According to Fitbit, this glass contains electrodes that shoot up one leg and down the other to help calculate your body mass index (BMI). Virtually undetectable, the sensors are built-in the four-leaf clover-like design outlined on the surface. For ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obese donors increase risk of death for pediatric liver transplant recipients - EurekAlert (press release) Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:43 AM PDT Obese donors increase risk of death for pediatric liver transplant recipients EurekAlert (press release) The study, funded in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that pediatric donor body mass index (BMI) did not increase mortality risk in this pediatric population. Obesity is a global health concern. A 2008 report from the ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting a Body Like an Olympian - Virginia Connection Newspapers Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT Getting a Body Like an Olympian Virginia Connection Newspapers Marymount University Professor Michelle Walters-Edwards suggests recommended enlisting the help of a fitness professional to calculate one's body mass index (BMI). "It depends on your genetic make-up and how easily you build muscles," said Michelle ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Big Brother's Becky threatens to quit after Luke A's BMI comment - Metro Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:27 AM PDT Metro Big Brother's Becky threatens to quit after Luke A's BMI comment Metro Becky is said to have told Channel 5 bosses that she wants to leave the show after being left upset by comments Luke A made about her BMI (Body Mass Index), a measurement used to ascertain whether an individual is the correct weight for their height. Big Brother 2012: Becky threatens to quit over weight jibes New Magazine Becky threatens to quit Big Brother stv.tv all 145 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>No fad diet: family-based program promises long-lasting weight loss for obese ... - Prevention Action Posted: 01 Aug 2012 02:15 AM PDT No fad diet: family-based program promises long-lasting weight loss for obese ... Prevention Action In a two-year-long randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 209 obese children from New Haven, Connecticut, Bright Bodies was more effective than standard clinical care in reducing the children's weight gain, body fat, and body mass index (BMI, calculated ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Diet Pills Offer Option to Off-Label Obesity Drugs - Wall Street Journal Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:48 AM PDT New Diet Pills Offer Option to Off-Label Obesity Drugs Wall Street Journal The new drugs are FDA approved for patients with a body mass index of 30 or higher, or with a BMI of 27 and high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol or sleep apnea. People with very large amounts of weight to lose may benefit more from bariatric ... Are unborn placed at risk by new diet drug? FDA approves weight-management ... Legal Examiner FDA Approves New Weight-Loss Drug Qsymia CisionWire (press release) all 10 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>When Does An App Need FDA's Blessing? Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:07 PM PDT There's been an explosion in apps designed to help people stay healthy and manage chronic diseases. The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to regulate some of these apps to make sure they're not putting patients at risk. But that's triggered a debate over whether government regulation may end up doing more harm than good.

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