Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Is there really an obesity epidemic? Or has it been created? - Plain Dealer
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Researchers study prevalence of obese students, employees at NMSU - Las Cruces Sun-News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cartenoids found to reduce hip fracture risk in lean men - Science Daily (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maharashtra tops high blood pressure tally, foodie Punjab at bottom: Survey - Times of India
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>OUR VIEW: Weight, height and hiring - Gadsden Times

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Is there really an obesity epidemic? Or has it been created? - Plain Dealer Posted: 16 Dec 2012 06:03 PM PST Plain Dealer Is there really an obesity epidemic? Or has it been created? Plain Dealer In a lecture at the monthly Science Caf meeting at the Market Garden Brewery in Ohio City last week, he showed PowerPoint slides of Brad Pitt and Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying that according to the Body Mass Index method of measurement, they would be ... Our hunger for a weight-loss miracle North County Times all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Researchers study prevalence of obese students, employees at NMSU - Las Cruces Sun-News Posted: 16 Dec 2012 03:06 PM PST Researchers study prevalence of obese students, employees at NMSU Las Cruces Sun-News The survey included 64 items, including measurements to identify the respondents' BMI, or body mass index, an international standard for identifying obesity. From the survey, researchers were also able to look at BMI in relation to age, sex, ethnicity ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cartenoids found to reduce hip fracture risk in lean men - Science Daily (press release) Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:59 PM PST Cartenoids found to reduce hip fracture risk in lean men Science Daily (press release) Importantly, the study found that low BMI is a stronger risk factor for hip fracture risk among elderly men compared to women. Also, in men, hip fracture risk decreased with increasing intakes of total vegetables and of total carotenoids, particularly ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maharashtra tops high blood pressure tally, foodie Punjab at bottom: Survey - Times of India Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:24 PM PST Times of India Maharashtra tops high blood pressure tally, foodie Punjab at bottom: Survey Times of India A recent 'DiabCare study' conducted by Novo Nordisk found that the average age at onset of diabetes among Indians was 46 years with their average body mass index being 26.5 (falling in the overweight category). Around 31.3% of the people with diabetes ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>OUR VIEW: Weight, height and hiring - Gadsden Times Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:04 AM PST OUR VIEW: Weight, height and hiring Gadsden Times Those requirements exist in a standardized table, most likely as in a candidate who is "X" tall must be within "Y" weight range. However, the Gadsden Police Department uses body mass index — a calculation that estimates a subject's body fat by ...

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