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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Law in Jerusalem Bans Models with BMI Under 18.5 - JDJournal.com

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST


New Law in Jerusalem Bans Models with BMI Under 18.5
JDJournal.com
A new law that took effect on Tuesday states that male and female models who have a body mass index under 18.5 cannot appear in the media, on Israeli websites or walk the catwalk at fashion shows, according to a story in The Jerusalem Post.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Losing weight in 2013 for health or image?

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST

It's January and plenty of people are making their New Years resolution to lose weight and get healthy. But can you still be healthy and have a few extra pounds?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Big T's Catch Of The Day: Let's ban the BMI - MyNorthwest.com

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST


Big T's Catch Of The Day: Let's ban the BMI
MyNorthwest.com
If you want to be totally discouraged about how you're doing, calculate your BMI, or Body Mass Index. It'll either depress you, or drive you to anorexia, because I, along with a growing number of people in and out of the medical profession, think the ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overly Skinny Models Now Banned in Israel; Should the U.S. Follow Suit? - BostInno (blog)

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST


Daily Mail

Overly Skinny Models Now Banned in Israel; Should the U.S. Follow Suit?
BostInno (blog)
Body mass index is a calculation of the ratio between one's weight and height. While "model fever" is perhaps less pronounced in the U.S. versus abroad, the ubiquitous rail-thin fashion model is an everyday reality here too, images of which are beamed ...
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Many primary-care doctors want help treating obesity

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:54 AM PST

Only 44 percent of primary-care doctors say they've helped obese patients lose weight, and many believe that nutritionists and dietitians are the most qualified care providers for these patients, researchers have found.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lesser degrees of excess weight don't increase mortality - TheHeart.Org

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:08 AM PST


Lesser degrees of excess weight don't increase mortality
TheHeart.Org
The analysis used body-mass index (BMI) categories drawn up by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and combined data from 97 studies from around the world. In all, the studies included more than 2.88 million subjects and over 270 000 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BREAKING: Why Do Fat Guys Live Longer? - Men's Health News

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 08:25 AM PST


Stuff.co.nz

BREAKING: Why Do Fat Guys Live Longer?
Men's Health News
BMI is a simple calculation of weight relative to height. "It tells us only about a person's shape," Dr. Heymsfield tells MensHealth.com. It ignores diet, exercise, fat mass versus muscle mass, and a hundred other factors that contribute to disease and ...
Being pleasantly plump may be best Stuff.co.nz
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Overweight people less likely to die, study says ksl.com
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