Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Georgia among worst states for childhood obesity - Online Athens
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Surgery ultimatum for obese patients and smokers in Wales - WalesOnline
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy lifestyle linked with longer survival among kidney disease patients - EurekAlert (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>CVS pours fire on debate about health penalties vs. rewards - Denver Post (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Children Who Drink Skim Milk Fatter - Personal Liberty Digest
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The CVS health-screening debate - Washington Post (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Critically Ill Obese Patients Pose Distinct Challenges - Medscape
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lifestyle Intervention for Prediabetes Is Successful - Medscape

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Georgia among worst states for childhood obesity - Online Athens Posted: 21 Mar 2013 07:32 PM PDT Georgia among worst states for childhood obesity Online Athens More than 40 percent weighed too much, according to body mass index calculations of the ratio between their weight and height. Only Mississippi among the 50 states has a worse childhood obesity issue than Georgia, she said. "This is a huge problem ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Surgery ultimatum for obese patients and smokers in Wales - WalesOnline Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:18 PM PDT Surgery ultimatum for obese patients and smokers in Wales WalesOnline Patients referred by GPs for elective surgery – such as a hip replacement – who smoke or have a body mass index (BMI) over 40 will be ordered to complete the course before they are listed for an operation. This does not include patients who require ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Healthy lifestyle linked with longer survival among kidney disease patients - EurekAlert (press release) Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:55 PM PDT Healthy lifestyle linked with longer survival among kidney disease patients EurekAlert (press release) To investigate, Ana Ricardo, MD (University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System) and her colleagues assessed the association of four lifestyle factors (diet, physical activity, body mass index (BMI), and smoking) with death among 2,288 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>CVS pours fire on debate about health penalties vs. rewards - Denver Post (blog) Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:00 PM PDT CVS pours fire on debate about health penalties vs. rewards Denver Post (blog) And employees who do take the screens can then win rewards of an extra $500 deposited in their health accounts if they meet two of the fitness goals, such as, getting their weight into a healthier Body Mass Index, or lowering their blood pressure. It's ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Children Who Drink Skim Milk Fatter - Personal Liberty Digest Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:46 PM PDT KING5.com Children Who Drink Skim Milk Fatter Personal Liberty Digest At age 2 the children body mass index was calculated and parents were asked what type of milk they gave their children. The children, a representative sample of U.S. children born in 2001 and tracked long-term for health were examined again at age 4. Study Says Low-Fat Milk Isn't The Healthy Choice It's Cracked Up To Be For Kids The Consumerist Whole Milk Or Skim? Study Links Fattier Milk To Slimmer Kids NPR (blog) Drinking full cream milk could be better for kids Fraser Coast Chronicle Jezebel  - TIME  - The Inquisitr all 40 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The CVS health-screening debate - Washington Post (blog) Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT Mother Nature Network (blog) The CVS health-screening debate Washington Post (blog) How that plays out in a company's culture is hard to measure, but there are risks. Anytime leaders decide to forego the carrot for the stick, whether to boost employees' job performance or to improve their body mass index, a lot more needs to be ... Judge Napolitano Takes On CVS Policy Forcing Employees To Turn Over Health ... Mediaite CVS workers must reveal weight or pay penalty Mother Nature Network (blog) CVS will penalize employees $600 if they don't reveal their weight. scallywagandvagabond Today's TMJ4  - Huffington Post  - Gawker all 127 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Critically Ill Obese Patients Pose Distinct Challenges - Medscape Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:28 AM PDT Medscape Critically Ill Obese Patients Pose Distinct Challenges Medscape With obesity rates ballooning in the United States, emergency departments are increasingly having to deal with critically ill patients with a body mass index of 40 kg/m² or higher. "Every system in the body is affected by obesity," Haney Mallemat, MD ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lifestyle Intervention for Prediabetes Is Successful - Medscape Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:49 AM PDT Medscape Lifestyle Intervention for Prediabetes Is Successful Medscape A community-based diabetes-prevention program produced significant reductions in blood glucose and body mass index (BMI) among individuals with prediabetes, while also reducing costs at 2 years. The findings, from the randomized Healthy Living ... Omada Health raises $4.7M to take on diabetes and other diseases GigaOM all 7 news articles »

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