Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Khan: Citizens need to make healthy choices - Trinidad & Tobago Express
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body Mass Index and coronary heart disease - EurekAlert (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>More patients turn to weight loss surgery - The Advocate
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Should high schools across Canada send home health report cards? - CBC.ca
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Rising obesity among men takes toll on sexuality, prostate health - Bangor Daily News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cardio Notes: The Skinny on High BMI in PCI - MedPage Today

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Khan: Citizens need to make healthy choices - Trinidad & Tobago Express Posted: 01 Apr 2013 06:02 PM PDT Khan: Citizens need to make healthy choices Trinidad & Tobago Express Khan made the comments in a telephone interview yesterday with the Express in response to an article published in the United Kingdom's Daily Mail on the average body mass index (BMI) values for adults around the globe. BMI is a number calculated based ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body Mass Index and coronary heart disease - EurekAlert (press release) Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:07 PM PDT Toledo Blade Body Mass Index and coronary heart disease EurekAlert (press release) Analysis of the data showed that the occurrence of CHD increases with BMI so that every 5 unit increase in BMI, calculated as weight/height2, increases incidence by 23%, which is equivalent to the risk conferred by getting older by 2.5 years. The ... Doctors: BMI charts are just a rule of thumb Toledo Blade RAETZCH: Understanding Obesity Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Not So Happy With the New Knee dailyRx all 6 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>More patients turn to weight loss surgery - The Advocate Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:54 PM PDT More patients turn to weight loss surgery The Advocate Obesity is defined as having a body mass index higher than 30. Body mass index is calculated using one's height and weight. A normal BMI is between 20 to 25 and a BMI over 25 is considered overweight. According to federal Centers for Disease Control ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Should high schools across Canada send home health report cards? - CBC.ca Posted: 01 Apr 2013 03:34 PM PDT CBC.ca Should high schools across Canada send home health report cards? CBC.ca (CBC) Instead of evaluating the teens in traditional subjects like English, math and science, the reports tracked their improvement using health indicators like body mass index (BMI) and resting heart rate. The total cost of the most recent tests ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Rising obesity among men takes toll on sexuality, prostate health - Bangor Daily News Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:03 AM PDT Rising obesity among men takes toll on sexuality, prostate health Bangor Daily News The gold standard is BMI, or body mass index, but it doesn't take into account muscle mass, so it isn't always accurate for males who have a higher percentage of muscle. You can calculate your BMI by multiplying your weight in pounds by 703 and then ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Cardio Notes: The Skinny on High BMI in PCI - MedPage Today Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:31 AM PDT Cardio Notes: The Skinny on High BMI in PCI MedPage Today Patients with a low body mass index (BMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were more at risk for cardiovascular events than those with higher BMIs, according to a pooled analysis conducted by Duk-Woo Park, MD, from the University of ...

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