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Friday, June 14, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Waist-to-height ratio may be better indicator for health risks than BMI - MedCity News

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT


Times of India
Waist-to-height ratio may be better indicator for health risks than BMI
MedCity News
Waist-to-height ratio may be a more accurate measure of cardiovascular health risk than the current standard, the body mass index, a local expert says. He's confident that the waist-to-height ratio may soon eclipse the BMI as a measure of risk for ...
Depression in postmenopausal women may increase diabetes and ... Science Daily (press release)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Weight' in queue at Pune restaurants - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 06:08 AM PDT


'Weight' in queue at Pune restaurants
Daily News & Analysis
In a bid to inspire their patrons to live healthy and be conscious of their weight and body mass index (BMI), restaurants have taken to installing weighing and BMI calculation machines on their premises. Shekhar Shetty, who owns Hotel Yatrik at Raviwar ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI linked to reduced risk of endometriosis - 2 Minute Medicine

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:40 AM PDT


2 Minute Medicine
High BMI linked to reduced risk of endometriosis
2 Minute Medicine
In-Depth [prospective cohort study]: This study evaluated the relationship between BMI, body size and endometriosis. Data was drawn from 116,430 female nurses from September 1989 to June 2011 as part of the Nurses' Health Study II. BMI was calculated ...

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