Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Now that obesity is a "disease," insurance coverage should change, local ... - Patriot-News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Snapshot: US Obesity Rate Ticking Up - Gallup.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Could Testing Have Prevented James Gandolfini's Cardiac Arrest? - Huffington Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Harlem students get schooled on healthcare by EmblemHealth and GrowNYC - Amsterdam News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>American Medical Association's new resolution, obese are sick - The News-Press

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Now that obesity is a "disease," insurance coverage should change, local ... - Patriot-News Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT KTVB Now that obesity is a "disease," insurance coverage should change, local ... Patriot-News ... with illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. It is defined as having a body mass index -- BMI -- of 30 or above. For example, a 5-8 person who weighs 197 pounds has a BMI of 30. You can calculate your BMI here. Doctors declare obesity a disease azcentral.com Calling obesity a disease could affect health insurance KERO-TV 23 Obesity Is A 'Disease.' Now What? WFSU all 78 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Snapshot: US Obesity Rate Ticking Up - Gallup.com Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:42 AM PDT Snapshot: US Obesity Rate Ticking Up Gallup.com 1 through June 20 as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Gallup uses respondents' self-reported height and weight to calculate body mass index (BMI) scores. Individual BMI values of 30 or above are classified as "obese," 25 to 29.9 are ... Gallup: US obesity rate slightly higher from last year UPI.com US Obesity Rate So Far On Track To Surpass Last Year's Huffington Post all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Could Testing Have Prevented James Gandolfini's Cardiac Arrest? - Huffington Post Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:47 AM PDT CBS News Could Testing Have Prevented James Gandolfini's Cardiac Arrest? Huffington Post Surprisingly, many people who admit they could "maybe stand to lose a few pounds" actually have more serious weight problems than they are admitting to. Try this <a href="http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/" target="_hplink">body mass index calculator ... Heart disease hits younger people: 'It may be due to our lifestyles' KVAL all 3,519 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Harlem students get schooled on healthcare by EmblemHealth and GrowNYC - Amsterdam News Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:44 AM PDT Harlem students get schooled on healthcare by EmblemHealth and GrowNYC Amsterdam News While a couple of students also demonstrated how to play the Xbox Kinect, which allows players to "be the controller" by moving their bodies, other students calculated their body mass index. Flores volunteered to host the event and was pleasantly ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>American Medical Association's new resolution, obese are sick - The News-Press Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:19 PM PDT American Medical Association's new resolution, obese are sick The News-Press What obesity is: Clinically, a person with a body mass index of 30 or more is considered obese. There are several ways to calculate BMI: a height-to-weight ratio formula, by using skin-fold calipers or other measurements, and through underwater immersion.

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