Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parents 'not great' at spotting their child's obesity in Wales - BBC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Health Care Law Requires Most Insurers to Tackle Obesity - 13WMAZ
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Is Not a Disease - National Review Online (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How to calculate your BMI - BBC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>National news 'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' - Harlow Star

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Parents 'not great' at spotting their child's obesity in Wales - BBC News Posted: 04 Jul 2013 09:12 AM PDT BBC News Parents 'not great' at spotting their child's obesity in Wales BBC News New figures from PHW show more than 28% of five-year-olds in Wales are overweight, with 12.5% of children classed as obese. The problem in Wales is worse than in England and Scotland. Dr Humphreys said measuring a child's body mass index (BMI) ... Gwent sees shock rise in obese tots South Wales Argus Nearly a third of reception class children in Wales are overweight or obese WalesOnline all 6 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New Health Care Law Requires Most Insurers to Tackle Obesity - 13WMAZ Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:31 AM PDT 13WMAZ New Health Care Law Requires Most Insurers to Tackle Obesity 13WMAZ So, for the plans that have to cover obesity, if a health care provider screens a patient's BMI (body mass index, a number that takes into account height and weight) and determines that the patient is obese, then the provider may offer initial weight ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Is Not a Disease - National Review Online (blog) Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:07 AM PDT Obesity Is Not a Disease National Review Online (blog) Medicare and some private insurers already cover bariatric surgery for people who have a body-mass index (BMI) of 35 or higher, making them morbidly obese, and who also have an obesity-related disease. Now there will be pressure to cover the procedure ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How to calculate your BMI - BBC News Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:35 AM PDT How to calculate your BMI BBC News BBC Health Correspondent Adam Brimelow shows how body mass index (BMI) is calculated using height and weight measurements. This standard, used around the world, is based on data from caucasians. People with a BMI of 25 or more are overweight, ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>National news 'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' - Harlow Star Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:12 PM PDT The Independent National news 'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' Harlow Star BMI is calculated using height and weight, and if someone has a score over 25 they are deemed to be overweight, and those over 30 are classed as obese. But experts said healthcare workers should apply lower thresholds to people from some ethnic groups. British Asians set lower BMI target BBC News 'One size fits all' BMI index may be wrongly applied by doctors for ethnic ... The Independent Tougher obesity measure set for British Asian Business Standard all 16 news articles »

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