Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Unintended Consequences of Company Wellness Penalties - Daily Beast
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Failing obese kids in Colorado - Denver Post
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What are the health risks of obesity? - BBC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health officials say BMI not consistent - BigPond News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' - Jersey Evening Post

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Unintended Consequences of Company Wellness Penalties - Daily Beast Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:23 PM PDT Daily Beast The Unintended Consequences of Company Wellness Penalties Daily Beast The studies tested both carrot-and-stick policies, asking survey participants how they would react to policies that either punished overweight employees—with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher—with an extra $500 on health-care costs or rewarded ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Failing obese kids in Colorado - Denver Post Posted: 05 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT Failing obese kids in Colorado Denver Post Determining what constitutes "overweight" and "obese" requires determining what is known as body mass index, a formula that takes into account an individual's height and weight. In adults, it's a simple calculation: Anyone with a BMI between 25 and 29 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What are the health risks of obesity? - BBC News Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:49 AM PDT BBC News What are the health risks of obesity? BBC News The most common way to assess if a person is obese is to check their body mass index. BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared. If your BMI is above 25 you are overweight. A BMI of 30-40 is considered ... Name Change: Obesity GPB (blog) Jim Barnhart: Calling obesity a disease only raises new questions Dallas Morning News all 6 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health officials say BMI not consistent - BigPond News Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:04 AM PDT BigPond News Health officials say BMI not consistent BigPond News BMI is calculated using height and weight and if someone has a score over 25 they are deemed to be overweight, while those with a reading over 30 are classed as obese. Experts say healthcare workers should apply lower thresholds to people from some ... British Asians set lower BMI target BBC News 'One size fits all' BMI index may be wrongly applied by doctors for ethnic ... The Independent Tighter BMI targets for black and Asian patients WebMD.Boots.com Business Standard  - TopNews Arab Emirates all 16 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' - Jersey Evening Post Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:56 PM PDT 'Lower BMI mark for ethnic groups' Jersey Evening Post 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.

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