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How obese are we? - Los Angeles TimesHow obese are we?Los Angeles Times, CA - Sep 17, 2007Now "obesity" (defined by our public health authorities as a body mass index of 30 or higher) has been transformed into a disease. ... Celebrities and body image: Are these women really fat? - Dallas Morning News (subscription)Celebrities and body image: Are these women really fat?Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Sep 17, 2007"Lean body mass can be determined using simple body measurements and a mathematical formula," she said. "Another common measurement is the body mass index. ... BMI doesn't measure up - Windsor StarBMI doesn't measure upWindsor Star, Canada - Sep 20, 2007The Body Mass Index is slowly becoming an obsolete measure of obesity. So put your calculator away. Determining a healthy body weight by dividing your body ... 3-year 'Shape-Up' program makes a big difference - Washington Observer Reporter3-year 'Shape-Up' program makes a big differenceWashington Observer Reporter, PA - Sep 23, 2007The intervention decreased body-mass index scores in children at high-risk for obesity, compared to the two control communities. ... Study Shows Childhood Sexual Abuse Has Lasting Effects - forensic nurseStudy Shows Childhood Sexual Abuse Has Lasting Effectsforensic nurse, AZ - Sep 24, 2007... a marked association between severe childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and greater body mass index (BMI) among women, this association did not hold for men. ... A chemist to the Rescue - Business DayA chemist to the RescueBusiness Day, Nigeria - Sep 24, 2007Fortunately he has the free lab of the press, mass media and public opinion to analyse and determine which reagents need to be dropped but definitely not ... The Fall of Detroit: Insider Sees Errors of 1970s in GM Strike - BloombergThe Fall of Detroit: Insider Sees Errors of 1970s in GM StrikeBloomberg - Sep 25, 2007I stacked the foam interiors of seats onto metal carts at a Fisher Body plant in Elyria, Ohio, a town of 55000 near Lake Erie. ... One in four Scots adults classified as obese - The HeraldOne in four Scots adults classified as obeseThe Herald, UK - 21 hours agoObesity refers to a person's body mass index, when weight is divided by height, while waist circumference is simply the measurement taken around the girth. ... Students to be tested for body-mass index - WHDH-TVStudents to be tested for body-mass indexWHDH-TV, MA - 7 hours agoWARWICK, RI – Students will now be measured for their body-mass index in an effort by school officials to study obesity in hopes of promoting healthy ... Artery disease linked to colon cancer - Science Daily (press release)Artery disease linked to colon cancerScience Daily (press release) - 36 minutes ago... 2007) -- A larger waist-to-hip ratio may predict future heart disease better than body mass index, US researchers found. Researchers at the University ... |
