Testosterone levels down in last 20 yrs
By Mukul
The researchers used body mass index, the ratio of height to weight, to estimate
obesity levels, he noted, but this is not a very accurate way to gauge the real
adiposity, or fat content of the body, so it’s possible that obesity might ... http://findmeacure.com/2006/11/04/testosterone-levels-down-in-last-20-yrs/
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Reduction
By Robokku
Your score is your body mass index (BMI). Now, rather than looking for fat people,
we can just look for people with a high BMI - say, greater than or equal to thirty.
(In actuality, above twenty-five and you're 'overweight', ... http://www.huge-entity.com/2006/11/reduction.html
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Subject: Body Mass Index November 6th Monday, 2006 With kidney transplants, a question of how to ration life
ktla 5 - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... analysis of data on more than 300,000 patients placed on kidney waiting
lists since 1987 — including age, race, health, body mass index,
diagnosis, years on ... http://ktla.trb.com/news/la-me-kidney5nov05,0,7990480.story?coll=ktla-news-1
Are you really overweight?
UK Express - UK
... It could soon replace the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations which most
professionals currently rely on to judge the state of our bodies. ... http://express.lineone.net/news_detail.html?sku=669
Body Mass Index calculation used to determine obesity
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
... 9 million severely obese. Overweight and degrees of obesity are defined
using body mass index, also known as BMI. The index is a ... http://www.sungazette.com/health/articles.asp?articleID=10327
Healthy-eating trend cutting child obesity
Gary Post Tribune - Gary,IN,USA
... The initiative began at Central Elementary in the 2005-06 school year.
Each child's body mass index was measured three times per year. ... http://www.post-trib.com/news/124549,ptgwellness.article
Body Mass Index Is Healthy Weight Gauge
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE, Md. -- One way to gauge whether you're at a healthy weight is to
look at your body mass index. BMI is the ratio of your ... http://www.thewbalchannel.com/health/10192440/detail.html
Kids growing bigger bellies
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... that measuring waist circumference can be a shortcut to determining if
someone is unhealthily overweight - a better predictor than body mass
index, which is a ... http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20708214-5005962,00.html
Web cure for eating disorders?
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... posted at colleges in San Francisco and San Diego, the team recruited
480 women whose average age was nearly 21 and whose average body mass index
(BMI) was ... http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_4604022
School Bus Injuries Underestimated
ABC News - USA
... of Rochester researchers say that abdominal fat is a better predictor
of future heart disease and diabetes than the typical body mass index (BMI)
measurement. ... http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2628017
Subject: Body Mass Index November 6th Monday, 2006 Don't Question Us
By Bill Stieg
Researchers found that 17.4 percent of kids have too much abdominal fat.
That's way up from 10.5 percent in 1999. This is abdominal fat we're talking
about—not body-mass index. Ab fat is the kind that leads to heart disease and other ... http://mhtoday.menshealth.com/2006/11/fat_kids_expand.html
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High Uric Acid Levels Signal Hypertension in Blacks
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
... higher levels of uric acid were associated with greater risk for
hypertension after adjustment for age, baseline blood pressure, body mass
index, renal function ... http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Hypertension/tb/4443