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Body Mass Index (Bmi) Defined

A calculation used by researchers and physicians to estimate the ratio of your body weight to your height, thereby estimating the degree by which you are over or underweight and therefor the fat load on your body.

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Study raises question marks over obesity rates

Published October 10, 2008, 9:39 am, Swissinfo

Obesity rates in Switzerland may be considerably underestimated, particularly among elderly women, new research findings suggest.

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Weight Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer

Published October 9, 2008, 2:14 pm, ScienCentral

It's already known that weight-loss surgery for morbid obesity can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart problems. Now, new research shows that it may also cut a person’s risk of cancer by 80-percent.

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Obesity tied to early heart attack

Published October 9, 2008, 1:47 pm, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks occur earlier in people who are overweight or obese, compared with normal-weight people, new research indicates.

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Weighing in: Norman schools surround national average for obesity

Published October 9, 2008, 2:03 am, The Norman Transcript

Norman Public Schools health services coordinator Sharon Howard knows it's important to teach children as early as possible to eat healthy and exercise often.Howard said Norman Regional Hospital compiled a summary of body mass indexes from elementary student health screenings completed during the 2007-2008 school year.

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No Increase In Taunting Because Of Body-Mass Index Tests, Study Finds

Published October 9, 2008, 12:38 am, The Morning News

LITTLE ROCK -- Overweight children in Arkansas have not received more teasing since schools began measuring the body mass index of students in 2003, according to a study released Tuesday.

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Grants back effort to put obese kids on healthier path

Published October 9, 2008, 12:06 am, Boston Globe

It has become a common trend: kids watch too much TV, engage in less physical activity, and eat too much fast food. Specialists say such behaviors have led to high rates of childhood obesity across the nation.

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Highlights Of The Australasian Sleep Confernce, Adelaide 2-4th October

Published October 8, 2008, 11:08 am, Medical News Today

New Australian study finds snoring in children impacts cardiovascular function. Angela Jackman, University of Melbourne and Monash University Primary snoring in children may have an impact on cardiovascular function equivalent to that of moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a new Australian study has found.

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Gastric band patients 'at risk'

Published October 8, 2008, 9:28 am, BBC News

Patients who go for obesity surgery abroad are being exposed to unnecessary risk because of inappropriate surgery.

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Selecting appropriate massive weight loss patients for body contouring critical

Published October 8, 2008, 8:00 am, EurekAlert!

The importance of pre-operative screening for patients seeking body contouring after massive weight loss will be assessed in three studies presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference.

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Study: Ark. body tests don't add overweight taunts

Published October 8, 2008, 7:07 am, FOX 16 Little Rock

Overweight children in Arkansas have not faced more teasing since the state became the first to require students to undergo body mass index tests, a new study shows.

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  • Categories in BMI chart: The popularity of the use of BMI chart because it allows us to see how much weight the individual is different from the one that is normal or desirable for its height...

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