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Apr 9th, 2009
The Massachusetts Public Health Council today voted to approve new statewide regulations that will require public schools to regularly perform Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings on all students, and to provide this important health information to parents.
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Apr 8th, 2009
A higher waist size was associated with heart failure in women at all levels of body mass index (BMI), and both waist size and BMI were predictors of heart failure among Swedish men.
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Apr 8th, 2009
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move your legs.
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Apr 7th, 2009
Scientists have found another reason we should watch our waist size. New research suggests the cause of restless leg syndrome (RLS) might be a bigger belly, associated with obesity and higher body mass index (BMI).
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Apr 1st, 2009
The Ohio Department Health Office of Healthy Ohio released the Ohio Obesity Prevention Plan, a multi-faceted plan to fight the causes and effects of obesity and overweight, which impact 35.6 percent of Ohio youth ages 10 to 17 and nearly two-thirds of Ohio adults.
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Mar 31st, 2009
Researchers have noted that a baby's weight gain in the first six months may put them at an increased risk of childhood obesity.
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Mar 30th, 2009
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey and Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane are backing three new publications to improve school nutrition and combat obesity.
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Mar 25th, 2009
Socioeconomic status alone might not be as reliable a predictor of body mass index (BMI) in U.S. residents as previously thought.
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Mar 25th, 2009
The National Institutes of Health's We Can! program has partnered with SUBWAY Restaurants to reach families throughout the United States and beyond with practical tips and tools to help children and their parents maintain a healthy weight and prevent overweight and obesity.
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Mar 20th, 2009
Several bursts of exercise that last five minutes or more might be better for preventing childhood obesity than are intermittent physical activity sessions lasting four minutes or less throughout the day.
