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• Step counts and body mass index among 9-14 years old Greek schoolchildren.

Introduction A major health threat for young people (aged 5-18) in the 21st century is physical inactivity in conjunction with the elevated prevalen...

• Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
• Vol. 10 Nbr. 1, March 2011

• Changes of Dietary Pattern, Food Choice, Food Consumption, Nutrient Intake and Body Mass Index of Korean American College Students with Different Length of Residence in the Los Angeles Areas

This study was to investigate how dietary pattern, food choice, food consumption, nutrient intake and body mass index (BMI) vary with length of residence for Korean American college students. The respondents were 60 Korean American residents living in the Los Angeles Area. They were divided into two groups based on the length of stay in the U.S.: low acculturated Korean Americans (LAK, n=23, average length of residency: 4.10±2.92 years) and high acculturated Korean Americans (HAK, n=37, average length of residency: 16.97±5.86 years). A food frequency questionnaire and one day food record were used and analyzed based on the levels of acculturation and of gender. Using the Food Guide Pyramid System, the results indicated the HAK had consumed more foods in the grain servings (5.89±3.30 vs....

• College Student Journal
• Vol. 44 Nbr. 1, March 2010

• Childhood body mass index in community context: neighborhood safety, television viewing, and growth trajectories of BMI.

The percentage of children six to 11 years of age who are overweight has more than doubled from 6.5 percent to 18.8 percent between the late 1970s and...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 3, August 2009

• New Research Indicates a Massive Underdiagnosis of Obesity When Using Body Mass Index (Bmi)

BOSTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A retrospective analysis of 1,234 Americans indicated a substantial underdiagnosis of obesity when Body Mass Index (BMI) was used compared to the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. This analysis will be released on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090324/DC88061LOGO- b)

• U.S. Newswire
• March 29, 2010

• A Two-Generation Study of Body Mass Index, Energy Balance and Specific Physical Activity of College Students and Their Respective Parents Living in the Same Household at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

The purpose was to compare the differences in body mass index (BMI), energy balance (EB) and specific physical activity (SPA) between 30 CSULA college students (Y) and their respective parents(O) living in the same household at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Each student completed a 24-hour dietary record with SPA journal, and the same for his/her parent. SPA was divided into: light (LA) (1.4-3.0Kcal/kg/hr); moderate (MA) (3.1-5.3); severe (SA) (5.4-7.4); and very severe (VSA) (7.5 or over). The Y had significantly lower BMI than the O (24.0 kg/m^sup 2^ for Y vs. 27.0kg/m^sup 2^ for O). However, no statistical differences were found between the two groups in total energy expenditure (Y: 2552.6± SD 629.6 vs. O: 2564.3±570.1kcal) and total energy intake (Y: 1818.1±954.7 vs. O: 1837.4±901...

• College Student Journal
• Vol. 41 Nbr. 1, March 2007

• The Davis Clinic Set to Perform LAP-BAND[R] System Surgery in Patient with Body Mass Index Below 35.

HOUSTON -- The Davis Clinic, headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced today that it will begin offering the LAP-BAND System in patients with a body ...

• Business Wire
• June 27, 2011

• Body Mass Index Data May Not Carry Much Weight

We took an evening stroll as a family this week that included cutting through a playground, where some energetic kids had stretched the metal of a fence so that the leaner among them could squeeze through without bothering to open the gate. My daughters, naturally, had to see if they could make it through the only slightly enlarged opening. One did so easily. The other had to suck in her breath a bit to clear the hole with her rib cage -- but she, too, managed it.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• July 22, 2010

• Health Department Officials to Track Body Mass Index Among Students

The state Department of Health will begin collecting body mass index (BMI) levels for kindergarten and third-grade students in 50 elementary schools this fall. BMI, which is calculated from a person's weight and height, is an indicator of body fat for most people.

• Taos News, The
• July 02, 2010

• Bill Requires Random Body Mass Index Testing in W.Va. Schools

Body Mass Index BMI is calculated using the following formula: For adults, a BMI of 18.8 to 24.9 is considered in the normal range. Charts for children are slightly different and more complex because their body fat changes as they grow and mature. Also, girls and boys differ in their body fat as they mature.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 16, 2006

• Former Health & Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson Says 'Flawed Law, Flawed Science' in New Healthcare Law Requiring Reporting of Body Mass Index, Calls for Market Incentives and Updated Measurement Tools, Reports Stayhealthy

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Obama administration sets its sights on overweight Americans, demanding obesity ratings for all citizens by 2014, the Health and Human Services Dept. announced this week that under the stimulus law, healthcare providers must establish "meaningful use" of electronic health records to qualify for federal subsidies or risk seeing their Medicare and Medicaid payments slashed. The electronic health records must include Americans' body mass index, or BMI, height and weight. Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, a long-standing advocate in the fight against obesity says, "As Secretary, I launched a 'Call to Action' to fight excess weight and obesity. Personal, accurate, and actionable information is a first step to people under...

• U.S. Newswire
• July 21, 2010