| Nurse, Shelburne Farms fight child obesity |
| Each year, Jean Coffey has to tell more and more parents that their children are obese. "It's challenging, because you don't want to come across as condescending or negative," said Coffey, a pediatric nurse practitioner in Essex. |
| Body mass index is not the whole picture |
| A frequent question among people of a certain age, including yours truly, is "Why, when I weigh the same as or less than I did when I was younger, does my waist keep getting bigger?" Phrased another way, the question could be "Why, when my body mass index has not changed, am I fatter than I used to be?" |
| Weight index doesn't tell the whole truth |
| A frequent question among people of a certain age, includingyours truly, is "Why, when I weigh the same as or less than I didwhen I was younger, does my waist keep getting bigger?" Phrasedanother way, the question could be "Why, when my body mass indexhas not changed, am I fatter than I used to be?" |
| Weight-loss surgeries jump in England |
| LONDON (AP) — The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007, a new study says. Dr. Omar Faiz, a consultant surgeon at St. |
| Your B.M.I. Doesn't Tell The Whole Story, Experts Say |
| The index doesn't differentiate between fatty and lean tissue. |
| Body Mass Index Can Be Misleading |
| Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it doesn’t differentiate between fatty and lean tissue. |
| Weight Loss Surgeries in England Jump Tenfold |
| Majority of Those Who Get Weight Loss Surgeries, Designed to Shrink Stomach Size, Are Women from Poor Areas |
| Weight Loss Surgeries In England Jump |
| Weight loss surgeries in England jump tenfold |
| Weight loss surgeries in England jump tenfold |
| The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007, a new study says. Weight loss - Health - England - Articles - Post-Surgery |
| Restaurant chains, vending machines will have to post calories |
| In an effort to tackle national obesity, the FDA's draft guidelines require any businesses with more than 20 locations to post the calorie information in the same size type as the menu item or price. Many chain restaurants and vending machines would have to display the number of calories in their food for consumers under draft guidelines released Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration. |
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| African viewpoint: Why UK election matters |
| In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean filmmaker and columnist Farai Sevenzo reflects on the recent election in Britain and why it matters to Africans even if they are just passing through. |
| Where is it better to work - the public or private sector? |
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| Is Osama Bin Laden dead or alive? |
| Conspiracy theories have alleged that the world's most wanted man died eight years ago. |
| Boeing hopes 787 flight marks end of troubles |
| Boeing's 787 Dreamliner's maiden flight marks the start of an era, though it has been marred by long delays and there could be more trouble ahead. |
| Fat albino hedgehog put on diet |
| An albino hedgehog being cared for at a wildlife hospital is put on a strict diet because he is dangerously overweight. |
| Fat albino hedgehog put on diet |
| An albino hedgehog being cared for at a wildlife hospital is put on a strict diet because he is dangerously overweight. |
| 'Risky donor' transplants rising |
| More organs from higher risk donors are being used for transplants because of a donor shortage, the BBC has learned. |
| Weighty problem of obesity |
| Obesity levels could spiral to unmanageable levels in Northern Ireland, unless a robust strategy is urgently implemented, it's been claimed. |
| What the papers say |
| A look at what's making the headlines in Monday's morning newspapers. |
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