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  1. NLM Digital Collections - F as in fat : how obesity threatens America's future : 2012 
    Publication: Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, September 2012
    ... eds. Obesity: S fastats/bodymeas.htm (accessed August 2012). Theory and Therapy. Second ed. New York, NY: 10 Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Preva- Raven Press, 1993. lence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index 33 National Research Council. Diet and Health: Implica- ...
  2. NLM Digital Collections - Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black & Minority Health. (Volume 2) 
    Publication: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, [1985-1986]
    ... unpublished data. a0besity is defined here as a body mass index (weight/height ) of 27 or greater for males; ... physician instructions. Many are unfamiliar with the germ theory of disease and lack a surgical tradition. While ...
  3. ... it obnoxious to be absorpt in water. Burnet's Theory. Some tokens shew Of fearless friendship, and their ... left to the enquiries of men. Bur-net's Theory of the Earth. ABfe ABS ads To ABSTA' ...
  4. ... AJ, Harris JR, Pedersen NL, McClearn GE. The body-mass index of twins who have been reared apart. N ... with certain phys- iological characteristics such as increased body mass index (BMI) (78). High-Density Lipoprotein Turnover Studies Environmental ...
  5. NLM Digital Collections - F as in fat : how obesity threatens America's future : 2010 
    Publication: Washington, DC. : Trust for America's Health, June 2010
    ... standards. I Twenty states have passed requirements for body mass index (BMI) screenings of children and ado- lescents or ... the importance of health and nutrition. I Conducting body mass index (BMI) screening as part of school health screenings ...
  6. NLM Digital Collections - F as in fat : how obesity policies are failing in America : 2008 
    Publication: Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, August 2008
    ... large enough sample sizes for comparisons among culate body mass index (BMI) to determine obesity or overweight. states and ... compared to a standard of acceptable weight.25 Body mass index, or BMI, is a common measure expressing the ...
  7. NLM Digital Collections - F as in fat : how obesity policies are failing in America : 2009 
    Publication: Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, 2009
    ... standards. I Twenty states have passed requirements for body mass index (BMI) screenings of children and adolescents or have ... possible. I School districts should evaluate and refine body mass index (BMI) and other health-screening initiatives. I Nutrition ...
  8. NLM Digital Collections - Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General 
    Publication: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health, 1996
    ... by measuring body height and weight and calculating body mass index (weight/ height). The preferred method for determining amount ... aged 20 and oldcr, overweight is defined as body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 27.8 ...
  9. NLM Digital Collections - F as in fat : how obesity policies are failing in America : 2007 
    Publication: Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, [2007]
    ... as at or above the 95th percentile for Body Mass Index (BMI). At Risk for Overweight is defined as ... U.S. Centers for Disease these stats to calculate body mass index (BMI) Control and Prevention (CDC). In order for ...
  10. NLM Digital Collections - Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General 
    Publication: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U.S.), 2000
    ... adjusting for age, years since menopause, estrogen use, body mass index, and smoking, the investigators concluded that osteopenia (low ... dietary calcium and phosphorus, vitamin D intake, exercise, body mass index, smoking, genetics, med- ication use, reproductive history, and ...
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