As I noted in my previous post, Body Mass Index (BMI) is a controversial tool for identifying obesity. The good news is that there’s a new and more accurate measure available for predicting obesity risk in kids.
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Those that are interested in tracking their weight have most likely heard the term Body Mass Index (BMI). I’ve mentioned BMI here in the past, but have never really talked about exactly what it is, or how it’s calculated.
In the wake of a study from Princeton University on the health effects of high fructose corn syrup, it seems that the tide may be turning against HFCS… In response to consumer concerns, several major food and beverage companies are switching from HFCS to plain old sugar as their sweetener of choice.
In case you haven’t noticed, Americans are fat. The good news is that it seems like the obesity rate in this country has leveled off after several decades of steady increases. The bad news? Well…
Have you ever rationalized eating a bunch of crappy food because you can simply work a bit harder at the gym to burn it off? If so, then perhaps you should read on. While it’s true that an increase in exercise can offset an increase in caloric intake, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
I just ran across an interesting article on obesity, smoking, and life expectancy in the Annals of Internal Medicine. It’s a few years old now, but the results are pretty eye-opening, especially if you’ve been struggling with your weight.
Well, it’s official… According to a recent report from the CDC, the obesity rate (i.e., the fraction of population with a BMI of 30 or more) in the United States has increased to 25.6%. This report makes the nationwide push to reduce obesity rates to less than 15% by 2010 almost laughable.