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The graphic (which you can enlarge) shows how much of the world is above the 25 BMI "overweight" limit. It was designed by Visual.ly, and uses figures from the WHO. Average female BMI is in red; male BMI in green. Via Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor, Anne Kerr Delete the scoop?
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As Flyers Get Bigger, Airbus Sees a Market for Wider Seats Delete the scoop?
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RT @LOcculta: Anthropometry on Inishbofin island, 1892: http://t.co/096Kn1pETO Delete the scoop?
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The issue of underweight schoolchildren is being missed because of an "obsession" with tackling obesity, a group of researchers has claimed. Delete the scoop?
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Dove posted on Monday a three-minute ad on YouTube that teaches a vital lesson about how we view ourselves compared to how others see us. Trust us, it's worth your time. Delete the scoop?
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Beyond the basic anatomic reasons, there are unexpected correlations -- like that people who do not complete high school seem to lose an extra centimeter, and city people shrink less. Delete the scoop?
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Weight restrictions could soon be introduced in the state's schoolboy rugby competitions after the tragic death of 15-year-old Jake Kedzlie - grandson of rugby league legend Tommy Raudonikis - put the spotlight back on the risk of serious head...
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Another place where we can apply research on the secular trend. Delete the scoop?
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Kate Fridkis on why our preoccupation with other body 'flaws' can be just as damaging. Delete the scoop?
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Independent Online Armscor: for when the shoe, er, fits Independent Online The Armscor annual report also mentions the shoe, saying it is “based on the anthropometry of SANDF females as obtained through 3D laser scanning and multivariate... Delete the scoop?
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Journal of Obesity is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies in all areas of obesity. Delete the scoop?
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Currently, NASA does not have sufficient in-flight anthropometric data (body measurements) gathered to assess the impact of physical body shape and size changes on suit sizing. This study will involve collecting anthropometric data (body measurements) using digital still and video imagery and a tape measure to measure segmental length, height, depth, and circumference data for all body segments (i.e., chest, waist, hip, arms, legs, etc.) from astronauts for pre-, post?, and in-flight conditions. Delete the scoop?
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Genetic analysis suggests a higher body mass index leads to lower levels of available vitamin D in the body. Delete the scoop?
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Australia is up there with the world's fattest countries. What are the thinner, healthier countries doing right? Delete the scoop?
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Forget waist to hip ratios or measuring your BMI, waist to height ratio is a better predictor of health and longevity, new research says. Delete the scoop?
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Background: Basketball is one of the most practised sports in the world. There is a huge amount of articles analyzing the anthropometry of basketball players, the parameters of basketball, its physiological demands, and the ... Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to improved diets and better living conditions, children and teens have steadily increased in size, generation by generation, but where will it all end? Delete the scoop?
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Transcripts of patient visits show a striking difference in the way doctors talk to their obese patients and those of normal weight, Johns Hopkins researchers found. Delete the scoop?
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Extreme obesity has increased to the point that people are losing sight of what a normal weight actually is, health experts say. Delete the scoop?
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The Body Project was developed by the Women's Studies Program of Bradley University in cooperation with the University's Center for Wellness. Delete the scoop?
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It's been two years since I wrote about our deplorable attitudes towards fat people in a piece entitled Fat activism - in which fat people were seen to be fighting against discrimination Delete the scoop?
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When it comes to promoting positive and realistic ideas about weight loss, The Biggest Loser does more harm than good, according to clinical psychologist and body image expert Vivienne Lewis. Delete the scoop?
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Kinanthropometry in Aquatic Sport: A Study of World Class Athletes (Hk Sport Science Monograph Series, Vol 5). Delete the scoop?
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School children are becoming so corrupted by pornography that girls aspire to “unrealistic” body shapes, ranking each other out of 10 on a daily basis, a leading prep school teacher has warned. Delete the scoop?
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It's Eating Disorders Awareness week. Only a tenth of sufferers are anorexic, so look beyond body shape to spot the signs Delete the scoop?
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Australia's leaders need to boldly intervene to improve public health. Delete the scoop?
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