Bmi

Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study that pointed to the limits of the bathroom scale in terms of evaluating weight gain -- or weight loss. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that overeating a high-protein diet led to more weight gain than overeating a low-protein diet but that this extra weight gain came from added muscle, not body fat. That led me to wonder: just how much useful information does my $50 bathroom scale really yield?

The connection between lack of sleep and obesity has long been established in research studies, but can getting more sleep actually help you overcome a genetic propensity to excess weight gain? Perhaps if you're not getting at least seven hours a night. While it's tough to tease out just how much of a role genes play in determining our body weight, University of Washington researchers gave it their best shot by measuring the body mass index in 604 pairs of identical twins (who share the same genes)

NEW YORK - The German airline Lufthansa confirmed yesterday that Virgin Atlantic Airways has bid for its British Midland International unit, competing with the parent of British Airways to secure coveted takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow Airport. International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, had previously agreed to buy British Midland, known as BMI. "We are now talking to both IAG and Virgin," said Aage Dunhaupt, a spokesman for Lufthansa. Virgin Atlantic, owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines, confirmed that negotiations were underway...

America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. "It's good that we didn't see increases. On the other hand, we didn't see any decreases in any group," said CDC researcher Cynthia Ogden. Early in the decade, slight increases were seen among white, black and Hispanic men, and among Hispanic and black women.

Back in the Dark Ages, when I was pregnant, doctors told women to gain 2 pounds a month, or 18 to 20 pounds in all. That worked fine for me and mine, and I didn't have tons of baby weight to lose afterward. But in 1990, the gurus at the Institute of Medicine (part of the congressionally created National Academy of Sciences) got worried about low birth weight babies and came up with guidelines that said that skinny women (who have a BMI, or body mass index, of less than 19.8) should gain 28 to 40 pounds.

HARTFORD -- Amid a growing obesity epidemic in the United States, an insurance company has started giving customers another reason to slim down by being one of the first in the nation to offer discounts to customers who keep a low body-mass index. The program by Phoenix Cos. Inc. offers discounts up to 20 percent on life insurance policies to customers whose BMI is verified by a doctor to be 19 to 25. BMI is a ratio of body fat that takes height and weight into account.

America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. "It's good that we didn't see increases. On the other hand, we didn't see any decreases in any group," said CDC researcher Cynthia Ogden. Early in the decade, slight increases were seen among white, black and Hispanic men, and among Hispanic and black women.

BALTIMORE -- A man's waist size seems to be a stronger indicator of diabetes risk than the body-mass index, new research suggests. Johns Hopkins scientists reviewed data from 27,270 men tracked over 13 years and put them into five groups according to their waist size; 884 of the men had diabetes. Compared to those in the group with the smallest waists, 29 to 34 inches, men with larger waist sizes were at least twice as likely to have diabetes. Those with the largest waist size -- 40 inches and above -- were up to 12 times more likely to have Type 2...

The connection between lack of sleep and obesity has long been established in research studies, but can getting more sleep actually help you overcome a genetic propensity to excess weight gain? Perhaps if you're not getting at least seven hours a night. While it's tough to tease out just how much of a role genes play in determining our body weight, University of Washington researchers gave it their best shot by measuring the body mass index in 604 pairs of identical twins (who share the same genes)

ATLANTA - Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported yesterday. More than 30 percent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure the South remains the nation's fattest region. Colorado was the least obese, with about 19 percent fitting that category in a random telephone survey last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years.

Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study that pointed to the limits of the bathroom scale in terms of evaluating weight gain -- or weight loss. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that overeating a high-protein diet led to more weight gain than overeating a low-protein diet but that this extra weight gain came from added muscle, not body fat. That led me to wonder: just how much useful information does my $50 bathroom scale really yield?

PARIS - British Airways and the Spanish carrier Iberia beat out Virgin Atlantic yesterday in the bidding for British Midland International, the unprofitable airline being sold by Lufthansa of Germany. International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, will pay about $270 million for the airline, known as BMI. That topped a competing bid from Virgin Atlantic Airways. The purchase would give the group 56 additional daily take-off and landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest, where it already controls 45 percent of the...

NEW YORK - The German airline Lufthansa confirmed yesterday that Virgin Atlantic Airways has bid for its British Midland International unit, competing with the parent of British Airways to secure coveted takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow Airport. International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, had previously agreed to buy British Midland, known as BMI. "We are now talking to both IAG and Virgin," said Aage Dunhaupt, a spokesman for Lufthansa. Virgin Atlantic, owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines, confirmed that negotiations...

Good friends and songwriting partners Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins share this year's BMI country songwriter and song of the year awards. Many of country music's top stars were on hand to celebrate songwriters, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton, on Tuesday night at the BMI Country Awards. Davidson and Akins each had five of the year's most-performed songs. The Georgia natives, also part of a songwriting trio called The Peach Pickers, collaborated on four of those hits, including song of the year "All Over Me," a No. 1 for...

Back in the Dark Ages, when I was pregnant, doctors told women to gain 2 pounds a month, or 18 to 20 pounds in all. That worked fine for me and mine, and I didn't have tons of baby weight to lose afterward. But in 1990, the gurus at the Institute of Medicine (part of the congressionally created National Academy of Sciences) got worried about low birth weight babies and came up with guidelines that said that skinny women (who have a BMI, or body mass index, of less than 19.8) should gain 28 to 40 pounds.

ATLANTA - Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported yesterday. More than 30 percent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure the South remains the nation's fattest region. Colorado was the least obese, with about 19 percent fitting that category in a random telephone survey last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years.

PARIS - British Airways and the Spanish carrier Iberia beat out Virgin Atlantic yesterday in the bidding for British Midland International, the unprofitable airline being sold by Lufthansa of Germany. International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, will pay about $270 million for the airline, known as BMI. That topped a competing bid from Virgin Atlantic Airways. The purchase would give the group 56 additional daily take-off and landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest, where it already controls 45 percent of the commercial air...

HARTFORD -- Amid a growing obesity epidemic in the United States, an insurance company has started giving customers another reason to slim down by being one of the first in the nation to offer discounts to customers who keep a low body-mass index. The program by Phoenix Cos. Inc. offers discounts up to 20 percent on life insurance policies to customers whose BMI is verified by a doctor to be 19 to 25. BMI is a ratio of body fat that takes height and weight into account.