COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis of national death certificate data by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears July 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine. COVID-19 was third leading cause […]
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Californians voted to legalize recreational pot in 2016. Three years later, emergency room visits for cannabis-induced psychosis went up 54% across the state, from 682 to 1,053, according to state hospital data. For people who already have a psychotic disorder, cannabis makes things worse — leading to more ER visits, more hospitalizations, and more legal […]
Nationally, 16 states now have adult obesity rates at or above 35 percent. Reaching the 35 percent or higher level this year were Delaware, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. The twelve states that continue to have adult rates above 35 percent are: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West […]
Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital with collaborators looked at data from more than 134,000 participants from two U.S.-wide prospective cohort studies. The team analyzed dietary patterns as well as DNA from Escherichia coli strains found in more than 1,000 colorectal tumors. The team looked for bacterial strains carrying a distinct genetic island known as […]
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I’m going to download the BMI calculator. Or is there a simpler way to do it without having to download an app?
Please keep us posted with your progress and I’ll do the same.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
Thank you!
For me BMI is a better number than the actual pound and ounce number. BMI keeps me focused. The food diary is a stark reminder of intake both quantity and quality. Just another tool in the tool belt.
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