Posts Tagged ‘Body Mass Index’

Asheville area health calendar

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
FREE CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS: Lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. Today, Dollar General, Edneyville.

Health calendar

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
FREE CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS: Lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. Today, Dollar General, Edneyville.

Snacks for Kids

Monday, September 14th, 2009
With the wide selection of sugar filled items in the stores today children want nothing to do with eating healthy. Unfortunately, childhood obesity is common these days. In fact, a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that 16.3 percent of children and adolescents 2-to-19 years old were at or above the 95th percentile for Body Mass Index (BMI), in other words, obese. Below are some of the most delicious and nutritious snacks kids won’t be able to resist! 1. Take a D