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Measuring Adiposity in Patients: The Utility of Body Mass Index (BMI), Percent Body Fat, and Leptin – by: Nirav R. Shah, Eric R. Braverman, PLoS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 4. (2 April 2012) “Obesity is a serious disease that is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, among other …
The Economic Impact of the President’s 2013 Budget – April 20, 2012 “In its analysis of the Presidents proposals excluding any macroeconomic effects, which was issued on March 16, CBO concluded that the federal budget deficit would equal $1.3 trillion (or 8.1 percent of gross domestic product, GDP) in fiscal year 2012 and would decline …
CBO – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, April 19, 2012 – “In fiscal year 2011, federal expenditures for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps)$78 billionand participation in the program were the highest they have ever been. In an average month that year, about one in seven U.S. residents received SNAP …
