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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The other day, someone was giving me grief because they thought I might be too skinny.

I just had to comfort myself by finding a body mass index (BMI) calculator to confirm that I'm just right.

Turns out, I'm in the normal range, according to The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and their webpage, NHLBI - Calculate Your Body Mass Index.

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New research from China has found that regular consumption of green tea - which is rich in naturally-occurring tea actives called catechins - can significantly and positively effect body composition in moderately overweight individuals.
The authors concluded that regular consumption of green tea with very high catechin content can, over a 90-day period, significantly reduce body weight, body fat mass and waist size in moderately overweight Chinese individuals.