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No rest for the weary
If you're short on time — and your goal is to burn fat — step away from the treadmill. Now get into the weight room and try supersetting your resistance training.
Supersets — a bodybuilding term gaining popularity in fitness centers &#...Tags: Concerts, The Pennsylvania State University, Music, Medical Research, Entertainment
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Firms warned over sale of weight-loss hormone
!["Homeopathic" weight-loss products containing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) are illegal and mislead consumers, federal agencies said Tuesday after issuing warning letters to seven companies that market the popular pellets, powders and sprays.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66577711-06230902.jpg ""Homeopathic\" weight-loss products containing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) are illegal and mislead consumers, federal agencies said Tuesday after issuing warning letters to seven companies that market the popular pellets, powders and sprays.")
"Homeopathic" weight-loss products containing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) are illegal and mislead consumers, federal agencies said Tuesday after issuing warning letters to seven companies that market the popular pellets, powders and sprays.
In a...Tags: Weight Loss, Food and Drug Administration, Companies and Corporations, Chicago Tribune, Placebo
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Doctor titles: What's the difference?
Finding the right medical expert can be one of the most frustrating aspects of health care. Osteopathic physicians are medical doctors (M.D.s), for example, but not all M.D.s are osteopathic physicians. Meanwhile, all dietitians are nutritionists, but not...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing Homes, Science, Gynecology, Health and Medical Professionals
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Bob Harper: Fit is his forte
![Bob Harper, best known as the gregarious, never-give-up fitness trainer co-host of the television show "The Biggest Loser," gets a little crabby when he can't work out. He thinks people, in general, are lazy. And he misses his longtime former co-host, trainer Jillian Michaels, something fierce.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66424882-30151636.jpg "Bob Harper, best known as the gregarious, never-give-up fitness trainer co-host of the television show "The Biggest Loser,\" gets a little crabby when he can't work out. He thinks people, in general, are lazy. And he misses his longtime former co-host, trainer Jillian Michaels, something fierce.")
Bob Harper, best known as the gregarious, never-give-up fitness trainer co-host of the television show "The Biggest Loser," gets a little crabby when he can't work out. He thinks people, in general, are lazy. And he misses his longtime former co-host,...Tags: Overweight, Quakerism, Bob Harper, Diabetes, The Biggest Loser (tv program)
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A rare health club beckons the obese
Tara Lawton says she quit going to her health club in part because she sensed she didn't fit in. People always seemed to be staring at — and silently judging — her 280-pound body.
Then Lawton stumbled on the Facebook page for Downsize...Tags: Overweight, Chicago Tribune, Mutual Funds, College Sports, The Biggest Loser (tv program)
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Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback
Among the hundreds of drastic and unproven weight loss plans, the controversial hCG diet may take the cake.
Discredited by researchers in the 1970s, the near-starvation diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks. At the same time,...Tags: Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Television, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures — caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine — in the hope that their baby will be born healthy.
But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy can have...Tags: Cheese Corn, Behavioral Conditions, Chicago Tribune, Gynecology, Cancer
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Threats to the fetus during pregnancy
Poor nutrition in the womb and infancy can reprogram the body's organs, setting the stage for disease decades down the road, according to the fetal origins theory. Much less is known about the impact of environmental and psychological exposures, but...Tags: Biology, Behavioral Conditions, Science, Cancer, Genes and Chromosomes
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Fitness tips from top trainers
North America's top fitness professionals don't necessarily train celebrities and professional athletes or badger overweight reality-TV contestants into shape.
Instead, they work with recreational runners who want to get faster, they inspire virtual...Tags: Overweight, Consumer Goods Industries, Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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Start horsing around
Roughhousing, or tossing your children around on purpose, can be a hard sell to many parents. We worry our kids will get hurt. We don't want rowdy behavior carrying over into the classroom, especially in schools with no-touching policies. And many of us...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Child Development, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Doubts cast on concussion remedies
![To help protect their brains, athletes are now given preseason computer tests that assess memory, concentration and reaction time. Some players don helmets with "concussion reduction technology" or use special mouth guards that promise to "prevent concussions and head injuries." Others pop pills promising to improve the brain's resistance to injury or help it recover faster.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62759980-27085429-187105.jpg "To help protect their brains, athletes are now given preseason computer tests that assess memory, concentration and reaction time. Some players don helmets with "concussion reduction technology\" or use special mouth guards that promise to \"prevent concussions and head injuries.\" Others pop pills promising to improve the brain's resistance to injury or help it recover faster.")
Tribune reporterTo help protect their brains, athletes are now given preseason computer tests that assess memory, concentration and reaction time. Some players don helmets with "concussion reduction technology" or use special mouth guards that promise to "prevent...Tags: High School Sports, Injuries and Wounds, Physical Therapists, Skull Fracture, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Muscling past myths
If you still think sit-ups will reduce your belly flab, we've got some depressing news: You've fallen for one of the all-time great exercise myths.
Fitness misconceptions are rampant, in part due to misleading infomercials, but also because scientific...Tags: Legs, Netherlands, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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