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Straight Up Fit: Facts on fat vs. lean muscle and BMI
There are many factors to be discussed when it comes to the subjects of body fat and lean muscle mass. Hopefully this column will touch on some helpful, but basic facts and tips to help you gain a better understanding of the two and how to improve on...
Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Are only children to blame for the obesity crisis?
A new study suggests an intriguing explanation for the rise in obesity rates — the growing number of only children. Researchers from Denmark analyzed health records of more than 29,000 Danish schoolchildren and found that boys and girls without...
Tags: Diabetes, Weight, Research, Denmark, Medical Research
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Our Choice program recruiting families for obesity study
Staff Writer, Copy EditorThe Our Choice program is in the process of recruiting Valley children ages 2 through 9 to take part in a study that aims to promote a healthier lifestyle and combat obesity. Project organizers are seeking to recruit 1,200 children, as well as their...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Home altitude tied to obesity risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans who live where the air is thinnest are less likely to be obese than those in low-lying areas, according to a new study. The results don't mean people should move to higher altitudes to lose weight, said study lead...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Oceans, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weight, Disease Prevention
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More evidence for 'obesity paradox'
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about a 6 percent lower risk of dying, compared to people considered "normal...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Demographics, Weight, Health, Health Organizations
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Don't discriminate based on weight
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of Americans are obese. You've probably heard this statistic before, but if not, I doubt you're surprised. America is fat, which is why First Lady...... -
Gap widens between actual weight and people's imagined weight
Men and women, particularly those categorized as obese, have grown increasingly likely over the years to underestimate their true weight, according to a recent study. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers at University...
Tags: Weight, Overweight, Obesity
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Diet myth-busters: Experts burst some bubbles about losing weight
Attention dieters: Many of the “facts” you think you know about obesity and weight loss are wrong. So says a report published in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. An international team of dietitians, doctors...
Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Weight, Diets and Dieting, Weight Loss, Health Organizations
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Danville health and wellness partnership to teach obesity, abstinence
WDBJ7 ReporterLose weight, stay healthy and lower the pregnancy rate. That's the goal of a new partnership in Danville. The city's Parks and Recreation department and the Danville Regional Medical Center are now combining expertise to promote health and wellness....Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Weight management The University of Maryland Center for Weight Management & Wellness is offering a free educational seminar at Baltimore Washington Medical Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in the Leo and Lysbeth Courtney Conference...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Mental Health, Blood Pressure Decrease, Diseases and Illnesses, Prescription Drugs
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Obesity declining in young, poorer kids: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or "extremely obese" has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Although the decline was only "modest" and...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Diet, Weight
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Mazel tov to Israel on its new modeling laws
To combat a growing problem with anorexia and bulimia, a new law in Israel bans fashion models who are considered unhealthily thin and requires the labeling of photos that are digitally altered to make the models look thinner. Unhealthily thin is...Tags: Eating Disorders, Israel
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