Showing posts with label overweight patients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label overweight patients. Show all posts
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Extra Pounds at Midlife May Boost Dementia Risk Later: MedlinePlus

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Being overweight during middle age may increase your risk of developing dementia later on, a new Swedish study suggests. Several studies ...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Diet Soda Makes You Fat | Foodie Buzz

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The Wall Street Journal  just  reported  that Diet Coke beats out Pepsi for consumers in the US—only Coke beats them both in total sales. ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Tubby Americans throwing off safety of city buses - USATODAY.com

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The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) proposes raising the assumed average weight per bus passenger from 150 pounds to 175 pounds, which coul...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

More Than Half of Texans Lie About Health and Fitness Habits

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Survey Finds Women More Dishonest Than Men and Correlation Between Weight and Lying DALLAS (January 31, 2011) – At a time when many p...

New Dietary Guidelines Recommend Americans Eat Less, Exercise More on ADVANCE for Nurses

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The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans   released by the federal government Jan. 31, offers "evidence-bas...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

7 Biggest Diet Myths | LiveScience

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Bathing suit season is just around the corner and every friend has a new diet tip. But does science back them up? Here are some of the mo...

Is Santa sick? A doctor gives St. Nick a checkup - Health - Healthy Holidays - msnbc.com

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He is overweight, constantly flushed, trying to accomplish a superhuman feat – and may be using cookies to deal with the stress. Shou...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Doctors, nurses often contribute to patients' weight problems - FierceHealthcare

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Although some doctors and nurses seems to think stigma and shame can help motivate patients to lose weight, the opposite seems to be true, ...