Showing posts with label overweight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label overweight. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

How your company is watching your waistline. #employers #obesity #jobhunting #healthinsurance #nurseup

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How your company is watching your waistline:"Employers tried the carrot, then a small stick. Now they are turning to bigger cudgels. Fo...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Teens skimp on exercise, but not sodas: CDC | Reuters

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Only about one in 10 U.S. teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among Americ...
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 ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Legislating Away Obesity? | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes

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Today is the beginning of the 2nd National Obesity Summit hosted by the Canadian Obesity Network in partnership with the Canadian Associa...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

Contagious Habits: How Obesity Spreads | Wired Science | Wired.com

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By Jonah Lehrer April 19, 2011  |  2:06 pm  |  Categories: Frontal Cortex , Science Blogs A few years ago, Nicholas Christak...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin - TIME

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As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Diets - NYTimes.com

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Tatyana Gray bolted from her house and headed toward her elementary school. But when she reached the corner store where she usually gets he...
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...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

How Much Weight Can You Lose By Walking On The Treadmill 45 Minutes A Day? | LIVESTRONG.COM

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Exercise is one of the two most commonly used methods for losing weight , with cardiovascular exercise being the most effective form for w...

How can I stop being hungry? – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

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Losing weight has always been tough for me. It's even tougher for me now that I'm in my 40s. However, I made a resolution for 2010...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Parenting, Part II: Weight is heavy topic to discuss with grown children - USATODAY.com

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Kim Painter has written about health and wellness for USA TODAY since 1987. She is the mother of two teen boys. Daphne Oz puts it bluntly...
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, ...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

Medical News: FDA Panel Says Okay to Lower BMI for Lap-Band - in Primary Care, Obesity from MedPage Today

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An FDA advisory committee voted 8 to 2 that Allergan's Lap-Band device is safe enough to use in patients with a BMI as low as 30. The...
Monday, October 11, 2010

A Push to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps - NYTimes.com

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A Push to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps - NYTimes.com :"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sought federal permission on Wednesday to bar ...