TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Persistent Pollutant May Promote Obesity Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling paints for boats, as a wood and textile preservative, and as a pesticide on high-value food crops, among many other applications. medicalnewstoday.com |
Women With More Components Of Metabolic Syndrome More Likely To Develop Cognitive Impairment Women with the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known collectively as the metabolic syndrome appear likely to develop cognitive impairment over a four-year period. Kristine Yaffe, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, and colleagues assessed 4,895 older women (average age 66.2) who did not have cognitive impairment at the beginning of the study. Of the 497 (10. medicalnewstoday.com |
Expansion Of Program To Combat Childhood Obesity - Illinois Dept. Of Public Health Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, today announced that 11 additional schools in Illinois will begin implementing the CATCH program - Coordinated Approach to Child Health. With the expansion of the CATCH program, the state is continuing efforts to address the obesity problem by changing children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors toward nutrition and physical activity. medicalnewstoday.com |
New Way To Calculate Body's 'Maximum Weight Limit' Most of us are familiar with the term, Body Mass Index, or BMI, as an index to determine healthy body weight. But, calculating BMI involves a complex formula: weight in pounds is multiplied by 703, and then divided by height in inches squared. Charts or online calculators are then used to show a "healthy weight range" given an individual's height that corresponds to the "healthy range BMI. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest The rates for very overweight people have remained constant for at least 5 years among men and nearly 10 years among women and children, new numbers indicated. nytimes.com |