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A community portal about Obesity with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point... [more]
A community portal about Obesity with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity develops from the interaction of individual biology and the environment. Excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem.
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PARIS (AFP) Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday. The paper, written by doctors in Britain and Sweden, seeks to finetune a well-known tool -- the body mass index (BMI) -- which is used to measure obesity and ill-health. BMI entails taking one's weight...
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Their analysis shows strong associations between high offspring BMI (used as a so-called instrumental variable) and parental mortality from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers, as reported in other studies of own BMI with mortality. However, unlike previous studies, there was no evidence of an association between low BMI and an increased risk of respiratory disease and lung cancer mortality.
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Naked Chef Jamie Oliver will receive a $100,000 grant from the TED foundation to be put towards the celebrity foodie’s efforts to battle childhood obesity, it was announced this week.
When he isn’t delighting television audiences with his boyish charm and slightly messy all-natural cooking, Oliver has become quite the advocate for children’s nutrition. Oliver's School [...]
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- NFL awards grant to fight childhood obesity (news.google.com)
WASHINGTON — Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski tells Congress that childhood obesity levels in the U.S. are "startling," and says kids need to get more exercise to help stem the epidemic.
Jaworski, a former NFL quarterback, was testifying Wednesday on behalf of both his United Way Jaws Youth Fund and the "NFL Play 60," a campaign that encourages youth to be active for at least 60 minutes a day.
He talked up the efforts of...
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Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases. "Overall, women should make an effort to keep their BMI less than 25," said Marianne Ewertz, M.D., professor in the Department of Oncology at Odense University Hospital, Denmark. "Those who have a high BMI should be encouraged to participate in...
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- Obesity linked with poorer breast cancer outcomes (del.icio.us)
Has anyone ever heard of a little something called the Body Mass Index (BMI)?
The BMI is a simple system of measurement meant to calculate a person's body fat based on their height-to-weight ratio. Where it seems to be somewhat flawed is that it takes into account all of a person’s lean mass (blood, bone, muscle, organs, etc.).
For example:
Kimbo Slice (a mixed-martial arts fighter) is 6′2 and weighs over 230 pounds.
His BMI score would then...
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In a twist to the obesity paradox in heart failure, at least in HF with preserved ejection fraction, declining mortality with rising BMI may take a U-turn in the heaviest patients, an observational study finds. Heartwire
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Background:
Body mass index (BMI) is often used as an objective surrogate estimate of body fat. Increased BMI is directly associated with an increase in metabolic disease, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS) is a subjective measure of body fat, and self-perceptions of body image conceivably impact the development and treatment of T2DM. This study examined the self-perception of body image to...
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Washington PostThe skinny on sugary cereals: General Mills takes on childhood obesityWalletPop (blog)Sugary cereal and obesity. And if cereal giant General Mills has its way, the latter will get a whole lot smaller. Wednesday, Big G, the cereal division of ...Editorial: Less sugar equals healthier kidsSuburban Life Publicationsall 408 news articles »
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Telegraph.co.ukFat albino hedgehog put on weight-loss regimeBBC NewsAn albino hedgehog being cared for at St Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckinghamshire is being put on a diet because he is dangerously overweight. ...Fat albino hedgehog put on dietTelegraph.co.ukSnowball The Fat Albino Hedgehog Put On DietSky NewsPodgy hedgehog put on dietCBBC Newsroundall 14 news articles »
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TechShout! (blog)Microsoft urges Flash makers to pay fat dollar for exFAT formatRegisterMicrosoft said it had created a “flexible licensing program” for its exFAT file system, which is the successor to the firm's contentious FAT format and ...Microsoft expands exFAT multimedia file system licensingSan Francisco ChronicleMicrosoft Licenses exFAT to ...InternetNews.comMicrosoft licenses exFAT flash file formatZDNet UKArs Technica -Softpedia...
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Telegraph.co.ukObama complains about "fat-cat bankers"ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained about "fat-cat bankers" and sharply criticized Wall Street banks for paying out big bonuses to ...Obama Says He's Frustrated by Bonuses for 'Fat-Cat Bankers'BloombergObama slams 'fat cats'Straits Timesall 58 news articles »
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GeekTyrant (blog)'Thor' Actor Ray Stevenson Will Wear A Fat Suit To Play VolstaggMTV.comWhile the "Punisher: War Zone" star isn't readying himself for a fat-filled diet to play the rotund Volstagg, Stevenson did reveal that he'll nonetheless ...Ray Stevenson talks about playing Volstagg in Marvel's THORGeekTyrant (blog)all 7 news articles »
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State officials unveil Health Improvement PlanThe Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — Improving children's health and reducing obesity and tobacco use are the focus of a plan released Thursday for improving the health outcomes ...Getting Oklahoma healthyTulsa WorldPlan addresses health in OklahomaNewsOK.comall 85 news articles »
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Examiner.comMcdonalds and diabetesExaminer.comIn 2006, Mcdonalds contributed $2 million to the Scripps Research Institute to fight childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Fitting in with their healthy ...and more »
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