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posted 12/22/2008, comments (0)

Buffets and not Exercising Explains Rural America's Weight

Go to the MidWest and the typical lifestyle habit you will see - people eating many, if not most of their meals at buffets and cafeterias and people who are not exercising because they don't find their physical community "exercise friendly." This new study out of Washington University St. Louis also offers that people spend much of their... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/19/2008, comments (0)

A Good Reason for Overweight Guys to Reduce

when you are identified as being overweight or obese, you are told all about health risks assicuated with that weight that include: heart disease diabetes metabolic syndrome, cancer arthritis stroke and these health risks are then used as reasons to inspire you to watch your weight, avoid weight gain or to reduce, if you are... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/16/2008, comments (0)

Healthy Potluck

This is the time of year when "potluck" reigns supreme. It's certainly a good way for people to entertain during tough financial times. It's also popular because it means people can bring their culinary talents to a party thrown by someone else. But the concept can be a "food mine" for people struggling to have healthy... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/15/2008, comments (0)

A Vital Tool to Help Screen and Prevent Diabetes

The problem with pre-diabetes and even diabetes is that very often the person can have it and not know it. Of course if you are overweight - we might suspect it - but frankly, not every person who is overweight gets diabetes. So we need better ways to identify these patients so that we can intervene with strategies that that can... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/09/2008, comments (40)

Oprah Confesses - 200 is My Number

I cannot be the only person who has been seeing Oprah grow. Since her commitment to training and running a marathon, I have been watching her show and noticing that she has been steadily putting on weight. I even got a bit upset when several months ago she blamed it "on her thyroid." Most people whose thyroid goes off a bit... Read more Chevron

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