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Sara on Obesity
Thursday, April 28 2011
Much has been made of the burgeoning obesity crisis in America, as well it should be. Consider this: the 2009 Obesity in America report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that our thinnest state - Colorado with a 19 percent obesity rate - is actually fatter than our fattest state in 1980 - Mississippi with a 15 percent... Read more
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Sara on Obesity
Tuesday, May 04 2010
Obesity's affect on everyday wellness and health has been well studied and thoroughly documented. Now, new research suggests that obesity can cause complications in certain types of surgery and can more than double a patient's risk of developing colon cancer later in life.
One study, conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of... Read more
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Sara on Obesity
Wednesday, March 17 2010
An article in the New York Times this week cited a study by the STOP Obesity Alliance, which found that physicians and patients often have difficutly communicating with each other about weight loss, both when it is necessary and how to go about it.
Specifically, only 39 percent of obese patients surveyed were told by a health care... Read more
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Sara on Obesity
Thursday, March 04 2010
The New York Times published an article presenting research that suggests small caloric changes do not impact weight loss in obese people. What are your thoughts on this idea? Do small changes help your weight loss journey, or does one cookie or one bag of potato chips have no impact on your diet?
Be Well!
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Sara on Obesity
Monday, January 04 2010
We've all started our New Year's Resolutions...or if you're anything like me, you've been making and breaking new ones for the last four days.
So what are you resolutions? Air them out here (even the non-weight related ones).
Find the Zen in 2010!
Sara
