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Programme to fight watery Overweight

Rosalva — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:11:00 GMT

Watery overweight is the commonest form of female overweight described as spongy obesity. The main characteristic of this type of overweight is that it is paradoxical.

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Gary Taubes responds to George Bray

rvdude77 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:53:41 GMT

Related Articles at Health & Nutrition by Michael R. Eades, MD:. Gary Taubes Berkeley lecture; George Will on Tom Coburn’s efforts to kill earmarking; Gary Taubes’ new book; Hollywood politics.

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Extremely Fat Guy Is Morbidly Obese

ExtremelyCool — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:21:23 GMT

I have a Body Mass Index of 40.31, which, according to some charts means I am Morbidly Obese.Morbidly Obese.Deadly Obese.Deadly.Man, that sounds really awful.

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Don't blame Big Gulp for America's obesity - Diet & Fitness - MSNBC.com

deborealis — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:07:18 GMT

finally, an article that talks about all the issues that contributes to america's obesity problem, and doesn't just randomly point fingers. ultimately, the last sentence wisely says, it's up to consumers.

Quoted: It’s tempting to blame big food companies for America’s big obesity problem. After all, they’re the folks who Supersized our fries, family-portioned our potato chips and Big Gulped our sodas.

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BBC NEWS | Health | Genes 'up Indians' obesity risk'

mohit — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:18:30 GMT

Quoted: Scientists pinpoint a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems.

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List of Anti-inflammatory Food - MetabolismAdvice.com

nightsurfer — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:50:42 GMT

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weight.com: obesity map

ChrisWei — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:54:43 GMT

I had to dot it, weight.com. And a map that changes color as America gets fatter.

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Could vibration keep a beer belly at bay?

mohit — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:50:28 GMT

Quoted: "The vibration changes the fat distribution. We're not sure what the mechanism is. The stem cells aren't getting to the fat depots," said Clifford Rosen, one of the mice study's authors and an osteoporosis clinician and researcher at The Jackson Laboratory and at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough.

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Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

egis — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:52:38 GMT

Quoted: It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and ...

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Overweight? Blame your ZIP code - News - MSNBC.com

Jester — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:53:07 GMT

interesting...

Quoted: UW researchers have found that the strongest predictor of obesity rates in King County ZIP codes isn't income or education, but property values. It's further evidence that obesity isn't just about individual willpower.

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