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Sunday, May 6, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting more sleep could dampen effect of obesity genes - Boston Globe

Posted: 05 May 2012 09:23 PM PDT


Boston Globe

Getting more sleep could dampen effect of obesity genes
Boston Globe
While it's tough to tease out just how much of a role genes play in determining our body weight, University of Washington researchers gave it their best shot by measuring the body mass index in 604 pairs of identical twins (who share the same genes) ...
How sleep affects your 'fat genes' – and your 'fat jeans' South Asia Mail

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study Shows Financial Impact of Obesity - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:15 AM PDT


Globe and Mail

Study Shows Financial Impact of Obesity
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
According to Jennifer Austin, a health communications specialist at Gannett Health Services, the National Institute of Health defines an individual as obese if his or her Body Mass Index is 30 or higher. The BMI is measured by calculating the ratio of ...
The Costs Of Obesity Huffington Post
As America's waistline expands, costs soar Fox News

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in prison populations worldwide: a systematic review : The ...

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 04:14 PM PDT

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is disproportionately carried by low-income and middle-income countries and disadvantaged sectors of society such as prisoners.

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