| Taking public transit to work may keep you fitter Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:02 PM PDT A British study finds that walking, cycling and yes, even taking public transportation to work are associated with lower body weight and lower body fat composition when compared against those who drive. A team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University College London collected and assessed 7,534 BMI (body mass index) measurements and 7,424 body fat ...  |
| 60-Second Know-It-All: Body Mass Index (BMI) Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:23 AM PDT The BMI metric doesn't take into account such basic characteristics as how the body's fat is distributed, or even how much of the body's weight may come from lean muscle tissue.  |
| Mom loses half her body weight Posted: 21 Aug 2014 04:25 AM PDT A dream vacation to Hawaii sounded like a nightmare to Julie Evans because it involved wearing a bathing suit. So when she got home, she vowed to change.  |
| Taking public transit to work may keep you fitter: study Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:45 AM PDT A British study finds that walking, cycling and yes, even taking public transportation to work are associated with lower body weight and lower body fat composition when compared against those who drive. A team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University College London collected and assessed 7,534 BMI (body mass index) measurements and 7,424 body fat ...  |
| The Lancet: Overweight and obesity linked to 10 common cancers and over 12,000 cases every year in the UK Posted: 13 Aug 2014 03:46 PM PDT A higher body mass index increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, the largest study of its kind on body mass index and cancer, involving more than 5 million adults in the UK, published in The Lancet shows.  |
