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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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Women who accept their imperfections may experience more positive body image

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:56 AM PDT

Women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index (BMI) and are better able to handle personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives.

Self-Compassion Trumps Self-Esteem for Body Image

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 04:19 AM PDT

Researchers have discovered that self-compassion can protect girls and young women from unhealthy weight-control practices and eating disorders. University of Waterloo investigators discovered women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index (BMI). Moreover, self-compassion helps girls cope with daily stress including ...

Self-compassion key to positive body image, coping

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:32 AM PDT

Women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index and are better able to handle personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives. Research has found that this self-compassion might be an important means to increase positive body image and protect girls and young women against unhealthy weight-control practices and ...

Audit: Most schools follow anti-obesity efforts

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:03 AM PDT

BOSTON — A new audit has found that the vast majority of public schools in Massachusetts are complying with state regulations regarding school nutrition, physical education and measuring student body mass index. Monday's report from state Auditor Suzanne Bump's office, however, found some schools failed to report the body mass information to the state Department of Public Health or adopt ...

Self-compassion leads to positive body image in women

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:58 AM PDT

Toronto, Sep 30 (IANS) Women who accept and tolerate their bodily imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their high body mass index (BMI) and are better able to handle personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives, a research indicated.

Stress Might Be Even More Unhealthy for the Obese

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 10:51 PM PDT

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EBSCO Launches the Database American Doctoral Dissertations 1933-1955™

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Mammographic Density Offers Potential to Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk and Development of Personalized Screening

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Volpara Highlights Study that Shows Fully-Automated Volumetric Methods are Valid Alternatives to Measure Mammographic Breast Density and Predict Breast Cancer Risk

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Authors Advocate Calorie Awareness and Calorie Balance

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:47 AM PDT

In their groundbreaking new cookbook, The Calories In, Calories Out Cookbook: 200 everyday recipes that take the guesswork out of counting calories plus the exercise it takes to burn them off, authors Catherine Jones and Elaine Trujillo, MS, RDN, help people improve their calorie awareness, empowering them to make the smartest food choices possible, while giving them healthy recipes to cook at ...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

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Self-compassion key to positive body image and coping

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT

( University of Waterloo ) Women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index and are better able to handle personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives.

Audit: Most schools follow anti-obesity efforts

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT

A new audit has found that the vast majority of public schools in Massachusetts are complying with state regulations regarding school nutrition, physical education and measuring student body mass index.

York in top 10 of Pennsylvania's most obese counties

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:23 AM PDT

York County is the 6th most obese county, according to data gathered by WGAL. The data, collected by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, ranks the percentage of adults that report a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30, which is considered obese.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014

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American waistlines are still expanding

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:51 AM PDT

 While body mass index, a key measure for obesity, has stabilized, our bellies have increased an inch over the last decade — to a circumference of almost 39 inches.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

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Audit to review Mass. child obesity programs

Posted: 27 Sep 2014 09:23 AM PDT

How is Massachusetts doing in the fight against childhood obesity?

St. Clair County news briefs

Posted: 27 Sep 2014 04:27 AM PDT

Partners at Heart offers free screenings to the public

Sodium's influence on blood pressure statistically insignificant

Posted: 08 Sep 2014 01:16 PM PDT

( Oxford University Press USA ) A new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought.
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Friday, September 26, 2014

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For obese, stress may be even more deadly

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Recurring emotional stress may increase risk of illness in overweight people

New program at Lakewood High School aims to fight obesity

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:06 AM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG — It was lunchtime, but inside the Lakewood High School gym, freshman were lining up for blood pressure checks, stepping on scales, being measured for height and learning their body mass index.

Children with autism are more sedentary than their peers, new OSU study shows

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 10:30 AM PDT

( Oregon State University ) A small new Oregon State University study of children with autism found that they are more sedentary than their typically-developing peers, averaging 50 minutes less a day of moderate physical activity and 70 minutes more each day sitting.

St. Clair County news briefs

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 10:07 AM PDT

Partners at Heart offers free screenings to the public
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

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Skirt size-breast cancer link?

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Women who gain weight around the waist and whose skirt sizes therefore increase between their 20s and 60s may be at higher risk of breast cancer after menopause, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.

Going Up a Skirt Size Every Decade Increases Risk of Breast Cancer by a Third

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:57 AM PDT

Women who go up one skirt size every 10 years between their mid-20s and mid-60s are at a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, new research has found.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Increasing Skirt Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:22 PM PDT

Women who gain weight around the waist and whose skirt sizes therefore increase between their 20s and 60s may be at higher risk of breast cancer after menopause, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests. The study, which looked at more than 92,000 women postmenopausal women over age 50, found that going up a skirt size over a period of 10 years after age 25 was linked with a 33 percent ...

Expanding waistline for women is a predictor for breast cancer risk

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:13 PM PDT

Study associates need for one-size bigger skirt every decade over 40 years with 33% rise in post-menopausal cancer risk Women who go up a skirt size every 10 years between their mid-20s and mid-60s are at 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, a study of more than 90,000 women finds. Overall weight gain, usually measured through an increase in BMI (body mass index ...

Men With Bigger Bellies Make Better Lovers, Study Says

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:12 AM PDT

Ladies, you may think you want a man with chiseled abs à la Ryan Gosling, but it turns out a romance with a larger gentleman could do wonders for your sex life. New research has shown that men with larger bellies make better lovers due to having enhanced stamina in the bedroom. Scientists at Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey, surveyed 200 men and compared their body mass index (BMI) and ...
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All fat is bad? Not so fast

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 07:53 PM PDT

We've been told for years that a low-fat diet is the secret to losing weight. Think again.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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Fit or fat? Bod Pods see what you can't

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:11 PM PDT

Most people who monitor their body fat already know about the caliper test, the measuring-tape test, the hydrostatic ( underwater displacement) test, body-fat scales and the DXA test originally developed for assessing bone density.

Not salt but high BMI triggers hyper-tension

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:06 AM PDT

London, Sep 9 (IANS) If you are suffering from high blood pressure, check your Body Mass Index (BMI) first as a new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought. Using the data from a cross-sectional analysis of 8,670 volunteers from the NutriNet-Sante Study -- an ongoing French web-based cohort study, researchers found that BMI was the main ...

Sodium's influence on blood pressure statistically insignificant

Posted: 08 Sep 2014 01:16 PM PDT

( Oxford University Press USA ) A new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought.
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Monday, September 22, 2014

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To Target Childhood Obesity, Start Even Younger, Experts Say

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT

Many efforts targeting obesity focus on school-aged children. But a growing body of research suggests that to have the biggest impact, the work needs to start with even younger children, and their mothers.

Miss India Connecticut Celebrates Culture And Beauty Of Mind, Body And Soul

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:47 AM PDT

HARTFORD -- This beauty pageant had a twist: Contestants walked the runway in saris instead of swimsuits and super-thin was not in.

Waistlines still expanding among US adults: Study

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:01 AM PDT

Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) Although the obesity rate calculated from body mass index (BMI) figures has not gone up significantly, the waistlines of US adults, especially that of women, continue to expand, says a study.

Not salt but high BMI triggers hyper-tension

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:54 AM PDT

If you are suffering from high blood pressure, check your Body Mass Index (BMI) first as a new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought.
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

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Belly fat increases high BP risk

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:10 AM PDT

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) People with fat around their abdominal area are at greater risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure) when compared to those with similar body mass index (BMI) but fat concentrations elsewhere on the body, says a study. "Having centrally located fat when you look in the mirror tends to correlate with higher levels of fat inside the abdomen," said senior author ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2014

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Abdominal fat more strongly associated with high blood pressure risk

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 10:26 PM PDT

People with fat around their abdominal area are at greater risk of developing hypertension when compared to those with similar body mass index but fat concentrations elsewhere on the body, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Friday, September 19, 2014

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Obesity in Pacific islands 'a colonial legacy' of settlers trying to civilize the locals

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 08:49 AM PDT

Scientists have known for some time that Pacific islanders are more prone to obesity than people in other nations. Now a new study has examined why islanders on Nauru and in the Cook Islands in the Pacific have the highest levels and fastest rates of obesity increase in the world. On both the islands, between 1980 and 2008 the increase in the average body mass index was four times higher than ...

Sodium's influence on blood pressure statistically insignificant

Posted: 08 Sep 2014 01:16 PM PDT

( Oxford University Press USA ) A new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought.
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

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Belly fat: 3 science-approved ways to trim an inch

Posted: 18 Sep 2014 02:30 PM PDT

American adults got some bad fitness news this week. While our overall body-mass index hasn't changed in the last decade, our waistlines are still spreading. That means we're not necessarily getting heavier, but we're gaining the weight in the worst place: our bellies. How can we drop that inch or more?
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All fat is bad? Not so fast

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 06:16 PM PDT

People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favoured for decades, a major new study shows.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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Backpack safety: Watch your kid's back

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:00 PM PDT

Overpacking or improper wear could cause future back damage
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Waistlines 'Grow An Inch In A Decade' In US

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:52 PM PDT

US waistlines are continuing to expand, despite obesity appearing to be reaching a plateau, data suggests. Research suggests the average adult waist size in the US increased by more than 1in (2.5cm) between 1999 and 2012.

Fat mass contributes to musculoskeletal pain risk

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:27 PM PDT

People with high fat mass could be at an increased risk of musculoskeletal pain, say researchers.

American waistlines are still expanding

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:51 AM PDT

 While body mass index, a key measure for obesity, has stabilized, our bellies have increased an inch over the last decade — to a circumference of almost 39 inches.

Not salt but high BMI triggers hyper-tension

Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:06 AM PDT

London, Sep 9 (IANS) If you are suffering from high blood pressure, check your Body Mass Index (BMI) first as a new study indicates sodium intake has less impact on overall health than previously thought. Using the data from a cross-sectional analysis of 8,670 volunteers from the NutriNet-Sante Study -- an ongoing French web-based cohort study, researchers found that BMI was the main ...

New Slimband Study Confirms That Gastric Banding Achieves Weight Loss on Failed Gastric Bypass Patients

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New study conclusively demonstrates that gastric banding can successfully achieve weight loss outcomes that patients had previously been unsuccessful in attaining with a much more surgically invasive gastric bypass operation.

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