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Friday, September 19, 2014

Body Mass Index


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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