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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

Title: Stress Might Be Even More Unhealthy for the Obese Category: Health News Created: 9/26/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2014 12:00:00 AM

EBSCO Launches the Database American Doctoral Dissertations 1933-1955™

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~ Database Comprised of Digitized Content from H.W. Wilson's Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities ~

(PRWeb September 30, 2014)

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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

(PRWeb September 30, 2014)

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