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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Host ‘March Man-ness’

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 01:19 PM PDT

While this event focuses on men's health, women also are invited to receive free blood pressure checks, body mass index estimates, glucose and cholesterol screenings, and physical examinations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28.

Depression puts low-income population at even greater risk for obesity and poor nutrition

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:04 AM PDT

In a new study, researchers report that for people receiving food assistance there are significant links between depression, poor dietary quality, and high body mass index (BMI). They suggest that understanding the risk of depression among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants could be important to understanding the relationship among SNAP participation, diet, and weight.

Researchers study effects of pregnancy weight gain on childhood obesity risk among multi-ethnic youth

Posted: 09 Mar 2015 10:25 PM PDT

Unhealthy weight gain in pregnancy has been linked with infant size and body composition but until now little was known about its long-term association with childhood obesity among low-income and multi-ethnic youth.

The LifeBand® Facility Now Offers LAP-BAND® Weight Loss Surgery

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The LifeBand® facility now offers LAP-BAND® weight loss surgery to help patients safely and effectively lose weight.

(PRWeb March 10, 2015)

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