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Friday, March 6, 2015

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Project Self-Sufficiency sponsors Family Health Fair March 26 in Newton

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 10:30 AM PST

The event will feature free mammograms, screenings for blood pressure, body mass index, anxiety and depression, as well as interactive educational exhibits from local health care organizations.

Losing just 30 minutes of sleep could promote weight gain: study

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 08:14 AM PST

Sleeping 30 minutes less than necessary can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, according to a new study -- even if you sleep in on weekends. Previous research has indicated that not getting enough sleep leads to obesity and diabetes, but this marks the first time that as little as 30 minutes a day of sleep debt could contribute to weight gain and adversely affect blood ...

To reduce body fat, eating less fat may be more effective than eating less carbohydrate

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 06:34 AM PST

In adults with obesity, lowering dietary fat may lead to greater body fat loss than lowering dietary carbohydrate, a new study finds.

Most NHS areas refuse surgery for obese patients

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 05:39 AM PST

An investigation has found that four in five NHS areas are rationing surgery and other treatments for patients with a high body mass index, while almost two in three are refusing to treat smokers

Receive Free advice from NHS trainer

Posted: 04 Mar 2015 05:18 AM PST

MEASURE your body mass index at a weekly healthy eating session in Bradford on Friday.

Teen obesity 'strongly linked' to high blood pressure

Posted: 04 Mar 2015 02:30 AM PST

Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A new study has shown strong link between adolescent obesity and high blood pressure. The Oxford University study has found that body mass index (BMI) in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing ...

Strong link between adolescent obesity, high blood pressure

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 08:20 AM PST

Body mass index in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures and diastolic blood pressures, research shows, and it highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity, experts say.

Youth obesity linked with high BP

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 12:12 AM PST

London, March 3 (IANS) As the number of overweight adolescents go up, so does the number of youth with high blood pressure, a study shows. Body mass index (BMI) in adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), the findings showed. "An important finding in our analysis is that BMI was positively associated ...

Study Shows Strong Link Between Adolescent Obesity and High Blood Pressure

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A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension has found that body mass index (BMI) in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and highlights the significance of the global trend of rapidly increasing adolescent obesity.

(PRWeb March 03, 2015)

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