Tag: obesity

How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat: The Roles Diet, Stress, And Exercise Play In Belly Fat Reduction (Part 2)

 by Brian Rigby  by Brian RigbyBrian Rigby is a clinical nutrition writer whose…

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Mayor Bloomberg Wants to Say Bye-bye to Big Gulp

I couldn’t let this one go by… I couldn’t let this one…

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Should We Tax Fat?

There may be an argument for taxing fat; but there is no…

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Health Plans Work to Reduce Obesity

With the recent CDC study predicting that obesity rates in the U.S.…

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Guess What? Obese Doctors are Less Likely to Talk About Obesity With Their Patients

Just like other people, doctors come in all sizes, including L and…

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Obesity Treatment Moving Toward Fragmented Clinical Approaches

The obesity market is on the verge of new product introductions (especially…

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Texas Hospital Won’t Hire Employees With BMI Higher Than 35

This one of those bizarre stories and the legality of it appears…

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Underestimating obesity

Obesity Co-Morbidities Obesity Co-MorbiditiesCardiometabolic syndromeType 2 diabetesHypertensionDyslipidemiaCoronary heart diseaseOsteoarthritisStrokeGall bladder diseaseObstructive sleep…

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Personalized Prevention, Part III: Applying the Model to Obesity

Weight loss (or gain) = calories in minus calories out.  Simple, right? …

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The Week in Health Care

The indisputable focus in Washington, D.C., and across the country last week…

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