Tag: weight
group name: health
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January 21, 2008 12:14 PM EST --
A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine debunked the long held belief among doctors that obese people underestimate the number of calories they consume. It turns out that the tendency to . . . more
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February 11, 2008 03:50 PM EST --
Have you heard of the book French Women Don't Get Fat ? Apparently French women stay thin by lingering over three hour lunches, eating morsels of triple cream cheese washed down by lots of red wine . . . more
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October 09, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Several years ago I participated in a radio program in which I, a physician interested in the health risks associated with obesity, found myself pitted against an author who had recently written a book . . . more
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May 12, 2008 06:44 PM EDT --
I recently read somewhere that there are three questions you need to ask yourself before beginning a weight loss program. If you've tried to lose weight but failed, or have lost . . . more
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August 12, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
I was taught that I was responsible for my own actions. I don't understand this blaming the big companies for our problems. I use to weigh in at 298, I never ate at McDonalds. I simply . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:28 PM EST --
Think of an accomplishment or endeavor of which you are particularly proud. Are you a great mom? A whiz at picking stocks? An amazing tennis player? Chances are you approach this particular activity with . . . more
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October 01, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Not long ago I drove past a store whose marquee proclaimed: “Everything You Need For Your Low-Carb Lifestyle.” A banner plastered across the marquee announced that the store was having a going . . . more
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February 25, 2008 02:30 PM EST --
Years ago in my medical practice I saw a woman in her late forties who was gaining weight despite no change in her diet or exercise. She felt tired and completely disinterested in sex, and she started . . . more
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June 27, 2008 07:58 AM EDT --
If you want to get your summer weight loss into gear you need to make sure you are eating right and exercising regularly. The weight loss industry is full of fad diets and bogus exercise routines so it . . . more
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October 22, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
Once upon a time, weight and health were not talked about in the same breath—or even the same drag of a cigarette. In fact, smoking—the mother of all bad health habits—was once thought . . . more
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June 17, 2008 03:40 PM EDT --
Are you looking for an alternative to greasy hamburgers? Or perhaps you're ready to explore vegetarian options. Gather is looking for 10 members to sample and write reviews on BOCA products for the . . . more
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February 21, 2008 12:01 PM EST --
New Year's resolutions often serve as great motivators to get us to the gym, but what motivates you after the champagne and party hats are gone? How do you find the motivation to make it to the gym? . . . more
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February 04, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
Say you're a woman in your forties. You feel pretty good about your looks: you color you hair, and (ever since that Oprah show) you don't wear "Mom" jeans. Once, a couple of years ago, . . . more
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November 12, 2007 01:25 PM EST --
A confession: when I was about thirteen I ordered diet pills through the mail. I can’t recall, or even imagine, how I managed to get a check or money order to buy them. I do remember, though, the . . . more
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December 10, 2007 05:54 PM EST --
All that glitters is not healthy So you’re in the supermarket stocking up on supplies for your new weight loss effort. Into the cart go carrots, low fat yogurt, a couple of Lean Cuisines. You . . . more
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March 03, 2008 11:42 AM EST --
The leader of a workshop offered by the program Overcoming Overeating asked participants to imagine moving to a planet where their weight would never change, never go up or down. Would they still bother . . . more
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December 17, 2007 05:43 PM EST --
Have you ever wondered how human beings lived 50 or 100 years ago, before the era of self-improvement, health consciousness, and product safety regulations? Back in more innocent times when people had . . . more
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December 03, 2007 05:58 PM EST --
I must admit, I always have to laugh when I read those lists of things you’re supposed to do when you’re feeling stressed and the urge to snack hits. “Take a bubble bath” is always . . . more
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June 23, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
Talk about your fashion police. A new law in Japan requires companies and local governments to measure the waistlines of citizens between the ages of 40 and 74 annually as part of a national campaign . . . more
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May 23, 2007 10:21 AM EDT --
After losing 28 pounds since January I have felt myself lose my grip just slightly. So, I think the best way to reel myself in is to set another goal, one that is slightly more difficult than just . . . more
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