Obesity
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Dr. Lynn Dorman
If you have been reading this blog you know I harp on obesity - it's bad and getting worse - for adults and for kids.. A new report came out this week which indicates that obesity rates have increased in 37 states! And in more than half of the states - more than 25% of the adults are now obese... The worst state? Mississippi - where 31.7% are o ...
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Obesity
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Weight Master E.
I read this article online and thought it was interesting. As I read this, I found that there were many things that I just didn't know about obesity. I thought that I would put some facts from the article on here. The following information was not written by me. I did copy and paste it, but I forgot to get the url: 1. Child-safety seat manufacture ...
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Pregnancy and Obesity
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Tina C.
Pregnant women who are also obese have a significant increase in pregnancy and delivery complications over women who are not obese. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) or 30 or greater. Sadly, the stillbirth rate is tripled in obese women. Obesity is the number one concern in pregnant women; it has replaced smoking, which used to be the t ...
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OBESITY
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Niell A.1 Comment
Written by Neill Abayon Obesity is a chronic condition that affects millions of people. The successful management of obesity requires a comprehensive, long-term treatment plan. The national Institute of Health (NIH) in the US defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI). Your BMI is a number calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your he ...
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Obesity
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Dr. Scott ND
Wow! How did we get here? Obesity has become an epidemic.Here is a short video that shows the changes in the amount of people who are overweight and obese.Hard to believe but true.Click here to view the embedded video.
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Obesity Crisis
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Carolin K.2 Comments
Did you know that there are more overweight than underweight people in the world? And that obesity is now the number 1 contributor to chronic disease. In the United States, roughly 2/3 of the population is overweight and nearly 30% is considered clinically obese. But the problem is not only in America. This spring I spent 6 weeks in India. An ...
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Is Obesity Contagious?
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
Obesity seems to be the emerging topic of the week -- In keeping with the previous post, it seems that if you are obese, you might be able to blame your friends and family; from New Scientist magazine this week : "They say it's not what you know but who you know. A new study suggests that this aphorism might hold true when it comes to your body wei ...
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