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A 7-Step Plan for Weight Loss 11/29/2011
The latest studies conclude that a successful weight-loss plan is a mind/body undertaking that not only involves monitoring calorie intake and expenditure, but dealing with the psychological side of weight loss and habit change. |
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A Guide to Healthier Eating 11/25/2011
You should cut back on foods that have only limited nutritional value, that are overprocessed or that contain too much fat, salt, sugar and refined white flour. |
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A Weighty Issue: Childhood Obesity 11/26/2011
Childhood obesity is more prevalent in the Northeast, followed by the Midwest, South and West. It is also more prevalent in cities than in rural areas. |
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About Weight Loss 1 07/07/2010 |
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About Weight Loss 2 07/07/2010 |
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Adult BMI Calculator 01/09/2012
Experts are increasingly urging people to know their BMI, a figure that takes into account not just weight but also height to indicate body fat. |
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Arthur Miller IV, Age 16: When Asthma Meets Obesity 06/14/2009
Three years ago - the same year that he was classified as morbidly obese - Arthur Miller IV's asthma was so bad he was hospitalized on life support for three days. Even last spring, the 292-pound New Orleans teen was so incapacitated that his family needed a handicapped-parking placard when driving him around. |
