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Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds 30 percent of those overweight think they're normal size.
Study: Weight-loss drug ups risk of heart attack, stroke in some Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth A frequent question among people of a certain age, including yours truly, is "Why, when I weigh the same as or less than I did when I was younger, does my waist keep getting bigger?" Phrased another way, the question could be "Why, when my body mass index has not changed, am I fatter than I used to be?"
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V-Bloc - new hope or old spin? Several years ago, they did a study on a device developed, I believe, in Switzerland called the "gastric pacer". Several US Weight loss surgery surgeons jumped on the bandwagon. What this device (implanted in the back - and similar...
Fat, yes. Ashamed, no While obese is a medical term, fat is the language of the bully. It's not a word doctors should use.
Pillz pillz pillz - do they really offer hope for easy weight loss? A headline in the AZCentral website boasts that "Experimental diet pill has promise, little risk" .
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Low carb and being slim There are certain dangers with low carbing which should be noted... with long term use, kidney damage, muscle wasting (we NEED carbs to fuel our bodies) which means lower metabolism etc. I know someone who GAINED... 50 lbs on the...
WLS patient dies in Britain Sharon Mevsimler, billed as the UK's "fattest woman" died recently. Interestingly enough most of the news stories either don't mention her weight loss surgery she had a couple of months ago or if they do, only mention it at the end...
Weight, a Control Issue Adults who have suffered sexual abuse as a child often use weight gain as a form of protection. This is not to say every overweight adult may have been abused. For those of us struggling with weight since childhood, the issues are...
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Is there something you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask? Posted in Question of the Day —Is there something you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask? Register with a mysterious user name and ask anonymously!
Would you take meds that make you gain weight? Posted in Question of the Day —Interesting question. Depends on what else is out there and if this was the only med that worked. If that was the only medicine that kept me from the black abyss of a major depressive episode I would probably try it but if I was putting on weight at an alarming rate I would be looking for something else. I have had the problem that I usually lose weight (not purposely) when I am not depressed and quickly gain...
Are you planning on buying fall clothes? Posted in Question of the Day —No, I wear the same clothes year round. Jeans and T-shirts with a few pretty blouses. Not much choice on the shopping front, usually One Stop Plus.
