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Lead Stories: September 7, 2008

How Much is too Much?  A Prescribed Line.

Posted May 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Christopher Jack

Section: In The News, His Fitness, Injuries & Rehab, Alt. Therapies, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health

Feeling a bit over medicated?  You’re not alone. Recent research by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. showed that in 2007, 51 percent of Americans were taking prescription drugs to treat at least one chronic condition.  Some 20 percent of the population reported using…

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Men Underestimate Their Waist Sizes

Posted April 9, 2008 at 01:30 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

This post is written by Dr. Gabe Mirkin, M.D. and used with permission.  Dr. Mirkin is board certified in Sports Medicine and has practiced for over 40 years. He has completed more than 40 marathons and was a talk show…

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Belly Fat Linked to Dementia

Posted April 1, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Denise Musumeci

Section: In The News, His Health, Mental Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

Recently, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article about a study that shows a correlation between excess belly fat in middle age and dementia in old age. The study was published in the journal Neurology and highlights that it is…

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Quote of the Day 3/6/08

Posted March 6, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: His Inspiration, Quote of the Day

“One cardinal rule in behavioral medicine is that unless it is interfered with, your body knows exactly what it is doing and always does the best thing it can do under the circumstances. Consequently, if you are overweight, you may reasonably assume that the extra fat itself is your body’s…

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The Dorm Room Diet: The Fittest Colleges in America

Posted December 4, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Denise Musumeci

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Diets

People say that the average college freshman gains ten pounds their first year. How is this possible? Men’s Fitness took a survey this year to find the twenty-five fittest colleges in the nation, which turned out to yield some…

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New PSAs Work to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Posted October 19, 2007 at 09:00 AM by Lisa Cieplechowicz

Section: In The News, His Fitness, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health

It’s unfortunate but true - America is becoming widely known as the country of the increasing waistband.  As fast food industries continue to reap in success, obesity rates in the United States are continuing to soar.  And it is not just…

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The skinny gene?

Posted September 5, 2007 at 10:35 AM by Megan Hueter

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

With about 2/3 of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, one wanders, as a population, will we ever recover from this edpidemic? Well, the answer may lie in genetics. That’s right, researched announced today that they are hopeful to have found agene…

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New study finds virus may cause obesity

Posted August 27, 2007 at 02:00 PM by Christopher Jack

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, Lifestyle Health

It seems that obese and overweight people now have an excuse - a new study revealed at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society may have uncovered a link between obesity and a common virus.

In a series of…

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