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Obese Defined

anyone with a BMI of more than 30 is considered obese. A BMI of 40 or higher is considered to be 'morbidly obese'.

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Better to be fat and fit than skinny and unfit

Published August 20, 2008, 6:57 am, International Herald Tribune

Is a person's weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?

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Lose weight? Integrate!

Published August 20, 2008, 6:50 am, Radio Netherlands

Turkish, Moroccan and Antillean migrants who integrate and speak Dutch well are slimmer and have less chance of becoming obese, says new research from the Dutch Social and Cultural Planning Office.

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Does injury risk outweigh running's benefits?

Published August 20, 2008, 6:43 am, Galveston County Daily News

Long distance running easily burns away the cupcakes, but each mile increases the risk of injury. Is it worth the risk?

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Your Wednesday Morning News Update with Maria Neider

Published August 20, 2008, 5:45 am, KY3 Springfield

Missouri weighs in on heavy side, tight security for gang-related murder trial and Dave's forecast.

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Adult obesity rate rises in Midlands

Published August 20, 2008, 5:44 am, Kearney Hub

Nebraska's adult obesity rate has risen for the third straight year, and Iowa's also is up, a report released Tuesday shows.

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Obese Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit More From Brachytherapy

Published August 20, 2008, 5:17 am, Medical News Today

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

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Is Ohio losing the fight vs. obesity?

Published August 20, 2008, 3:13 am, The Columbus Dispatch

America's weight problem is old news. But acknowledging a problem and doing something about it are different things.

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Adult obesity rate rises in Midlands

Published August 20, 2008, 3:08 am, North Platte Telegraph

Midlands News Service Nebraska's adult obesity rate has risen for the third straight year, and Iowa's also is up, a report released Tuesday shows.

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See a database: Michigan 10th fattest state

Published August 20, 2008, 12:16 am, Detroit Free Press

A new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation places Michigan in a different Big Ten -- it's now the 10th fattest state in the nation.

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Access to parks or

Published August 20, 2008, 12:12 am, The Oregonian

A neighborhood's access to parks, sidewalks and fast food affects whether residents stay active and trim, Oregon Research Institute scientists say.

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Wed Aug 20

  • Portion control for lasting weight loss: If you are health conscious and want to maintain your current weight or if you are trying to lose weight you can try our portion control tips. What is portion control? As the name says it, control your portion size as you eat and gain fewer calories....

Tue Aug 19

  • Lose weight through Weight Training: Have you wondered about the attractive biceps and leaner body shapes of “mus cle men” ? Experts give a thumps up to weight training in contrast to aerobic exercises for fat loss. According to them, the resting metabolic rate (RMR) ie., the pa...

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  • Fat Women: Stay Home!: "Nightclu bs are not meant for ?fun?. They?re a grim meat market all participants use to find their fuck de jour. Dick Tip! If your girlfriend spends any time ?clubbing? with the ?girls? for ?laughs?, dump her ass immediately. She?s two cosmos away from blowing some guy in the men?s room..."

Fri Aug 15

  • I Challenge You To Lose Weight-Contest With Prizes: I need to lose some weight....I would say about 150 pounds...that is another person...There fore I am OBESE. I figure if I do this, I just might live longer...as you know I am constantly going around the Internet peeping into this or that...I have been looking for a diet, something that I thought was the answer and something that would work for me...because if you can not eat bananas, do not go on a banana diet. If you are a vegetarian, don't go on the Atkins Diet. So I decided to diet with you and what I found was...
  • 364 pounds [166kg] Female Weightlifter
  • Low carb diet: It simply means a reduction in the intake of carbohydrates. With this diet, foods containing starch and sugars are limited so that you lose or control weight. Starchy foods like white flour, white rice, bread, pasta, grains, starchy vegetables like pot...

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