Jan 13, 2009 -
When you're striving to achieve a healthy weight, it's natural to look for guidance about what exactly that means for your body. While the jeans test is telling in terms of your body's changes, your pants can't tell you how many pounds you might need to lose or gain to get to your best weight.
For years, we turned to the body mass index (BMI) formula for a clue about where we fall on the health curve, but the calculation doesn't differentiate between the weight of muscle from fat and therefore isn't as trusted as it used to be.
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Nov 07, 2007 -
When I was born, breastfeeding wasn't so common. Many new moms weren't encouraged to do so, and they often felt more than a little shy about the practice (even in this day and age many people get offended when they see a mom breastfeeding in public). Too bad that back then they didn't know the health benefits of breastfeeding.
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Oct 29, 2007 -
I love yogurt. I am not lying when I say I eat it every single day. Mainly I eat yogurt because of the intestinal benefits and feel good ingredients, but now there is yet another reason to stock up on the stuff.
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Oct 03, 2007 -
There are many ways to quantify a body. We weigh them. We measure their height and circumference.
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Aug 10, 2007 -
There are 4 simple things that have been proven to significantly reduce your risk of developing heart disease.
They are:
Eating at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day
Exercising at least 30 minutes every day
Maintaining a healthy weight (BMI between 18.5 and 24.9)
Not smoking
These four things are basic components of having a healthy lifestyle and are easy to do. In fact, starting these habits at any time can help improve your overall health.
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May 08, 2007 -
I read an article in the Washington Post recently that touches upon the issue of overweight trainers and its implications, inside and outside the gym. It seems that overweight trainers are faced with major criticism and have a harder time getting hired at gyms. The whole thing got me thinking about my gym and the fact that I have seen several overweight employees there.
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Mar 10, 2007 -
It is being reported that Phoenix Cos. Inc, an insurance company in Connecticut, is about to start offering discounts up to 20 percent on life insurance policies to customers whose BMI is verified by a doctor to be 19-25. The way it's going to work is that customers who qualify will start seeing reduced rates after five years if their BMI remains in the 19-to-25 range.
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Mar 08, 2007 -
Many people are confused when it comes to looking at their Body Mass Index (BMI) versus their body fat percentage, since they do not always agree. So which should you go by?
First of all, body fat percentage is an estimate of the fraction of the total body mass that is fat mass, as opposed to lean body mass (muscle, bone, organ tissue, blood, and everything else that makes you work).
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Feb 08, 2007 -
Did you know that your waist measurement is a great diagnostic tool for measuring your risk for heart disease?
Well, according to the Mayo Clinic men with waist measurements of 40 inches and women with measurement of 35 inches, accompanied by a BMI - Body Mass Index of 25 or less, have a greater risk for heart disease.
Why, you might ask, is your waist size relevant to the health of your heart?
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Feb 05, 2007 -
Models have been in the news a lot lately. From fashion models starving themselves to ex-model Tyra Banks and her weight gain.
Regardless of what you think of her...I know some folks got turned off by her Geraldo journalistic expose, dressing up in a fat suit to prove how mean Americans are to the overweight.
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