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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eating disorder (ED) patients display a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. These symptoms may interfere with their nutritional management. Ingestion of fructose-sorbitol (F-S) is an established means of gastrointestinal symptom provocation in irritable bowel syndrome patients.
VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
People with an eating disorder may not want to attend a support group or meet with therapists, but a new report raises the prospect that "remote therapies" via e-mail, text messaging or through Web sites could help them recover. In the new report, published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet , researchers pointed out that it can be difficult to find treatment.
The Neurocritic (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Contour Drawing Rating Scale ( Thompson & Gray, 1995 ) - established as a reliable and valid measure of body size perception. Anorexia nervosa , an obsessive and unrelenting quest for thinness, is one of the most deadly psychiatric disorders. The documented mortality rate ranges from 3.3% to 18% in different studies ( Herzog et al., 2000 ), and those with the disorder are ten times more likely...
medicine2life - Health Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The benefits of exercise are well known. Finding motivation is difficult. If you are looking for a way to increase energy expenditure, reduce risk of heart disease, and curb obesity with exercise, consider the following six tips that can help keep you moving and motivated. Muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility are important to maintain quality of life. If you have not been exercising regularly,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Medical evidence doesn't support claims that faddish eating regimes make you healthier Some swear by chewing 32 times to aid digestion; others stick to raw vegetables and fruit; many opt for high-protein diets in the form of fish, chicken and beef; a few proclaim the powers of grapefruit juice. Whichever diet you follow, there is a good chance that it will be challenged tomorrow, when one of the country's...
Gastric Band Surgery Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Keep up to date with all of the latest News on Gastric Band Surgery which will cost Less in France and Belgium. Our overall health is closely connected to our eating habits and our nutrition. A nutritious diet can prevent diseases and reduce the risk of many others. At the same time, a poor nutrition can [...]
Weight Loss Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Why is exercise good for us? Exercising regularly can improve our quality of life. People that exercise more regularly are likely to live longer lives. They are less susceptible to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Exercising strengthens the immune system, making us more resistant to illness.
Hummers & Cigarettes (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Ah, yes ... The final frontier of fascism and prejudice continues ... among educators, no less. Along the same lines of schools that track and notify parents of their children's Body Mass Index (BMI) to those that enforce bans junk food ( here and here , for example), now comes a university that is requiring students it deems overweight to take a fitness class in order to receive their degrees! The...
Notebooks - Los Cuadernos de Julia (Free subscription) | yesterday
- Can She Actually Speak? - A few weeks ago I read a feature in the brand new Stylist magazine about Kate Moss. Half-way through the interview I read this phrase that left me... well, speachless, if only for a moment. ...while Karaiskos steered Kate's profile and made the decision that she should never give interviews, ensuring her lasting mystique. To this day I struggle to understand what it was...
Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | yesterday
Twenty-five seniors at a university in Pennsylvania must prove they've lost weight in order to graduate this spring. The unusual requirement stems from a policy Lincoln University put in place fours ago: Incoming freshmen with a body mass index of 30, the threshold for obesity, must take a nutrition class...
MooPig Wisdom (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two Point Five Billion is Enough by Pat Darnell and Retiring Others We have a number at last. The number that makes them retire: $2,500,000,000. Now we have a cornerstone; now we have a benchmark. There is something about that number. It has been cropping up in current events as a major figure in our capstone of Black on Woman Candidates; and glamor override from charismatic First Ladies... ambition...
PTSD After Childbirth (Free subscription) | yesterday
MORE than 800 health care professionals and breastfeeding experts from around the world will descend on the BIC for the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Conference next Wednesday and Thursday. Delegates will hear about research into breastfeeding and obesity, stem cells in breast milk, postnatal depression, and care for premature babies. There will also be presentations on how to improve breastfeeding support...
Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
More PTSD - Post-Truth Stupidity Disorder. "Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The best way to reduce the risk of serious weight-related health issues such as diabetes is to eat healthy and increase physical activity. Researchers at Geisinger Health System's Henry Hood Center for Health Research and the...
Dan Cash Thinks... (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
So Kate Moss says “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” and once again we’re treated to tabloid OUTRAGE as super skinny models make young girls anorexic. Except Kate isn’t that thin any more & the problem of obesity is far more common and threatening more lives in the west than a few demented girls taking skipping lunch to its illogical conclusion. It’s easy to...
The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The thing I miss least about being a kid is all that longing to be someone else. Oh to be anyone but grotty swotty ginger-haired me! Like many younguns, I found my escape in books, particularly The Baby-sitters Club series....
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kendrathil | 19/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar, is known to increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes and also augment the chance of obesity. Recent studies have revealed that fructose is more dangerous than other forms of sugar... http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2403598/fructose_adds_to_type_2_diabetes_and.html .
kendrathil | 07/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar that is commonly found in honey, soft drinks, corn syrups and fruit juices is believed to develop Type 2 diabetes. Fructose also adds to obesity. .. http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/fructose-adds-to-type-two-diabetes-obesity/
kendrathil | 31/10/2009
Every woman dreads Cellulite. It is a condition where the fats get accumulated in certain areas of the body. Certain women think that cellulite is related to obesity but it is not like that. Even lean persons get fats accumulated in some areas of their body..... http://www.bukisa.com/articles/183221_how-to-get-rid-of-dreaded-cellulite
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