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Unraveling the Mystery of Weight Loss

Posted on 03/15/2012 by | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthIf you try to stay current on the latest insights on weight loss, you quickly realize how multifaceted the issue is. Like a three-dimensional kaleidoscope, the picture is constantly changing. The following items provide insight into obesity as the new social norm, the impact of yo-yo dieting, one person’s 300-pound weight loss and the surprising success of virtual weight-loss programs:

The Takeaway: Good and Bad In New U.S. Obesity Data; Adults Want To Be Like Betty

Posted on 01/18/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsPublic health officials seem to agree that America’s obesity rate is ‘leveling off’ or ‘plateauing,’ and that recent health and fitness pushes have had some effect. And a new poll conducted by MIT’s AgeLab found Betty White—who turned 90 yesterday—is the celebrity middle-aged and older adults most want to be like when they retire.

The Takeaway: Fitness Outweighs Body Weight; Airport Security Screenings Raise Concerns

Posted on 12/6/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsA study of 14,000 middle-aged men found a man’s fitness level was more important to his overall health and longevity than how much he weighed. And complaints about airport security screenings by two 80-something women are raising questions about how to screen older adults and people with medical devices without causing embarrassment.

The Takeaway: Underweight Do Worse After Surgery; Supercommittee Folds With No Plan

Posted on 11/22/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsUnderweight individuals have a 40 percent higher risk of dying in the first month after surgery than patients who are overweight, U.S. researchers reported in the Archives of Surgery. And the congressional panel charged with devising a plan to reduce the nation’s deficit has failed and folded.

The Takeaway: Americans Don’t Want Benefit Cuts; Reasons Not to Roll 401(k) Into IRA

Posted on 09/26/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsMedicare, Social Security Cuts Unpopular: Red, blue or purple, Americans of all political stripes object to using Medicare and Social Security cuts to reduce the deficit. In a new national poll, 82 percent of Democrats, 73 percent of Independents and 58 percent of Republicans rejected such cuts. And while politicians often tout the unpopularity of raising taxes on anybody, even greater numbers of each group—94 percent of Democrats, 82 percent of Independents and 64 percent of Republicans — said they …

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