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...Obese boys and girls are already starting to develop the illnesses of excess associated with people in their 40s and beyond: heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, gallstones, joint breakdown and even brain damage as fluid accumulation inside the skull leads to headaches, vision problems and possibly lower IQs. A staggering 90% of overweight kids already have at least one avoidable risk factor for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or hypertension. Type 2 diabetes is now being diagnosed in teens as young as 15. Health experts warn that the current generation of children may be the first in American history...
Even more alarming to doctors are the changes that excess weight can wreak on the liver. It's this organ, after all, that orchestrates the breakdown and distribution of fats and sugars from the diet. When too much of either comes in, the liver starts to keep some of the excess for itself, converting sugars from soft drinks and the ubiquitous high-fructose corn syrup into fat that remains within its tissues...
...similar fire had occurred in the same UPS system in March 2007. After that breakdown, the machinery was repaired but not replaced, Kroll said, and FAS IT continued its partnership with the vendor, MGE, that had delivered the faulty technology...
...Despite their grievances over the perceived communication breakdown, some Allston residents said they are optimistic about the proposed Harvard Art Museum space in their community. Though Allston Civic Association President Paul Berkeley acknowledged that there was a lot of quick opposition to the museum upon its first proposal, he said, “I would like to see that given more discussion, because I see some benefit to a cultural use of that area...
...tuck this week fro France’s present cabinet. Threatened by a possible breakdown in the Tunisian discussions, facing a withdrawal of his essential Independent cabinet support, and harassed by a police demonstration, Premier Felix Gaillard has so far managed to keep his position on the Parliamentary tight rope. But if his ministry falls, many commentators envision a possible collapse of the Fourth Republic...