Word: conscious
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...Losing weight and then putting it back on is not only frustrating, it may be downright unhealthy. Data on nearly 500 weight-conscious women suggest that yo-yo dieting can drive down blood levels of "good" HDL cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease. Who qualifies as a yo-yo dieter? Anyone who's lost at least 10 lbs. three or more times...
...ourselves on the back for such "improvement," we must bear in mind that issues concerning racial diversity are an encouraged part of our national dialogue. Because of America's abominable attitudes toward minorities in the past, we have developed a hyper-conscious concern about ethnicity and race that is now ingrained in our morals. In much the same way, we have learned to extend the same open-minded compassion to various religious groups on campus. And though lagging significantly behind in terms of acceptance, sexual orientation is at least part of an open and honest discussion at Harvard...
Morales said he has made a conscious decision not to vote in this election...
Nader's relationship with Harvard is an odd one. On one hand, he constantly blasts HLS for what he sees as a propensity to create corporate attorneys rather than socially conscious lawyers...
...were examining a person she once knew, wanting to get close, to bridge a gap, but knowing that there are difficult obstacles in the way. On filming her grandfather, Agnes says that "it was hard in that he didn't really know who I was, he wasn't self-conscious in that respect, but at the same time it allowed me to get close with him and get to know him. I don't think I would have spent as much time with my grandfather had I not had these reasons." In a particularly poignant sequence, her grandfather struggles...