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Scientists have long debated whether exercise can counteract the effects of excess weight, which would make physical activity a more important risk inhibitor than body-mass index. Proponents of the “fat but fit” hypothesis say that body-mass index is too crude a measure because it ignores body composition and levels of fitness...
...other and this is what happens when you carry things to fundamentalist extremes. In Being Julia and Forever Callas, your character has to wrangle divas. Any advice on how to deal with them? I ride horses, and I know that if I have something I'm riding that has excess spirit, it is to be valued. I think divas are the same ... If they're difficult, it's because they care a lot and they're trying to do something extraordinary. I much prefer that to someone who is easy to work with but is only trying to jump...
...medical consequences of carrying around all this excess weight were made clear by a study published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A survey of 73,000 adults conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle showed that being overweight significantly increases the risk of a long list of medical complaints, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, depression, deep-vein thrombosis, osteoarthritis, fatigue, insomnia, indigestion, impotence and hip- and knee-replacement surgery...
...From William Shakespeare: If FM be the food of resume-building, write on/Give me excess of it, that surfeiting/my insane ability to spew witticisms may sicken...
Jannie is widely perceived as being “too nice.” In actuality, Jannie is that nice—but she is also the reason FM's efficiency has increased. Jannie juggles writers, photogs and designers with ease and an excess of enthusiasm. Her spirit was only slightly dampened when she was sick in UHS. Even then, she offered to come in and help. With crazy loyalty like that, FM is in good hands...