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...also possible that plaques--whether in the main coronary arteries or the smaller vessels--behave differently in women. Unlike men, women tend to distribute all the "garbage" associated with atherosclerosis--such as saturated fat and oxidized waste products--more evenly throughout the arteries. The process is analogous to the way men and women gain weight, says Dr. Noel Bairey Merz of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "When men get fat, it all goes to their belly," she says. "When women get fat, they tend to get fat all over--fat at the ankles, fat in the sides...
Carrying excess fat, especially around the middle, increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Obesity can also lead to diabetes, a major risk factor. Doctors recommend a reduced-calorie diet with lots of vegetables and whole grains, plus at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise...
...hackle-raising weight-loss guru; of severe head injuries from a fall on an icy sidewalk on April 8; in New York City. He bucked convention in his 1972 best seller Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution, which advised dieters to trash the fruit salad in favor of high-protein, high-fat goodies like bacon cheeseburgers and butter, arguing that without carbohydrates to burn, the body would burn its own fat. Many of the 30 million who have tried the diet swear by it. But his regimen rankled mainstream medical groups, which called it extreme and said it could have dangerous health...
This June, TraveLeaders Group, a Coral Gables, Fla., travel-management company and travel agency, is planning a seven-day Big Fat Greek Cruise, which will sail from Venice to the Greek isles. Inspired by last year's runaway hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the theme trip, on First European Cruises, will feature conversations with some of the film's stars, Greek food, Greek culture and dancing, and "some plate smashing," says chairman Keith St. Clair. TraveLeaders expects 150 to 200 guests, and the average cost per person will be $1,000, not including airfare. The agency is promoting...
...yard long 80-gallon glass tank, blue heating lamp and large supply of frozen dead rats, which filled the freezer. One day my roommate needed ice for a bruise, and I announced that we had no ice, but that she could use a “big fat dead frozen rat” if she wanted. She declined. Never own pets that eat mammals...