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...Disappointing as this study might be, there is hope for folk who struggle with weight. It's becoming increasingly clear that even modest weight loss?even as little as 5%?can lead to real improvements in your health. The more you lose?and keep off?the better. But you don't have to get all the way back to normal weight. Most of us will never see a model-slim figure in the mirror. But we can all lead healthier lives...
...vital organs. Coolly, with utter confidence, a mature lioness--the oldest of the seven-member pride--approaches. A 3-year-old male tries to scare her off with a snarl, but she lunges at him, baring her teeth and biting at his neck. After a modest show of resistance, he retreats and, in a final display of submission, turns tail and slinks off into the sunset. She takes his place at the kill, tearing chunks from the giraffe's neck. A jackal watches from a distance, hoping for a few scraps when the lions are done. Farther away...
...case, the best way to shrink fat cells is still to create a negative energy balance by - you guessed it - eating fewer calories than you burn. Disappointing as this study might be, there is hope for folk who struggle with weight. It's becoming increasingly clear that even modest weight loss - even as little as 5% - can lead to real improvements in your health. The more you lose - and keep off - the better. But you don't have to get all the way back to normal weight. Most of us will never see a model-slim figure in the mirror...
...metal detectors. Rees noted that most of the guards are "drawn from the underprivileged Ethiopian community [because] few others are willing to take a low-paying job that could lead to a terrible death." This is an injustice to the Ethiopian Jewish community. They are a very proud and modest group of people who underwent unspeakable hardships before emigrating to Israel; their families and friends suffered humiliation, rape and murder. Assimilation into Israeli society has been nearly impossible for the first generation, but those who arrived in Israel as children and, of course, those who have been born here...
...group of 10 men and women, including educators, lawyers, a nurse, a social worker, a community volunteer, former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm and Colorado Republican chairman Don Bain. "As diverse as the group is," says Sandra Shreve, 62, a current board member who donates from her modest educator's pension, "we were all there with a common goal: to help our community by creating a circle of giving...