Word: overweightness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Overweight women still stand to gain much in long-term health if they maintain their above-average weight instead of letting more pounds pile on, according to findings from a Harvard study published today...
...matter what your weight is now, focus on maintaining your weight at every level,” said Soheyla D. Gharib, chief of medicine at University Heath Services. “When you’re overweight at age 18, it seems like there aren’t going to be more changes [to your weight]—I think people are not aware of that. There’s a market out there about joining weight loss programs and taking pills, and while those may be quick fixes, in general, it’s hard to go back...
...basis of how we perceive the people around us. So if an obese person is helping himself to a large portion, I'll hold back a bit because, well, I see the ultimate results of his eating habits and don't want the stigma associated with being overweight. But if the thin person eats a lot, why shouldn't I follow suit? If she can gorge herself and still keep trim...
...same time, if a thin dining companion orders a small portion, I too will hold back because I want to mirror the habits of a body type to which many people aspire. However, if an overweight person orders light, I'll make an adjustment. Obviously, small portions aren't working for him. If tiny meals don't help you stay trim, what's the point? Get me the cheeseburger deluxe...
...have to be rhythmically gifted to succeed either. Zamor says she was an overweight graduate student who spent most of her time tied to a computer at a desk before rediscovering the hula hoop at a music-and-arts festival in Los Angeles. "When I got my hoop, I was not a natural," says Zamor, who can now twirl a hoop on virtually every body part, "but I kept practicing and realized that it was something that can be self-taught, even for people who have never hooped in their lives." What's more, says Zamor, hooping cut her stress...