Word: overweightness
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...smoker? Overweight? Over age 55? Do you have diabetes? Heart disease? High blood pressure? If so, you face a higher risk of suffering a stroke. Save yourself and your family a lot of grief by identifying now which hospitals in your area are best suited to treating stroke. And learn the warning signs: sudden weakness, dizziness or falls; numbness or paralysis (especially on just one side) of the face, arm or leg; difficulty speaking; sudden dimming or loss of vision...
...another deft turn of comedic brilliance,the parody ridicules Dean of Students Archie C.Epps III--who will retire this July after 28 yearsof service to Harvard--for being overweight...
...overweight nation shouldn't clebrate the wonder drug just yet. The study, which combined orlistat usage with a modified diet, showed only extremely modest weight loss. Participants who received the drug lost an average of only six and a half pounds more than those who took placebos; however, they did have better luck keeping the weight off. "It's not the magic bullet," says TIME health columnist Christine Gorman. "But literally every pound counts in terms of cholesterol and other health risks. Regaining only 35 percent of their lost weight is significant because regaining is so discouraging." And this drug...
...realistic goals. If you're 50, 30 or 20 lbs. overweight, don't even think about losing them before Valentine's Day. It's not only unlikely but unhealthy as well. A good rule of thumb is no more than a pound or two a week...
...insisted on a brisk walk every morning around Washington, striding out at his old soldier's pace while newsmen scrambled to keep up. He was a natty dresser, ate sparingly and never got overweight, loved a hand of poker and a good joke. He doted on his wife Bess and daughter Margaret, an aspiring concert soprano. His pleasures and his wants were simple. When his presidency was finished and he arrived back in Independence, Mo., reporters asked him on his first day home what he intended to do. "Carry the grips up to the attic:" he replied...