Word: overweightness
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...This is the first study of its kind to look at the population [of youth] as a whole, as well as those kids who became overweight teenagers today, and provide a concrete number to characterize the obesity epidemic that is being talked about a lot in the media,” Wang said...
...growth of a new academic discipline that gives new meaning to the phrase “heavy reading.” Going beyond the standard medical and biological views of weight and obesity, “fat studies” examines the political and social ramifications of being overweight. And even at Harvard, weight and body image issues are squeezing into the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ course catalog. Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS) Karen P. Flood, who is acting director of studies for the department, teaches WGS 1402, “Body Sculpting...
Right now, Americans aren’t getting enough exercise. According to Fed Stats, a government statistical web site, 66.3 percent of American adults over 20 are overweight or obese. Just as Harvard, recognizing the AIDS epidemic, encourages students to practice safe sex, it should also recognize an obesity epidemic, and fight the “Freshman 15”—which may well be where the epidemic starts...
...Being overweight is still a “very strong risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer,” wrote Michels, adding that “the incidence of breast cancer increases with...
...same time, 20% of all adults still smoke; nearly 20% of drivers and more than 30% of backseat passengers don't use seat belts; two-thirds of us are overweight or obese. We dash across the street against the light and build our homes in hurricane-prone areas--and when they're demolished by a storm, we rebuild in the same spot. Sensible calculation of real-world risks is a multidimensional math problem that sometimes seems entirely beyond us. And while it may be true that it's something we'll never do exceptionally well, it's almost certainly something...