Word: overweightness
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...study, every extra hour of weekend TV at age 5 increased by 7% the chances of being obese at age 30. In a second study, 11-year-old girls who watched more than two hours a day were more than twice as likely to be overweight as girls who tuned in less...
...study in Cell Metabolism reports that the muscles of people who are overweight may be programmed to store fat rather than burn it. The obese produce three times as much SCD1, a fat-building enzyme, as thin people, and their muscles burn 43% less fat. One sure way to reboot your body: exercise...
...Percentage of U.S. men who were overweight by the end of a large 30-year study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. For women, the long-term risk of becoming overweight was lower...
...medical implications have been warped by fashion. We all know morbid obesity when we see it; clearly, it interferes with activities of daily living and makes people unhappy and unhealthy. But being too lean may also compromise health and successful aging. I believe that those who are somewhat overweight but fit in middle age may enjoy a healthier and longer old age than those who are lean...
...food gained weight at faster than normal rates. Boys who ate fried food away from home more than four times per week had a BMI of 19.3, while boys who did not eat fried foods as often had a BMI of 19.1. A BMI of 25 is considered clinically overweight...