Word: underweights
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...abused her. He vehemently denies the charge. But one possible cause of her collapse could soon become an issue. In a 1992 medical-malpractice suit brought by Michael, bulimia was raised as a possibly significant factor in the cardiac arrest that caused her brain damage. (She was considered seriously underweight at the time.) Terri's alleged eating disorder could be used by both sides--and most probably will be. The Schindlers believe verbally abusive behavior by Michael led to the bulimia. Michael denies that, and his supporters insist the eating disorder dates back to Terri's weight problems...
MAIDMAN: I would overweight growth stocks. I would underweight real estate fairly significantly, and I would include alternative assets, and I would overweight by lightening up on bonds...
...children under five are underweight, according to the World Health Organization...
...Bloom and his colleagues were all healthy and of average weight. Perhaps the same biological factors that kept their weight under control also enabled them to respond to PYY. Bloom is already trying the hormone on two more groups of volunteers--one modestly overweight and the other slightly underweight--to see if the hormone will suppress their appetites as well. "We also want to move to long-term treatment and prove that over a week, say, you're still eating less," Bloom says. He is looking into the possibility that certain foods, particularly those high in fiber, may increase...
...Frisch said the problem affects women who are even just slightly underweight, perhaps aiming to copy the body image of thin models and celebrities...