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...something they are not always comfortable doing - to think big. In a recent interview with TIME, he kept coming back to a determination to "set ambitious goals" for his country, and it needs them. For a place that is rich and comfortable, Canada punches well below its weight on the international stage. Its armed forces - once among the finest in the world - are now a bit of a joke, with equipment that keeps breaking down. With a reputation in the 1970s and 1980s for being one of the most generous of donors to the developing world, Canada has become among...
...Good, Jessi, that's good." Physical therapist Burt Reed seems about twice her size as he holds her steady so she can practice walking forward and backward between the padded tables and weight machines. For just a moment, you can imagine they are dancing. And then the time comes when Reed steps back and she's on her own, as if she's walking a wide tightrope, careful, dangerous. "Good, Jessi"--her hands are fists, her jaw is set--"keep going," and you sense she is counting the steps under her breath...
...organ that actually absorbs nutrients, so that about a third of it can no longer function normally. Patients must take supplements for the rest of their life to avoid serious nutritional deficiencies. The procedure can, in theory, be reversed, though doing so would require complex surgery and the lost weight would probably be regained...
...circumstances, there are substantial risks. As many as 1 in 100 obese adult patients dies from the procedure. A woman died in Massachusetts last month after the staples in her stomach apparently popped out. Blood clots and serious infections are also possible. In addition, 15% of patients regain the weight they lost. (By eating continually, you can stretch even the tiniest stomach.) In short, says Dr. David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at Children's Hospital, Boston, "you're substituting one potentially life-threatening condition for another...
...year study of four popular diets--Atkins (low carb), Ornish (vegetarian, low fat), Weight Watchers (low calorie) and the Zone (moderate carbs)--Tufts researchers found that all successfully promoted significant weight loss in 160 overweight men and women. The four diets also lowered the risk of heart attack, but Ornish did so a bit less effectively than the others. --By Sora Song