Word: yo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weight loss and gain may actually be cutting their lives short, according to a report in last week's New England Journal of Medicine. In a study of 3,130 men and women, ages 30 to 62, participating in the landmark Framingham Heart Study, researchers found that so-called yo-yo dieters ran a 70% higher risk of dying from heart disease than did people whose weight stayed fairly steady, even if they were overweight...
Brownell believes yo-yo dieting may eventually prove most dangerous, not for people who are vastly overweight, but for people who are continuously battling those last five or 10 excess pounds. "These people are fighting their own biology," he says. "Our notion of the ideal body is much leaner than it needs to be for health reasons...
...encourage businesses to reinvest in research and development. A tax credit for R & D is, he believes, the way to go. But again, he doesn't say how much or define what types of R & D would be covered. Would it cover only "cutting edge" technology, or could new yo-yo development qualify...
...Yo," I wrote back. "You corrected an error on my return? Getcho hands off my return!" Then I tore that up and sent, instead, a meek request that they identify my error. Call it a sixth sense I have for dealing with bureaucracy...
That may be, but Brooks has of late tried to get with the new fashion program, which is a little like watching your Great-Uncle Roger show up for a guest shot on Yo! MTV Raps. The standard-issue Brooks Ivy League sack has been supplemented with svelter models priced from $395 to $695 that offer a little trim of the trousers and some tuck at the waist, so the suit looks more Polo and less Organization Man. It was Ralph Lauren who modified and merchandised the Brooks Brahmin look into his own house style, which might be called Long...