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  • April 2008

    • For Women, Big Belly Is Big Trouble

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 8, 08 10:20 AM CDT

      For Women, Big Belly Is Big Trouble

      (Newser) - Wider-waisted women may have an increased risk of premature death—even if they’re not obese. In a 16-year-long study of 44,636 women, those with waists at least 35 inches wide had a 79% higher chance of premature death, compared with those with waists of 28 inches or less. That held true even for women who weren’t overweight, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      obesity  • women's health  • health study  • waistline

  • September 2007

    • Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

      New York  |  Sep 27, 07 6:19 PM CDT

      Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

      (Newser) - The idea that exercise is the key to shedding pounds is relatively modern—and a whole lot of hogwash, Gary Taubes argues in New York magazine. Though the theory that working out makes us lose weight has been around since the 1960s, scientific research has consistently shown that the relationship between weight and exercise is spurious. More »

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      obesity  • exercise  • diet  • health study  • obesity epidemic  • weight loss  • nutrition  • waistline

  • April 2007

    • British Scientists Find Fat Gene

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 13, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      British Scientists Find Fat Gene

      (Newser) - British scientists have for the first time identified a gene that contributes to garden-variety obesity, supporting ancient anecdotal evidence that birthright, not just lifestyle, shapes stomachs.  Although they can't say exactly how the gene, called FTO, works, the 16% of white Europeans carrying two "fat" variations of it are 70% more likely to be obese. More »

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      health  • obesity  • science  • genetics  • research  • waistline

  • March 2007

    • Fat and Fertility Do Mix

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Mar 1, 07 4:29 PM CST

      Fat and Fertility Do Mix

      (Newser) - Eating ice cream may help expand your waistline in more ways than one: consuming full-fat dairy products may actually boost fertility, according to new Harvard research. In an eight-year study of women suffering from anovulatory infertility—infertility due to lack of ovulation—greater intake of full-fat dairy products directly correlated with a higher rate of conception.   More »

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      pregnancy  • fertility  • fat  • nutrition  • conception  • waistline  • dairy

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