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Changing Perceptions of Weight: Increasing Numbers of People Are Failing to Recognize They Have a Weight Problem More and more people are failing to recognize they are overweight, despite an actual rise in the number of people who are clinically "overweight" or "obese", according to new research published by the British Medical Journal. Full Article
Management Report: Obesity Costs U.S. Companies as Much as $45 Billion a Year The rate of obesity in the United States has doubled in the last 30 years, and those extra pounds weigh on companies’ bottom lines, according to a report by the Conference Board. Today, 34 percent of American adults fit the definition of "obese." Obese employees cost U.S. private employers an estimated $45 billion annually in medical expenditures and work loss, the report said. Full Article
Exercising In The City? Don't Get Exhausted; Take It Inside As environmentalists have pointed out, it can be as dangerous to be outdoors behind a city bus – walking or bicycling – as it is to be in front of one. All the exhaust and smoke – even when they have been reduced by clean-air technology – can damage a person's health. The dangers of urban air pollution are of special concern to those who exercise by running, bicycling or skating. These individuals, while trying to help their bodies through exercise, should take care that they do not harm themselves through exposure to air pollution. Full Article Even Your Neighborhood Can Be The Obesity "Culprit" An old cliché says you are what you eat – and new studies suggest you are where you live, too. Full Article Protecting Your Eyes: Tips For Safe Fun In The Sun One of the greatest threats to your eyes is all around you: sunlight. Studies show that exposure to bright sunlight may increase the risk of developing cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and growths on the eye, including cancer. Unfortunately many people are unaware of the sun's harmful rays. Full Article Study Shows Long-Term Weight Control Is Achievable With Monthly Counseling People who shed weight and want to keep it off might benefit from monthly personal contact interventions, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s recent Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. Full Article Beyond Fashion: Why You Gotta Wear Shades Cheap sunglasses may cost you less, but are they just as likely to protect against the effects of harmful UV rays as expensive sunglasses? Full Article Traveling Abroad? Make Sure Plans Include Trip to the Doctor If you’re one of the millions of Americans who will travel abroad this summer, make sure your plans include a trip to the doctor, said Dr. H. Thomas Johnson, a Saint Louis University family physician. Full Article Don't Forget Your Most Important Muscle: Your Heart Many of us work out to target a specific part of our body. We want six-pack abs, bigger biceps or a firmer bum. We all want to look good on the outside. Full Article "I Have A Headache"…Now What Should I Do?: Knowing Headache Type Can Help Identify Prevention and Treatment In today’s world, almost anything could give a person a headache. The term "headache" is used and often overused to describe a reaction to life’s general frustrations. For those people who suffer from headache related pain, identifying it as "I have a headache" is not specific enough to find relief. In order to find the appropriate treatment to alleviate headache pain, it is critical to delve deeper and identify a specific headache type. Full Article Sore Wrists and Hands Can Result from our Work: But is it Carpal Tunnel? Prompt and Proper Diagnosis Key to Receiving Correct Treatment Do you feel numbness, burning pain or a tingling sensation in your hand or wrist that seems to increase at night; have difficulty holding objects without dropping them; or find it increasingly difficult to perform repetitive movements such as using your computer mouse or keyboard without pain? If so, then you may be one of the estimated 2 million people in the United States affected by carpal tunnel syndrome, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Full Article Moderate Level Of Aerobic Fitness May Lower Stroke Risk A moderate level of aerobic fitness can significantly reduce stroke risk for men and women, according to a large, long-running study of more than 60,000 people. Full Article Across America Hearing Check Challenge Begun for Better Hearing and Speech Month The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) has launched the Across America Hearing Check Challenge (www.hearingcheck.org), a nationwide campaign to help millions of Americans reclaim their quality of life by facing up to unaddressed hearing loss. The campaign will serve as the central theme for Better Hearing and Speech Month, which occurs during the month of May. Full Article Watch Your Eyes When Playing Sports: Ophthalmologists Recommend Eye Protection for All Athletes Sean Peterson was looking forward to spending some time with his friends playing paintball one spring weekend. As a former college basketball player, Sean enjoys sports, and paintball seemed like a fun opportunity to employ some of his athletic skills. But what started out as an enjoyable outing eventually turned into a medical emergency. Sean moved his protective mask briefly, and in that brief interval, a paintball hit him in his left eye. Full Article Posture Improvement Is The Cure For Chronic Back Pain The number one cause of back and neck pain is not overdoing it with a sport, workout or household chore but rather poor standing or sitting posture. Full Article Longer Work Days Leave Americans Nodding Off On the Job Prolonged work days that often extend late into the night may cause Americans to fall asleep or feel sleepy at work, drive drowsy and lose interest in sex, according to a new Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Full Article Reducing Kids' Salt Intake May Lower Soft Drink Consumption, Reducing Obesity, High Blood Pressure And Later Health Risks Children who eat less salt drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure and later-in-life heart attack and stroke, according to researchers at St. George’s University of London, England. Full Article Adults May Not Get Enough Rest or Sleep, New Study Reveals Early to bed and early to rise, something we learned as children, makes sense given the number of Americans who suffer from chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders. Full Article Why Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension And Cardiovascular Disease in Women Is So Important Women face unique risks for developing hypertension and special challenges in keeping their high blood pressure under control, according to new research published in a special issue of Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. Full Article Short 10-Minute Workouts Provide Measurable Results Says Fitness Expert Short 10-minute bursts of exercise throughout the day can help shed pounds and are an effective workout according to Chris Freytag, a fitness expert for Prevention Magazine and author of a new book on the subject. Full Article Burgers, Fries, Diet Soda: Metabolic Syndrome Blue-Plate Special Otherwise-healthy adults who eat two or more servings of meat a day — the equivalent of two burger patties — increase their risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 25 percent compared with those who eat meat twice a week, according to the results of new a new research study. published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Full Article New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines in adult smoking prevalence, according to a study by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Researchers were able to quantify the link between comprehensive tobacco control programs and a decrease in adult smoking — observing a decline in prevalence from 29.5 percent in 1985 to 18.6 percent in 2003. Full Article Irregular Exercise Pattern May Add Pounds The consequences of quitting exercise may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that determined that the weight gained during an exercise hiatus can be tough to shed when exercise is resumed at a later date. Full Article System Developed to Rank Order Foods on Overall Nutritional Quality Top nutrition scientists from throughout North America have developed what is believed to be the world's most sophisticated system to rank order foods on the basis of overall nutritional quality. Full Article Researchers Nix Low-carb Diet For most of the past decade, there was much hubbub about the Atkins and Zone diets. Both focus on quick, effective ways to lose weight through high-protein and low-carbohydrate foods. Today, many still swear by them. Full Article Four Health Behaviors Can Add 14 Extra Years Of Life People who adopt four healthy behaviors – not smoking; taking exercise; moderate alcohol intake; and eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day – live on average an additional fourteen years of life compared with people who adopt none of these behaviours, according to a new study. Full Article Strong Link Between Obesity And Colorectal Cancer A clear, direct link between obesity and colorectal cancer, the second most common form of cancer in Australia with more than 12,000 new cases each year, has been shown in a new analysis by The George Institute for International Health in Sydney, Australia. Full Article

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