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Browsing Archive: April, 2011

Frequent Business Travelers -High Rates of Obesity

Posted by on Saturday, April 30, 2011, In : Risk Factors

Employees who do extensive business travel have an increased risk for obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

According to a recent study they were 92% percent more likely to be obese and more likely to have high cholesterol and blood pressure.

More than 130,000 employees from a corporate wellness program were involved in the study to compare health risks of business travellers.

Researchers found that those who travelled extensively were also 260 percent more likely than light ...
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Behavioral Intervention Can Manage Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Posted by on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, In : Weight Loss Tools

Experts are considering adding behavioral intervention to pregnant women as a part of standard prenatal care.
This new approach will allow women to manage their weight during pregnancy and to return to their pre-pregnancy weight.

This step is as a result of a recent research report which found that the intervention helps normal -weight women manage their weight gain during and after pregnancy.

The study involved 400 women, some were given standard care and some received behavioral intervent...
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Now That The Weight Is Gone-How To keep It off?

Posted by on Monday, April 11, 2011, In : Research

You've counted the calories, you've lost the weight and its time to keep it off.

An important question is how will you fare? Many people fail to maintain weight loss inspite of hard work.

According to the result of a recent study structured support can improve the odds of maintaining weight loss. The participants were 1,032 overweight/obese adults with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. They had lost weight using a diet of vegetables, fruit, low-fat dairy products and whole grains....
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Sedentary Lifestyle Modifiers-What Are They?

Posted by on Monday, April 4, 2011, In : Exercise

So you want to lose weight, and most important you want to keep it off.

Your body mass index (BMI) is over 25 or even 30, but what if your lifestyle is a sedentary one.

One of the causes of obesity is a sedentary lifestyle, too much time spent sitting at home, work or leisure.

A sedentary lifestyle is also one reason why many people fail to achieve results from dieting.

What if your 8 hour work day involves sitting at a computer or desk, then you go home to spend another 2 hours watch...