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Originally Posted by maikeru
It also increases one's chances for heart disease, cancer, and some other things...
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Yes it does
Depressing links. This was extraordinary:-
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It is estimated that over 60% of adult Americans are obese or overweight, and nearly 25% of adult Americans have the 'metabolic syndrome'—a constellation of insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, hypertension and dyslipidemia.
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I don't think stress and the chemical soup we all live in helps the immune system. Obesity is just the cherry on top!
here is arecent report on a practical solution. I think some diet clinics recommend this style of eating
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Low glycemic index diet may help women stay slim
Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:51pm ET140
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Staying away from simple carbohydrates and eating plenty of fiber may help women avoid packing on pounds as they get older, a study by Danish researchers suggests.
Dr. Helle Hare-Bruun of Copenhagen University Hospital and colleagues found that normal-weight women who ate a diet with a relatively high glycemic index gained more weight, more fat, and more padding around the middle over a six-year period than women who ate a low glycemic index diet.
But larger, longer-term studies are needed to show how a low glycemic index diet affects weight regulation, Dr. Mark A. Pereira of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis writes in an accompanying editorial.
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http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...2_healthNews-2
Low Testosterone levels cause depression
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005311766
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Study Reveals Men's Protective Testosterone Levels Declining
All Headline News - USA
No causes, such as aging, obesity or smoking, could be attributed to the decline, according to the lead researcher, Thomas G. Travison, Ph.D., New England ...
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Just came accross this
Things are not as bad in UK? or are there differnt critera?
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In the UK, 43 per cent of men and 34 per cent of women are overweight and one in four adults, and one in 10 children under 15, are obese.
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Most reports in the media trot out the same causes – the gluttony and sloth of modern society – and the same old solutions – eat less and exercise more
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http://www.theecologist.org/archive_...content_id=646
