Displaying items 49-60 of 1233
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-103
Next >
-
The skinny on fasting
First, a couple of definitions: Intermittent fasting is when you eat your regular, fairly sensible way, say five days a week, and then take in only about 600 calories a day for the remaining two days. Calorie restriction is living on fewer than the...
Tags: Stroke, Weight Loss, Inflammation, Diabetes, Asthma
-
Jillian Michaels aims to maximize your life
Don't give up; Jillian Michaels doesn't want you to. The fitness hero, author, workout DVD guru and star of "The Biggest Loser" is currently touring with her live show, Maximize Your Life. "The premise of the show is about maximizing your life and...
Tags: The Biggest Loser (tv program), Weight Loss, NBC (tv network), Nutrition, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida)
-
Obesity experts and doctors team up to offer free weight-loss tools for patients and providers
Talking about excess weight can be awkward. But talking about it with your health-care provider can also be lifesaving. To help foster that conversation, Obesity Action Coalition, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping obese individuals, has launched...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Arthritis, Obesity
-
TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
I was a pioneer of childhood obesity. By the time I was a junior in high school, I weighed more than 200 pounds. I was a fat kid before being a fat kid made you the topic of a national conversation and the first lady's pet project, back when Gatorade...
Tags: Jamie Oliver, Halloween, Obesity, Oprah Winfrey, Weight
-
Court listings: April 15, 2013
 Branson J. Tolliver, 18, Wagner, possession of alcohol by minor, fined $130 and sentenced to 15 days in jail with all of the jail sentence suspended.  Lucas Allan Merkel, 18, of 612 Paramount Drive, No. 308, possession of alcohol by minor, fined $130...Tags: Trials, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Theft, Watertown, Prisons
-
Employees' unhealthy habits have growing effect on their insurance premiums
If you're overweight, have high blood pressure, smoke or are diabetic, your employer may soon require you to improve your health, get counseling on the issue or pay a fine, especially if you work for a large corporation. In an effort to rein in...
Tags: Diabetes, Relay for Life, Michelin Group, Health and Safety at Work, Weight
-
Michael Mosley puts his health to many tests
The patient in his 50s was mildly overweight, had high cholesterol and was headed down the road to diabetes. Common problems, and his doctor made the usual recommendation: medications. But the patient, Michael Mosley — a British author, journalist,...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diabetes, Science and Technology, PBS (tv network), Michael Mosley
-
Virginia communities take on childhood obesity
Ninety-four percent of Virginians support the need for 30 minutes of daily physical education in elementary and middle schools, according to a survey of more than 15,000 adults and young people by Y Street, a teen volunteer group. The Virginia...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Nutrition, Obesity, Hampton Roads, Weight
-
Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy weight for kids, according to a new study that endorses making breakfast cereal accessible to low-income kids to help fight childhood obesity. One in every four American...Tags: Vitamin Therapy, Nutrition, Family, Obesity, Vitamin D
-
Parents Can Help Teens Fight Obesity!
According to the centers for disease control and prevention, nearly 28% of teens are overweight; this means 1 in every 5 parents are concerned about how to help their child. With the risk of type 2 Diabetes and psychosocial consequences threatening...
Tags: Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
-
Jockey who won 1963 Kentucky Derby helped lead the way for Latinos
The Lexington Herald-LeaderBraulio Baeza was born in Panama and lives in New York, but his story is inextricably tied to Kentucky and Lexington. He won the Kentucky Derby 50 years ago aboard Chateaugay, a horse from Lexington's Darby Dan Farm. He was among the first Latino...Tags: New York Racing Association, Piracy, The Washington Post, Edgar Prado, Belmont Stakes
Apr 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| City Link
Apr 17, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| HB Independent
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Apr 9, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Original site for Overweight topic gallery.
