Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Japan's foremost mobile phone company is planning to unveil a smartphone that has different "jackets", each with sensors and software that allows the owner to measure radiation levels in their surroundings, or tells them if they have bad breath, or how much body fat or muscle bulk they ...
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
EOSS, which stands for Edmonton Obesity Staging System, can help doctors more accurately predict an obese or overweight individual's risk of death, researchers from the University of Alberta reported in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal. Although not completely accurate, the most common tool today for measuring excess body fat is ...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
If you've ever strived to achieve a healthy weight, chances are you're familiar with your body mass index (BMI) – a ratio of weight to height that's considered a reliable measure of body fatness.
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Body fat, long thought to protect against osteoporosis, may instead promote the disease, according to a new study. Specifically, high levels of belly fat may hurt bone health and increase women's risk for developing the bone-weakening disease, the researchers said.
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
US researchers found that people who every day eat several servings of whole grains and limit intake of refined grains have less visceral adipose tissue or VAT, a type of body fat believed to trigger cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. You can read about the study by lead ...
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