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| A fresh index (Express India) |
| This must be the researchers' favourite subject. Initially it was the body mass index. Later, a European study convinced us otherwise. |
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| Effects of being born small extend to adulthood (Canada.com) |
| Children born "small for gestational age" -- that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- appear to be at increased risk for rapid gains in weight and body fat during adulthood, researchers from Paris, France report. |
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| Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes -- it's liver fat (EurekAlert!) |
| ( Washington University School of Medicine ) Pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told for years they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But in two studies, School of Medicine researchers report that body shape isn't the only marker of risk. Excess liver fat appears to be the key ... |
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| Apple Or Pear Shape Is Not Main Culprit to Heart Woes -- It's Liver Fat (Newswise) |
| Pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told for years they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But in two studies, School of Medicine researchers report that body shape isn't the only marker of risk. Excess liver fat appears to be the key to insulin resistance, cholesterol ... |
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| Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes -- it's liver fat (PhysOrg) |
| For years, pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But new findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest body-shape comparisons don't completely explain risk. |
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