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Life style and Fitness
100 extra calories a day causes nearly a stone in weight gain every year
Just an extra 100 calories a day can cause an 11lb increase in body weight within a year, a leading health charity ...
Lower-income African-Americans living close to a fast food restaurant may have higher BMI
Study shows potential impact of neighborhood environment on residents’ body fat. ...
New research warns consumers to consider portion sizes of ‘healthier’ foods
Foods marketed as ‘healthier’ are seen by consumers as a licence to overeat and could actually lead to weight gain according to the interim results of new University of Ulster research. ... Full story
Opinion: Weight-loss mantra is enslaving Gen-Y
By Dr Andrew Dickson - Over the past few months TV3 has been running a series called Saving Gen-Y. This show featured eight young people attempting to lose weight and “improve” their lifestyle under the guidance of experts – sport psychologist Ihi Heke and nutritionist Claire Turnbull. The final episode of this show has just aired, without any great surprises. ... Full story
Man Loses 200 Pounds With Surgery and Lifestyle Changes
UCSF's Bariatric Surgery Program Offers Care for Obese Patients ... Full story
Light cast on lifestyle and diet of first New Zealanders
A University of Otago-led multidisciplinary team of scientists have shed new light on the diet, lifestyles and movements of the first New Zealanders by analysing isotopes from their bones and teeth. ... Full story
Why NZ must harness the ‘brain gain’
New Zealand needs to do more to harness the creative, economic potential offered by successful Kiwis returning home after long periods overseas, says a Massey sociologist. ... Full story
Dietary flexibility may have helped large predators survive after last ice age
During the late Pleistocene, a remarkably diverse assemblage of large-bodied mammals inhabited the "mammoth steppe," a cold and dry yet productive environment that extended from western Europe through northern Asia and across the Bering land bridge to the Yukon. ... Full story
How Might Your Kitchen Cupboards Affect Your Health? Study Aims to Find Out
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In this age of convenience, of making every task as short and as easy as possible, could we be setting up home environments that harm our health? ... Full story
Teen Girls Who Exercise Are Less Likely to be Violent
Study shows that high school females who play sports or run have a lower risk of being in fights or in a gang ... Full story
