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Aug. 15, 2011 — Researchers are testing a new tool that helps doctors figure out which overweight and obese patients are most in need of medical treatment and which are likely to remain healthy, even at very large sizes.
The tool, called the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS), was developed by researchers in Canada, a country where people who need weight loss surgery can linger for years on waiting lists.
“When you have a waiting list, you try to think about how you prioritize people on that waiting list,” says study researcher Arya M.
Report: 164 Million Obese Adults by 2030
- Evaluator: Assess Your Diet
- Juice Wars: Best, Worst Choices
- Calculate Your Body Mass Index
- Quiz: Test Your Sugar Smarts
- Food & Fitness Planner: Get Started
- How to Master Portion Sizes
Aug. 25, 2011 — Half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, a new report shows.
About one in three adults in the U.S. are obese today. That figure will rise to half of American adults by 2030 if little is done to address the obesity epidemic, Columbia University researcher Claire Wang, PhD, said today at a news briefing in London.
With those numbers will likely come higher rates of chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and some types of cancer.
“Our projections find that rising obesity is going to result in increases in many of these chronic diseases which are disabling and expensive to treat,” Wang said.
Hammering Horseshoes DVD Feedback
How I Felt This Morning BEFORE Checking My Email
Like a Zombie, I struggled to get out of bed this morning because my daughter woke up screaming for some reason, but when I got her back to bed, I decided Id log onto the email.
I went from exhausted to excited to .8 seconds, because I got some awesome feedback on the Hammering Horseshoes DVD.
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I just wanted to give you a little feedback on the DVD.
Highlights from USA Powerlifting Competition
Hello DIESELS!
I hope you are kicking ass so hard in the gym that the PRs are paying you to take it easy on them.
First off, I am sorry for starting the earthquake earlier this week. I was working Two Hands Pinch using some black-hat, ninja-style, Outlaw-Diesel methods of training and it accidentally slipped out of my grasp.
The weight was so tremendous that it set off a tectonic plate collision in the Richmond, Virginia area.