A University of Southern California study appearing in the current issue of peer-review journal, Nutrition Research reports that the user-friendly, Web-native Stayhealthy BC1 System offers clinical-grade body composition analysis comparable to the most rigorous clinical tools. � According to the company, the study's findings open the door to a new, far more effective and engaging model for ...

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(Boston)-Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost benefit to lower healthcare costs for those at higher risk for above-average costs and healthcare utilization such as cardiac, hyperlipidemia, hypertension or diabetes patients. These findings appear in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research .

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A hot girl in a magazine! No, not the skinny one on the cover. _ Women are going wacko over a photo on page 194 of the current issue of Glamour magazine. On that page, you’ll find a photo of a 20-year-old model named Lizzie Miller . What makes this photo so unique is that Miller is a “plus size” model. Normally, you hear the words “plus size” model and you sort of obligingly say “Oh yeah she’s pretty” when inside you’re thinking, “It might take that third or fourth beer to find her att

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We know that obesity levels aren’t going anywhere near down. We also know that the biggest increase is among the lower-income segment of the population . Now we have data that proves a logical assumption from these two facts: Being on food stamps makes you more likely to be obese. New research in the current issue of Economics and Human Biology (hat tip: Sci Am ) found that people who receive food stamps have, on average, a BMI of more than 1 point higher than people not participatin

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“For portion control on foods that you pour out of a container, such as cereal and dry pasta, keep the accurate portion-size measuring cup right in the package. This way you can scoop out a portion instead of easily pouring out more food than you need.” —Janel Ovrut, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., registered dietitian, Fitness Works at Work , Sherborn, Mass. ( Subscribe here and get insider tips and articles by health-care professionals in each issue.)

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