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The Dangers of Belly Fat - Associated Content
Fat that focuses on abdominal wall regions and surrounds other interior organs is called belly fat. It is extremely easy to get this kind of fat - one huge meal before bedtime in itself can bring about lots of belly ... Read more
How to Lose Belly Fat - Gather.com
If there were statistics of the most desired places to lose fat from, the abdominal area will most likely be the absolute winner. Belly fat is incredibly common and it is not unlikely to see that even slim ... Read more
Mixing Abdominal Exercises with Cardio for Better Results - Associated Content
To get rock hard abs it takes more than just a couple of crunches to get the job done. In fact, you must do a combination of cardio, diet, and core exercises to lose the fat so that the abdominals can be ... Read more
2 Simple Ways To Help You Lose Stomach Fat Naturally - Zimbio
Swimming is a good way to lose fat plus it helps build muscles in your lower and upper body . The standard abdominal exercises like crunches and machines that are said to work on the abdominal muscles are not very ... Read more
How To Lose Belly Fat Today - Gather.com
Belly fat is the common label for abdominal obesity. Abdominal fat isn't just unsightly but it is unhealthy. Belly fat is located extremely deep the body skin and may cause numerous ailments at times ... Read more
New York Weight Loss Experts Introduce CoolSculpting by Zeltiq to Freeze & Eliminate Fat Cells ... - YAHOO!
... tissue cooling technology to selectively target and eliminate fat cells without harming the skin. In just a few months, the CoolSculpting by Zeltiq Procedure gradually reduces unwanted abdominal fat, love ... Read more
Liposuction Provides Hope for Patients with Stubborn Fat Pockets - YAHOO!
Women are more likely to deal with stubborn pockets of fat in the hips and abdominal area, particularly after pregnancy and childbirth. No amount of crunches or dieting will remove some of this fat. Liposuction gives ... Read more
Trimming the fat: When lipo works ... and when it doesn't - msnbc.com
as well as removes fat; "it usually takes a couple of weeks before the patient can walk normally," he says. (A mini tummy tuck, which targets small amounts of excess skin and abdominal weakness, may involve a shorter ... Read more
HealthTalk: Sugar Consumption and Diabetes, Abdominal Exercises - Kansas City infoZine
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: Does eating too much sugar increase risk of diabetes? Q: If abdominal exercises can’t spot-reduce fat around the waist, then what’s the big deal about doing them? Washington, D ... Read more
Fat Distribution Plays An Important Role In Heart Health - Personal Liberty Digest
but have very different levels of internal fat," said lead researcher Jürgen Machann. "Abdominal and liver fat are the two most important factors in predicting whether a lifestyle intervention will be successful." Read more
Study finds belly fat makes breathing harder
Carrying excess weight around the middle can impair lung function, adding to a long list of health problems associated with belly fat, researchers say. Read more
Body mass index alone can't tell whole story
A frequent question among people of a certain age, including yours truly, is "Why, when I weigh the same as or less than I did when I was younger, does my waist keep getting bigger?" Read more
As Seen on TV Part 1 - 'Ab'solution
You can't even have the television on for more than 15 minutes without seeing an infomercial for the latest "ultimate abs" program or "super ab ripper" device sold by some so-called fitness "expert." Some of these products are decent, but the great majority are pretty much useless. Read more
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect
"irty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze died one year ago Sept. 14, of pancreatic cancer. Read more
Belly weight-loss wraps
Wrap your flabby abs with the Belly Burner and sweat away the fat? Not so fast, say experts, who add that neoprene bands rid the body of water and make it harder to burn fat and tone muscles. Searching for a shortcut to weight loss? If so, you're part of a long tradition. For at least 100 years, people have been wearing full-body rubber suits in hopes of melting away pounds. The idea is simple ... Read more
When zoo flipper became a nipper
MINUTES before a sea lion attacked Jack Lister, his sister photographed them "shaking hands". Read more
7 Easy Steps to Losing Weight
Each year, we resolve to get into better shape and fail. Here are 7 useful tips to help you achieve your goals Read more
Battle of the belly bulge
When your body loses fat, it melts off your entire body, not just one area like your arms, stomach or thighs. And everyone's body eliminates body fat differently depending on a whole host of factors including age, genetics, hormones, intensity of exercise, etc. The best approach to beating belly bulge is eliminating some fat while simultaneously adding muscle. According to the exercise experts ... Read more
Monster pythons of the Everglades: Inside Nature's Giants series 2, part II [Tetrapod Zoology]
Episode 2 of series 2 of Inside Nature's Giants was devoted to pythons (for an article reviewing ep 1, go here ). Specifically, to Burmese pythons Python molurus . And, quite right too. Snakes are among the weirdest and most phenomenally modified of tetrapods: in contrast to we boring tetrapodal tetrapods with our big limb girdles, long limbs and less than 100 vertebrae, we're talking about ... Read more
Bionovo Receives NIH Grant to Develop Drugs for the Treatment of Female-Specific Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI, BNVID) announced today that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Small Business Technology Transfer Program, has approved and funded a grant to be shared by Bionovo and Dr. Dale Leitman from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB). The grant ... Read more
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Jokey Joke (Video): Monkey Drinking His Own Pee?
*I had to look at this video a couple times to be sure I was seeing what I was seeing, but it is definitely a video of a monkey peeing in his own mouth. Disgusting?? YES! Indubitably, but I just couldn’t believe it. He’s obviously in a zoo and someone is filming him. In nature [...] Read more
Who Dat Say They Gon’ Use Brad Pitt?
*The New Orleans Saints have recruited Oscar-nominated actor and humanitarian Brad Pitt to narrate “America’s Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints,” a documentary about the team’s Super Bowl XLIV victory against the Indianapolis Colts. The film debuts on the NFL Network on Sept. 8, the night before the Saints’ first game of the regular season. [...] Read more
Video: Four-Year-Old Gets Herpes From Used Condom
*OMG! I want to throw up now. A little four-year-old boy may have an STD, herpes in his mouth because he put a used condom from a hotel room in his mouth! In July, his grandmother took him to the Wyndam Garden Inn downtown Atlanta. She stepped out of the bathroom and the next thing [...] Read more
Jokey Joke/Video: Jon Stewart Exposes Sarah Palin as the Hott Mess Hypocrite that She is!
*What can we say that we already don’t know? Sarah Palin has been in the media more than she was when she was running for vice president. She’s made it clear what her stance is on just about everything, Tweeting just about every day about the things she thinks everyone cares for her opinion on. [...] Read more
Katrina Cops Ordered to Shoot Looters
*Perhaps I’m on the late freight about this one but regardless the story is simply outrageous and further confirms Kanye West’s statement, “George Bush (substitute that for the government) doesn’t like Black people.” The madness that ensued shortly after Katrina hit was like no other experience one could imagine, next to slavery. Police officers were [...] Read more
College Prof Gets Rapped for Using Rap for a Cause
*Have you ever met one of those people who are just too smart for their own good? They have the books, the academic accolades, and a very high up title behind their name. Well, biology professor at the University of California Berkeley, Dr. Tyrone Hayes, is one of those people. He currently has some beef [...] Read more
Video: New York Gov. Paterson’s ‘Cock’ Gaffe
*On Tuesday, New York Governor David Paterson stumbled on the mic and fell straight into YouTube while celebrating the government’s program for education funding . The program is dubbed “race to the top,” but Gov. Paterson accidentally said “race to the cock.” Watch below: Read more
Definitely No Joke: ‘Ebonics Professionals’ Sought
*As a Black youth, mama always told me to speak properly and leave those ebonics in the streets because talking like a n-word don’t get jobs. Wellllll… the times have changed and ebonics is in demand. I almost don’t believe this story myself, but if it is true, it is seriously the most bizarre and [...] Read more
Staycations? There's nothing to smile about
Inspired by David Cameron's family holiday to Cornwall, Lucy Cavendish opted for a 'staycation' too. Never again. Read more
No Joke: The Cannibus Car
*So Canada is smart. They’re developing this car that runs off of cannibus, weed, hemp, etc. The car is supposed to be a biocomposite electric vehicle possibly powered by God’s perfect plant – to some that is… hehehe… The vehicle is called Kestrel. They say type of fuel in question is perfect because it is [...] Read more
