Larger Than Life

Posted Aug 14, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Aug 14, 2009 at 07:30 PM

Reuters Health – The rate of severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades, a new study finds.

Using data from a long-running government health survey, researchers found that as of 2004, nearly 4 percent of 2- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. were severely obese.

That was up more than three-fold from 1976, and more than 70 percent from 1994, the researchers report in the journal Academic Pediatrics.

“Children are not only becoming obese, but becoming severely obese, which impacts their overall health,” lead researcher Dr. Joseph A. Skelton, of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said in a news release from the university.

Yikes! Read more here.

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1 Size Doesn’t Fit All

Posted Aug 14, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Aug 14, 2009 at 07:24 PM

Think the same workout is as good for you as it is for me?

Not necessarily. Especially if you’re the voluptuous type, which I’m not.

Check out Women’s Health magazine’s Best Workout for Your Body Type.

You get a workout and nutrition plan for each of four body types: Pear, Straight, Curvy and Athletic.

Ingenious!

Check out a sample plan for Athletic types.

Here’s a sample meal plan:

Breakfast
Lean Eggs and Ham
1 large grapefruit

Snack
25 almonds

Lunch
Black Bean and Cheese Burrito
1 apple

Snack
1 piece of string cheese

Dinner
Veggie Burger and bun
Salad with 4 Tbsp olive oil/vinegar dressing
1 serving of sweet potato fries

SWEET POTATO FRIES! Love it!

What are you waiting for?

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How Cute Is This?

Posted Aug 14, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Aug 14, 2009 at 07:06 PM

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Happy Birthday, Timmy!

Posted Aug 14, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Aug 14, 2009 at 05:05 PM

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Timmy! Timmy!

Posted Aug 12, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Aug 12, 2009 at 09:13 PM

From The New York Times:

Can’t get enough of Tim Tebow? Well, you are likely not alone. At least, Dan Shanoff certainly hopes you’re not. Shanoff is the witty sports columnist/blogger who recently started an all-Tebow, all-the-time blog, timteblog.com. It is an experiment in “hypertopical blogging,” as Shanoff said.

What more could you possibly ask for? Love it!

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