When Is Thin Too Thin?
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The famished body is banned for Fashion Week in Madrid.
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Being either too thin or too heavy may lower a man&#39;s sperm count, in some cases enough to impair fertility, researchers report.
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Mammograms are not as effective at detecting potentially life-threatening breast cancers in thin women, those taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and those who have had previous breast surgery as they are in other women, scientists reveal today.
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If it's too plain, it doesn't deserve protection. But who's to say what's as clear as mud?
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Sept. 29, 2004 - An obesity gene does appear to pack on excess pounds in some people. But most of us can&#39;t point to our genetics as a reason for our tight jeans, researchers say.
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TRENTON, New Jersey A study by a Rutgers University researcher suggests that the more sensitive your palate is, the thinner you&#39;re likely to be.
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Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds: Get some sleep. A very large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye people get and their risk of becoming obese.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Shedding winter weight won't be an issue come next spring, if New York designers have anything to say about it. After the first three days of shows of Spring 2007 fashion week in New York, the overwhelming trend for next season appears to be loose, comfortable clothing - tent dresses are a recurring theme - using sophisticated fabrics and colors, taking women easily from day to night.
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We know that the trend toward super-thin models is pushing some of them to go on potentially deadly diets. Whatâs it doing to the rest of us?
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Or at least that is the way in Madrid, Spain's couture shows. One of the major fashion capitals in the world recently banned models with body mass indexes (BMI) of under 18 from participating in the shows. This rule eliminated many supermodels includin...
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Being fit but fat isn&#39;t good enough. Excess weight, all by itself, can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise, a study found.
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Being fit appears to be far more important than being thin for decreasing the risk of heart disease, while the opposite seems to be the case for diabetes, according to two new studies.
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Women have long blamed the birth-control pill for packing on extra pounds. Now it turns out excess weight may be to blame when the pill fails to prevent pregnancy.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to popular believe,   young children usually do not shed excess pounds as they get   older. Even 2-year-olds who are overweight are more likely than   their normal-weight counterparts to be overweight by age 12,   results of a long-term study show.
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Operations to treat obesity such as stomach-stapling may work a little too well, causing some patients to develop nerve damage -- a symptom of malnutrition, doctors warned Thursday.
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What is risk, and how much is enough?
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The scientists measured the women&#39;s body mass index (BMI). BMIs of 18.5 to 24.9 are considered normal, 25 to 29.9 overweight, and above 30 obese.