Sociable people get fat, worriers thin: Japan study
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Outgoing people tend to be overweight, while anxious types are more likely to be thin, according to Japanese researchers who examined the links between personality and body mass.
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When it comes to heart disease, being fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - A psychologist at the University of Buffalo, New York has found that some people become anxious and expect that they will be rejected by others based on their physical appearance.
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A study by researchers at King&#39;s College in London has found overweight children are at risk for becoming bulimic adults. The study examined 154 twin sisters, one of each developed an eating disorder.
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Married adults are healthier than divorced, widowed or those never married, though husbands have a tendency to gain extra weight, according to a new US study.
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New research suggests that social isolation alters the immune system at the genetic level, raising the risk of serious disease. Oh, and the definition of loneliness might surprise you.
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Across time and culture, the female predilection for chattiness and the male penchant for taciturnity have approached the status of unarguable facts. Now, two studies appear to bury these age-old stereotypes.
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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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09/11/2004 - Young adults who maintain their weight over time, even if they are overweight, have lower risk factor levels for heart disease and are less likely to develop metabolic syndrome in middle age than those whose weight increases, according to a
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published recently.
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A study published on Monday found that  people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's  time find if more sleep will fight obesity.
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NEW YORK  - Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites).
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NEW YORK  - Young women showed less dissatisfaction with their weight and shape after participating in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program, researchers from Germany found.
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Marriage keeps you healthy, even though it can make men fat, US government researchers said on Wednesday. Married people are less likely
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NEW YORK  - Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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For years, experts have worried that dieting might lead to depression, binge eating and eating disorders in obese women, but a new study shows that&#39;s not the case.