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The Fit
Biggest Loser Provides Food for Thought
By Tim Olds
Contestants on The Biggest Loser have provided some startling evidence explaining why it’s difficult to keep weight off after dieting.
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The “Obesity Paradox” Paradox
By Tim Olds
Three recent studies have cast new darkness on the paradox that overweight adults are more likely to get diseases such as diabetes yet seem to live longer.
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The Language of Disease
By Tim Olds
What if doctors could diagnose disease by what you wrote on Facebook and Twitter?
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Why Are Sporting Records Always Being Broken?
By Tim Olds
Better technology, training methods and financial rewards only partly explain why athletes continue to get faster and stronger.
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Pure, White, But Maybe Not So Deadly
By Tim Olds
Is there something uniquely unhealthy about sugar above and beyond the excess calories?
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Choose Your Friends Wisely
By Tim Olds
Friends, family and co-workers influence our health and happiness to varying extents.
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Now Even Sitting Researchers Are Sitting on the Fence
By Tim Olds
To sit or stand has become an uncomfortable question for health researchers.
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The Rich Get Healthier
By Tim Olds
We’re getting healthier and living longer, but the rich more than the poor.
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Retirement Time
By Tim Olds
Retirement is fun, but is it because you do what you like or because you like what you do?
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Trust Me, I Have a White Hat
By Tim Olds
Can you trust obesity research funded by the interests of Big Food?
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