Speedlinking 9/11/07
Body Fat Rate Measurement: A Cheaper And More Accurate Means Of Determining State Of Health, Australia -- "Researchers have determined that one's Body Fat Rate (BFR) - attained using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) - provides a ...
Fat Fighting Pill Works But Side-affects Can Be Nasty (WFTV 9 Orlando)
Now, for the first time, the FDA has approved an over-the-counter drug that's designed to block fat absorption in the body. Some say the drug Alli works, but not without side effects. READ: New Diet Drug - Alli VIDEO: Fat Fighting Pill Works But Side-affects Can Be Nasty
Harshest words saved for Britney's body (AP via Yahoo! News)
The consensus is clear: Britney Spears performed like she was sloshing blindfolded through mud at MTV's Video Music Awards. No one disputes that the troubled pop princess royally mangled her much-heralded comeback. But what about the nastiest comments of all — those about her body? "Lard and Clear," read Monday's headline in the New York Post. "The bulging belly she was flaunting was SO not ...
Children Whose Mothers Are Overweight Are More Likely To Have Higher Levels Of Body Fat Themselves At Age Nine (Medical News Today)
Children whose mothers are overweight before pregnancy are statistically more likely to have a higher amount of body fat by the time they are nine years old. [click link for full article]
Body fat news 11/09/2007
A state judge plans to decide this week whether Kansas regulators can keep cosmetic "body shaping" clinics from injecting patients with chemicals to melt away their body fat. The legal dispute in Shawnee County District Court pits Fig, ...
