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  • Obesity - Who's at Risk?

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    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Obesity often runs in families, although the exact nature of this apparent genetic influence on body weight is still unknown. Since you can't pick your parents, you can't control your predisposition to developing this disorder. Obesity is also rela

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  • Obesity - Why It Happens

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    01/01/03, PDR.net

    If you think the answer is "too much food," you're not entirely wrong. However, there are a couple of factors that determine what's too much. Inactivity reduces your calorie requirement, making more of what you eat unnecessary. A slow metabolism tha

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  • Metabolic Syndrome

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    06/16/08, Healthwise

    Metabolic syndrome is a group of health problems that include too much fat around the waist, elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood sugar, and low HDL cholesterol.

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