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February 03, 2011
Losing Weight for a Healthier Heart

Why lose weight? Being overweight or obese can cause diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure ? all risk factors for heart disease. Being overweight also makes your heart work harder than it should.

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February 24, 2011
Hit the snooze button to lose weight

Hit that snooze button and sleep in a little later tomorrow. It's one of the best kept secrets to dieting success.

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November 06, 2023
Doctor: It's A Pleasure To Carry the Weight and Give Back

SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS - For many, doctors are some of the most respected people in society and on the small island of San Salvador, Dr. Tenishkna Storr Knowles is a local hero.

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November 10, 2010
Set a Weight-Loss Goal You Can Reach

Do you set out to lose 15, or 20 pounds every year or so, only to find yourself stuck after the first 5 or 10? If so, do you quit from discouragement? There may be nothing wrong with your rate of weight loss. Your ability to set realistic goals may be the problem.

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May 06, 2023
CBL Hosts Weight Loss Fitness Challenge

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Cable Bahamas Group of Companies hosting a fitness challenge for its employees called "Choose to Lose."

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November 08, 2022
Gum disease link to pregnancy and premature low-birth weight babies

Gingivitis during pregnancy is a common oral health issue. Studies show that developing gingivitis while pregnant carries an increased risk of premature births and low-birth weight babies. The relationship between gum diseases and its effects to the developing baby A full-term pregnancy lasts about nine months. Despite this relatively short period, a developing gum infection, ...
The post Gum dise...

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May 30, 2011
OUTRAGEOUS WEIGHT LOSS METHODS

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Tribune Features Writer

I WAS astonished when I first saw a woman on the Tyra Banks show who had gotten mesh sewn onto her tongue to help with weight loss. The idea of getting a piece of mesh sewn onto your tongue to lose weight is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and the doctor's explanation of this procedure is even more preposterous!

The Chugay Tongue Pat...

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April 08, 2022
'Throw tennis coach off team for bullying on weight'

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said a coach accused of criticising a young tennis player's weight ought to be let off the team if the claims are true.

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September 24, 2021
Weight Gain Impacts People and Pets, Too

If you found yourself gaining some extra weight over the past year and a half, it’s possible you aren’t alone! Experts say those long days of alternating COVID lockdowns and restrictions kept us at home could also impact our pets.

Veterinarians are reporting an increase in animal obesity. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 60% of cats and 56% of dogs in t...

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July 27, 2021
Shedding COVID weight gain

Like most people, uppermost in Lequel Pratt's mind is losing a few pounds and pre-COVID, she went out there and exercised. Then the coronavirus hit, and she was at home, cooking and eating, and gained weight on top of the pounds she already wanted to shed. Those extra pounds were a motivating factor in her joining her workplace “Biggest Loser” competition.

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