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  1. drtbear1967

    BMI Rates are Misleading

    The general population in today’s society is gaining fat and losing muscle. This means that, for some people, the low amount of muscle causes a weight loss which results in a normal BMI even though their bodyfat % is high! 50% of women and 25% of men have been shown to have a bodyfat % high...
  2. gandhisays

    Subcutaneous IGF-1 Injections Improve Insulin Sensitivity , Lowering Insulin Need In Diabetics. STUDY

    Association Between Serum IGF-1 and Diabetes Among U.S. Adults OBJECTIVESerum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 may have a role in the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. We examined the association between serum IGF-1 and diabetes in a representative sample of U.S. adults. Go to: RESEARCH...
  3. drtbear1967

    Throw the scale away!! NOW

    by Matt Weik A scale. Most of us have them in our homes—whether we decide to use them or not, they sit there on the bathroom floor. What exactly we expect it to tell us is beyond me. Do we actually think that the numbers it shows means anything to us? The true answer is no, they shouldn’t—it’s...
  4. Iron Game

    WTF? 26.5% of U.S. Population Is Obese

    WTF? 26.5% of U.S. Population Is Obese WTF? 26.5% of U.S. Population Is Obese If you think you’re seeing more supersized Americans every day, your eyes are not deceiving you. A study just published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 26.5 percent of the overall United...
  5. drtbear1967

    Does the Scale Lie?

    Does the Scale Lie? I was going to title this post, “The Scale Is a Liar” and that’s it. Then I saw that articles on this subject have already been written by the dozens. After skimming through them however, I was shocked to see how many of them were giving the wrong advice: “Throw...
  6. Iron Game

    Weight Loss and Body Mass Index (BMI) ---POSTED FOR FUN

    I posted this for fun! I can't believe it is still used by the "MEDICAL" community. I had an argument with my Dr. last week and asked her if she was really going to use a formula from the 50's to determine my health. My wife was with me and was getting pissed at me because I guess I seemed...
  7. Metal85

    BMI Vs MMI (Muscle Mass Index)

    BMI Vs MMI (Muscle Mass Index) <form action="/?5618/rate" method="post" id="cms_cmsrate_form"> </form> Published on 07-18-2014 07:25 AM If you have been...
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