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Calorie Cut Today Could Pay Off Tomorrow
We keep hearing how Americans are getting fatter younger. Many
experts say obesity is our country's greatest health risk, but one
researcher says the solution may be as simple as 100 calories a
day.
Dr. James Hill of the University of Colorado used government numbers
to determine Americans' weights creep up an average of two pounds
a year. He says cutting back on a cookie or taking a few less bites
of a fast-food burger now may be easier than losing weight later.
Other researchers say weight gain is more complicated and few people
really know how many calories they consume each day.
But Hill says for those reluctant to cut calories, exercising more
could have the same fat fighting results. He says there is currently
a study encouraging participants wear pedometers and walk an extra
2,000 steps each day.
Hill says these little changes won't cause someone to lose a lot
of weight, but will keep that person from gaining weight.
Getting the Right ZZZZs Good for Heart
Too much or too little sleep can affect a woman's heart health,
according to research from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
A study, focusing on more than 71,000 women found that women who
got eight hours of sleep nightly were the least likely to have heart
problems
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