Written on December 31, 2011 by Seth Climpson
France’s top diet guru Pierre Dukan is urging the government to grade students on their weight in a bid to curb growing obesity.
In a book to be published on Thursday, Dukan suggests that students in their last two years of high school be awarded extra marks if they manage to maintain an acceptable Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight.
“Obesity is a real public health problem that is rarely – if at all – taken into account by politicians,” Dukan told newspaper Le Parisien ahead of the book’s launch.
Dukan said his education plan would be “a good way to sensitise teenagers to the need for a balanced diet.”
He denied it would punish overweight children, saying: “There is nothing wrong with educating children about nutrition.
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Written on December 28, 2011 by Mitchell Lyon
Dr. Maurice Mimoun, a plastic surgeon at the St Louis hospital, holds silicone gel breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, that he removed from a patient because of concerns that they are unsafe, Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. French health authorities are considering whether to suggest that an estimated 30,000 women in France get their breast implants removed, amid warnings by leading doctors about risks of rupture and possible cancer risks.
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Written on December 27, 2011 by admin
Emotional well-being plays an important role in our everyday lives. If you are positive with self-esteem, and feel good about yourself, the rewards are numerous. These changes will very positive influence your entire life, increasing productivity and social behavior. This is the most encouraging advantage of plastic surgery that many people do not realize until they experience.
Other benefits of plastic surgery are that you can get rid of the signs of aging, a natural process by which everyone must pass. You can get rid of visible wrinkles, fine lines, spots, etc. from your face or other visible parts of the body. Many of such dermal defects make you look ugly, tired or old. Full Post…
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Written on December 27, 2011 by admin
You need to know that a mattress you sleep on may be held responsible for your behavior in everyday life. Though it seems to be strange, your night rest is very important for daily activities. Also a baby mattress is very important for growth and development of your child, because he or she will spend first months in a crib.
A mattress is found to be largely responsible for the quality of rest you will get. A good night sleep could certainly lead to new experience and you will fill fresh the next day while poor sleep requires you to feel tired and irritated. Thus a bad mattress can cause back pain, agitation, etc.. Full Post…
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Written on December 17, 2011 by Mitchell Lyon
More than one in three women have experienced sexual assault, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey.
The same is true for more than one in four men, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. The survey, released Wednesday, was based on telephone interviews with more than 16,500 adults in 2010.
Supported by the National Institute of Justice and the Department of Defense, the survey was aimed at better describing and monitoring “the magnitude of sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence victimization in the United States,” the CDC said. Full Post…
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