Larger Waist Sizes In Women Related To Increased Risk Of Infertility And Cancer
Posted: June 27, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Editor's Choice Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 27 Jun 2012 - 0:00 PDT
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The data was compiled from nearly 55,000 women taking the Nuffield 'Health MOT', a series of tests that takes about an hour and assesses overall fitness and health. Parameters included body mass index (BMI), resting heart rate, cholesterol, aerobic fitness, blood pressure, and sugar levels. Patients also had an opportunity to discuss health issues such as hydration, alcohol consumption, sleep quality and any existing injuries. MOT is the UK abbreviation for the annual safety checks required to keep a vehicle on the road, so the name is a play on that. Patients are given a score from 6-100. Presumably 0 would mean a person was already deceased.
Those chosen for the analysis were the ones who said they aimed to improve their health. 57% had waist lines considered to be in the highest category of risk for future illness, including infertility, breast, womb and ovarian cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The average waistline was almost 5cm larger than the healthy size recommended of 80cm. The women contrasted with the men whose sizes mainly fell within the healthy band.
Fat stored around waistline was seen to cause a variety of complications for women, and was specifically associated with disturbed ovarian function, irregular ovulation cycles and anovulation, all of which hinder fertility, this is seen in other data where 50-60% of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome were found to be abdominally obese. Furthermore, the chances of heart disease, liver disease and type 2 diabetes are all increased by being overweight.
Adding to the fertility concerns was the younger age of women in the group, with 50% being between 26 and 46. Britain seems to be following the United States, with expanding waistlines and warnings of a major future health issue on the brew. The pattern of public awareness is following that of tobacco in the 70s and 80s, but in the meantime, healthcare services are bracing for a tidal wave of obesity related chronic illness that is set to put a major strain on healthcare providers. The situation is highlighted by a recent incidence of a teenager in Wales, UK, that had to be cut out from her house, with the bedroom wall demolished, as she'd become so fat, weighting in at over 400kg, nearly a ton, that she couldn't exit her parents home normally, and this occurred after she'd already received significant support to lose weight, including an extended trip to a weight loss facility in the US.
The weight problem in the UK doesn't stop there. More than of all women in the MOT tests had body mass indexes higher than the healthy range of 18-25, and nearly one fifth were considered moderately or morbidly obese. Waist-to-hip ratios have blown out into more of an apple shape at 0.83, where the classic pear shape is considered a more natural and lower health risk.
Dr Davina Deniszczyc, Professional Head of Physicians and Diagnostics at Nuffield Health, shared her thoughts on the matter saying:
Nuffield Health's approach is to support people to achieve their health and fitness goals, whether that's addressing their waist measurement, any particular health concerns or more general lifestyle issues. The Health MOT is a key element of this. Being part of the Health MOT program is proven to help you lose weight, move your BMI into the healthy weight category, and get your blood pressure to a healthy level."
Other health issues include:
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HealthiNation Partners with PumpOne to Distribute Fitness and Workout Videos
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
HealthiNation, the premier health and wellness media company announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with PumpOne, which has built the world's largest exercise image, video & workout libraries. The addition of PumpOne content to HealthiNations library presents the most comprehensive package of trusted healthy lifestyle and fitness videos available.
Video viewing is exploding across all platforms and were seeing that same explosive growth in health and lifestyle video, said Raj Amin, CEO and co-founder, HealthiNation. Fitness is an important growth area and our relationship with PumpOne gives us a premier brand partner to work with as we expand our audience in this category.
Under this agreement, HealthiNation has exclusive rights to distribute PumpOnes fitness and workout classes across HealthiNations multi-platform network which includes online, mobile and digital cable television.
PumpOne has created a vast fitness library allowing people to access our content online and on smartphones and tablets, said PumpOne co-founder Craig Schlossberg. Our partnership with HealthiNation will enable us to further extend our reach to new users online and on digital cable and is one where we see many opportunities to grow.
PumpOne videos will be distributed through HealthiNations network starting in July. Content includes step-by-step workout plans as well as hour-long classes ranging from yoga to bootcamp.
Continuing its efforts to enhance and expand HealthiNations brand presence, HealthiNation also announces today the addition of Seth Solomons, Global CEO of CRM365, a CRM agency within Publicis' Vivaki unit and former Global Chief Marketing Officer at Digitas, to its Board of Directors. Seths success in building client relationships with global leaders like American Express and Pfizer will help the company develop strategies to enhance HealthiNations relationships with a broader group of partners.
Im excited to be working with the premier company in health video at a time when brands want to connect with their audience across multiple digital screens, said Seth Solomons, Global CEO of CRM365. I have a passion for health and look forward to building on the success here at HealthiNation.
About HealthiNation
Founded in 2005, HealthiNation is a multiplatform media company that produces and syndicates original, award-winning health and lifestyle video. Millions of consumers watch HealthiNation videos monthly on digital cable television, leading web properties, connected devices, in doctors' offices and through employer wellness portals nationwide. HealthiNation is based in New York City. For more information, visit http://www.healthination.com.
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8 things to do if you haven't planned for retirement
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Retirees of the future will find their experience much different from their parents' golden years.
By Samuel Weigley, 24/7 Wall St.
Once people reach their 50s they finally see retirement on the horizon. They start envisioning that time when they can stop going to work and instead spend their days on the golf course, on the beach or with their families. Yet many people have not saved nearly enough for retirement by the time they are 50 years old. A recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that 60 percent of workers born between 1946 and 1964 have less than $100,000 for retirement. In fact, 40 percent have saved less than $25,000.
24/7 Wall St. interviewed retirement-related experts from brokerage firms, banks, retirement advocacy groups, and independent financial advisers. With their help, 24/7 identified the eight actions you should take if you have not prepared to retire.
Financial advisers generally recommend people begin saving for retirement starting in their 20s to take full advantage of compounding interest. Although the financial advisers who spoke to 24/7 Wall St. say it is very hard to give concrete estimates on how much should be allocated toward equities and fixed-income, they say it is best to cut risk as one approaches their target retirement age.
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Not saving up enough for retirement used to be less of a problem. Workers in previous generations often received pensions from their employers, allowing retirees to know exactly how much money they would get once retired. But employers have increasingly shifted that responsibility onto the employees through 401k and other defined contribution plans.
These days, notes Joe Ready, executive vice president for retirement at Wells Fargo, people get married and have children later in life than previous generations. This means that it is increasingly hard to save for retirement during the 40s and 50s because they still face heavy financial obligations -- they are still paying off their mortgage, sending their children to college and so on.
The fact that many current retirees are living off pensions has conditioned younger generations to think their retirement might be the same, says Lule Demmissie, managing director of retirement for TD Ameritrade. Face it, Demmissie says, your retirement isnt your parents retirement.
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Retirement Bliss May Turn to Blues for Some Boomers
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Will the old thirtysomething gang still be showing up for work at seventysomething?
That could be the case for many of their real-world contemporaries if they hope to enjoy financially secure retirements.
Baby Boomers, with their inheritances, homes, and old-fashioned pensions, may appear to be on track for a solid retirement - but some experts say the forecast for the generation born from 1946 through 1964 isn't necessarily so rosy.
While Boomers are more likely than younger workers to have defined-benefit pension plans and certain other advantages - that's particularly true of older Boomers - many may wind up financially ill-prepared for retirement unless they work longer and save more.
The recent financial crisis took a toll on wealth; inheritances on average won't be that big; traditional pension benefits are phasing out; and many shop-till-you-drop Baby Boomers simply haven't saved enough money to last through retirements that should stretch beyond those of previous generations, economists note.
"The majority of today's retirees are able to afford a decent retirement. However, this group is living in a 'golden age' that will fade as Baby Boomers and Generation Xers reach traditional retirement ages in the coming decades," states an October 2009 report led by Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
"This gloomy forecast is due to the changing retirement income landscape. Baby Boomers and Generation Xers will be retiring in a substantially different environment than their parents did," the report notes, citing longer life spans and retirements and declining "replacement rates" - retirement income as a percentage of pre-retirement income.
As of 2009, in the wake of the housing and stock market crises, some 51 percent of U.S. households were at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living at age 65, the authors calculated in their report, "The National Retirement Risk Index: After the Crash". Some 41 percent of early Boomers, 48 percent of late Boomers and 56 percent of Gen Xers were at risk, they said.
The financial crisis, however, can't be blamed for everything.
"They weren't prepared even before the crisis," Munnell told CNBC recently. The report noted that two years earlier, 37 percent of early Boomer and 43 percent of late Boomer households were at risk
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Dell Expands XPS Laptop Family: Performance Without Compromise for Mobility, Creation, Entertainment
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ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dell today announced the expansion of its XPS laptop portfolio with the XPS 14 and XPS 15 laptops. Joining the award-winning XPS 13 Ultrabook, the XPS 14 and 15 have the same beautiful, thoughtful design and craftsmanship in two additional screen sizes for consumers who desire connectivity, performance and entertainment, no matter where they are.
As part of Dells flagship XPS brand, this array of laptops enables customers to choose the one that best suits their needs. The XPS 13 is highly portable and compact for todays most mobile users, while the XPS 14 provides long battery life and connectivity for those who need to get online wherever they are. The XPS 15 provides performance graphics and a brilliant display for multimedia creation and entertainment. All three laptops have enterprise-friendly features to intersect the design and performance desired by consumers with the security and services required by IT departments. Additionally, The XPS 14 and 15 laptops are distinguished by vibrant displays with hardened Corning Gorilla Glass, and use the latest Intel technology, such as the latest 3rd Generation processors, and Intel Rapid Startiii, Smart Responseiv and Smart Connectv technologies, to enable users to be productive, connected and responsive anywhere.
Following the success of our XPS 13, our customers wanted to see more of the XPS brand, said Sam Burd, vice president, Dell Personal Computing Product Group. The XPS 14 and 15 laptops offer powerful performance, thoughtful design and a superb user experience, along with enterprise-friendly features so you can use them for work and for play.
XPS 14: Outstanding Performance
Designed for mobile users, the XPS 14 comes in two main configurations. The XPS 14 Ultrabook features a highly-durable machined aluminum chassis with innovative silicone base in a compact, thin, 20.7mm design. With a brilliantly bright 14-inch 400 nit HD+ edge-to-edge display, a backlit keyboard, and optional performance graphics, the XPS 14 is ready to perform all day in nearly any environment, with up to 11 hours of battery lifei the longest battery life of any Ultrabookii. Customers can enjoy the ample storage of a traditional hard drive with the responsiveness of a solid state drive with a 500GB hard drivevi and 32GB mSATA cardvi, including Intel Rapid Startiii and Smart Responseiv technology. Rapid Start delivers fast boot-up and hibernate response times, while Smart Response quickly recognizes and caches the most frequently used files and applications, allowing customers to access critical information quickly and easily.
The XPS 14 option with integrated mobile broadbandvii sports a premium, black leather back so there is no signal interference with the built-in antennas, allowing users to connect virtually anywhere, anytime. Connecting via mobile broadband is simple with Dell NetReady mobile broadband service. Providing connectivity on a session-based model, Dell NetReady is a pay-as-you-go service that allows connection where Wi-Fi may not be available.viii
XPS 15: Superb Content Creation and Entertainment
The XPS 15 is a thin powerhouse offering the performance, graphics and screen resolution for creativity and entertainment. With a stunning, vivid, edge-to-edge display thats up to 75 percent brighter than standard panels, powerful NVIDIA graphics as standard, backlit keyboard, and optional integrated slot load Blu-ray disc drive, watching videos or creating content is pure enjoyment. Customers can also store their multimedia content with up to 1TB of storagevi, and still enjoy the responsiveness of a solid state drive with a 32GBvi or 128GB mSATA cardvi option.
The stunning design of the XPS 15 is driven by the desire for a beautifully crafted system constructed for performance. The machined-aluminum chassis provides strength and durability with the top cover precision cut from a single block of aluminum, and the silicone base feels cool-to-the-touch. The hardened Corning Gorilla Glass screen is impeccably strong yet aesthetically pleasing with the near-frameless edge-to-edge design.
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Sysco Guest Supply Deploys Vocollect Voice across Eight Workflows in 10 DCS; Nets Major Process Improvements
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Vocollect, a business unit of Intermec, Inc. (IN) and the world leader in voice-enabled solutions for mobile workers, together with Total Solution Partner Vitech Business Group, today announced that Sysco Guest Supply, the largest full-service provider of personal care amenity programs and room accessories to the lodging industry, has obtained strong results from its deployment of Vocollect Voice across eight workflows in 10 United States distribution centers (DCs), including boosting throughput performance by 28 percent and putaway by 26-28 percent.
Headquartered in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, Sysco Guest Supply services virtually every large hotel worldwide. Its key strategic challenge is dealing with extreme peak volumes the first week of every month and during summer holidays. A highly fluctuating order velocity and the need for correct orders, coupled with the need to manage inventory just-in-time, precipitated the need to explore new technology. To meet the need of just-in-time deliveries, the companys distribution leadership settled on voice. Technology partner Vitech Business Group recommended Vocollect and, after a short pilot, Vocollect Voice was implemented across 10 DCs in just nine months.
Today approximately 130 workers across the 10 DCs use Vocollect Voice in eight workflows order selection, house truck-picking, parcel zone-picking, item demand/replenishment, putaway, count-check (precursor to cycle-counting), and item consolidation to move more than 10 million cases per year.
The more distribution workflows you voice-enable, the more efficient you can become. Vocollect Voice has adapted well to our multicultural workforce, and our employees have embraced the system as a way to do their jobs more efficiently, said Jim Makowski, director of distribution, Sysco Guest Supply. In comparison with our previous handheld device implementations, deploying Vocollect Voice has been relatively seamless, with each DC requiring just days for implementation after the first one, he said.
Results from the deployment have included:
Vocollect Voice has helped Sysco Guest Supply achieve significant productivity improvements and successfully address its business challenges of extreme peak volume periods and the need for just-in-time deliveries. Its ability to deploy voice into so many distribution workflows so quickly is a real testament to the effectiveness of the solution, said Richard Stewart, principal, Vitech Business Group,
Sysco Guest Supply is a prime example of the transformative power of voice-enabled technologies to elevate workforce performance, contain costs, and improve customer satisfaction, said Ron Kubera, Vocollect senior vice president and general manager. Vocollect will continue its market leadership role in driving voice solutions to help businesses accelerate their path to voice enablement in their distribution operations.
About Vocollect
Vocollect, a business unit of Intermec, Inc. (IN), is the leading provider of innovative, high-quality voice solutions for mobile workers around the world. Vocollects market-leading technology, products and services help customers achieve a higher level of business performance through voice. Together with a global team of over 1,700 certified voice professionals, we enable more than 400,000 workers at almost 2,000 companies around the world to distribute US$4 billion in goods every day. Vocollect Voice integrates with all major WMS and ERP systems and supports the industrys leading mobile computing devices. For more information, visit http://www.vocollect.com. Vocollect and Vocollect Voice are registered trademarks of Intermec IP Corp. All rights reserved.
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A success story that keeps on giving
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The woman did not smile. She was unemployed, had an ill infant grandson and, having gained more than 100 pounds, could not get into her clothes.
Not even Pamela Taylor could get her to smile and Taylor, with her warm approach and empathetic tone can get practically anyone to smile.
Then Taylor realized there was more. The woman was missing some teeth and was reluctant to show it.
When I came I was a mess really, truly a mess, says the woman, Cynthia Gomez.
That was six years ago. Today, Gomez is among more than 5,500 clients helped by Taylor and the nonprofit Dress for Success San Antonio, which guides disadvantaged women in becoming self-sufficient.
What Taylor and her daughter started 10 years ago with little more than mildewed boxes full of women's professional clothing and an un-air-conditioned room at Travis Park United Methodist Church downtown has blossomed into a brightly lit center in the Wonderland of the Americas mall where women can get donated business suits so they can make a good impression on job interviews.
But beyond that, they find help in rsum writing, job hunting and interviewing. They have access to an emergency food pantry and even to outside help, such as dental care. Gomez now proudly flashes her toothy grin.
She's also off food stamps and out of subsidized housing and has won an outstanding-performance award at Xerox Corp. subsidiary Dahill, where she works in accounts receivable. She recently received a promotion and a raise.
The 52-year-old Gomez says she emerged from the worst time in her life by putting her trust in Taylor.
To hear (Taylor's) story just gives you inspiration, Gomez says. She cares about me. I care about her. She's there to help you.
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