Summary: In an effort to address the obesity epidemic, in the USA 20 states mandate that students their body mass index (BMI) tested in order to gauge the student population's "health," even though BMI does not distinguish between muscle weight and fat weight. Notification letters are being sent to students whose body mass do not fall within a narrow range deemed "acceptable" by the state government,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STUSummary: What's so bad about saturated fat, and what makes fiber so good? In a society where convenience foods rule and obesity is a national epidemic, it's time to find out. This video investigates the relationship between diet and a number of frequently interrelated diseases and conditions, including heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Fortanasce, Vincent.
Summary: A world-renowned neurologist presents a program to lower your risk for developing Alzheimer's by 70%, showing you how to assess your risk factors and follow an anti-Alzheimer's regimen incorporating diet, physical exercises, "neurobics," stress reduction, and quality sleep. Also includes a discussion of the latest medical therapies being developed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.83105 FORBodensteiner, Peter
Summary: Rev up your reading engines! Gearhead garage is ready to take you for a ride. From screaming fast F1 cars to custom choppers, get to know what's "under the hood" of your favorite vehicles. You're in the driver's seat now.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2016