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The Obesity Paradox Revisited

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: November 22, 2010
Category: Obesity Research | Tagged health risk, obesity, obesity paradox | 17 Comments
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    • TravisSaundersTravisSaunders: @cspenn Really hope they don't try to autocomplete searches with this... picturing an angry robot voice trying to finish all my sentences
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    • COSDawg85 (Sam Callan)COSDawg85 (Sam Callan): @sweatscience @TravisSaunders however the obesity rate in CO is still rising. We are just rising at a slower rate than other regions.
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    • sweatscience (Alex Hutchinson)sweatscience (Alex Hutchinson): Neat: the higher above sea level you live, the less likely you are to be obese. Real effect. http://t.co/H4p8MqzWi5 via @TravisSaunders
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    • JaniVaara (Jani Vaara)JaniVaara (Jani Vaara): RT @TravisSaunders: Active transportation (e.g. walking or cycling) has dropped by 50% in a generation of Canadian kids http://t.co/050KTQi…
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    • MrEpid (Atif Kukaswadia)MrEpid (Atif Kukaswadia): @MuddyBrown This is actually a good way to get some physical act into your day. @TravisSaunders - it's no standing desk, but close! #PhDPA!
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    • DaniellaSMF (DaniellaSMF)DaniellaSMF (DaniellaSMF): RT @TravisSaunders: Interesting (& depressing, especially for grad students) read on the state of Canadian science in 2013 via @InklessPW h…
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