Swoons of skinny stalling subways.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reported that among the leading causes of subway disruptions are passengers who faint because of excessive dieting, according to the newspaper AM New York. Reportedly, an average of 395 delays each month are caused by ill riders. The report notes that the...

Knotty Issue: Weight is their bloody problem!
Byline: Priyanka Tiwari According to a UNICEF report, India has the largest number of married anaemic women and doctors blame their obsession with their weight as a prime reason. For all those women who believe dieting is the way to a slimmer, trimmer them post...

Relations among weight control behaviors and eating attitudes, social physique anxiety, and fruit and vegetable consumption in Turkish adolescents.
During adolescence, most young people experiment with both healthful and risky behaviors. Health-risk behaviors such as smoking, using drugs, drinking alcohol, and excessive dieting can contribute to nutritional deficits in adolescents (Jenkins & Horner, 2005). Dieting is often viewed as a singular behavior, yet it can represent a wide...

Eating attitudes, perfectionism and body-esteem of elite male judoists and cyclists.
Abstract This study tested the hypothesis that male athletes who feel pressured to maintain a specific body weight present an elevated risk of subclinical eating disorders. Twelve judoists (19.5 [+ or -] 0.5 yr), fifteen cyclists (21.2 [+ or -] 2.8 yr) and seventeen noncompetitive students matched...

Predicting disordered eating intentions among incoming college freshman: an analysis of social norms and body esteem.
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between parental influence, peer norms, body esteem, and disordered eating intentions in a sample of incoming college freshmen women. A total of 427 incoming female college freshmen from a private university in the southeastern United States were surveyed as...

The misguided war on waistlines.
"What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?" "My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters." "The waters? What waters? We're in the desert." "I was misinformed." --from Casablanca (1942) IN THIS AGE OF BOUNDLESS and easily accessible information it is distressing that so...

Shilpa to share her yoga fundas.
Byline: Gautam Buragohain (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Shilpa Shetty (TOI Photo) Shilpa Shetty has gone a step further and is now ready to start her own production house called 'S2' Productions After her triumph in Big Brother and successfully launching her signature...

'No, no, it's NOT on...'Madhur.
Byline: Mandvi Sharma (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Madhur Bhandarkar. (TOI Photo) A leaner Madhur clears the rumours about his film on fashion Madhur Bhandarkar's film on fashion has scarcely been out of the news. "It is strange that people have predicted what...

Easy as ABC? Why pills can't replace food.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before Reading * Ask students whether they think they need to take supplements. Discuss * Should teenagers take multivitamins? (Getting vitamins and minerals from natural sources is the best strategy, but when that isn't possible, multivitamins can help teens...

Lose more, win more; (The Del Monte Fit 'n Right challenge grand weigh-in!).
Byline: OWEN BAUTISTA-ALCARAZ Against the backdrop of beautiful Boracay, the Del Monte Fit 'n Right Challenge held its first ever weight management competition! In cooperation with Fitness First, contenders together with their personal trainers and nutritionists were flown in via South East Asian Airlines (one...