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Worrying about your festive BMI? You may not need to
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The measure is saddled with scientific and historical baggage — and may not be that useful anyway
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How weight bias in health care can harm patients with obesity: Research
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Mum furious after receiving letter saying her 4 year old is overweight - Netmums
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For women, being 13 pounds overweight means losing $9,000 a year in salary, US personal finance
Small business owners are both hopeful and anxious about the holidays
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Should I worry about my BMI?, Nutrition
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The dangerous foods you should keep away from your pets over Christmas
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Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs scrutinized over reports of suicidal thoughts
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Santa's holiday health survival tips (for you and him)
3 Reasons Why BMI Is Not an Accurate Measure of Health
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Worrying about your festive BMI? You may not need to
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Obesity – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1
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Is holiday 'binge-eating' the death knell to our health goals? - The Economic Times
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Night Before Christmas' Author Clement C. Moore's Shot at Rehabilitation - Bloomberg
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Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how patients view their obesity - Vox