While loosening your belt after Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to clip a pedometer to it. The reason: Wearing a step counter leads to weight loss and lower blood pressure, according to new research released this week. The researchers found that a pedometer is an unusually good motivator to get people to walk more. ...more

November 23, 2007

Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you. ...more

November 7, 2007

Generation XL: How To Avoid The Freshman 15 College lore has it that students — especially women — pack on the pounds that first year away from home. But the "freshman 15" may be just a myth. Although studies have involved only small groups of students on individual campuses, most suggest the majority of students gain three to 10 pounds during their first two years of college, and some actually lose weight. One study found that males piled on significantly more pounds than females. ...more

October 11, 2007

Charles Briggs will be the guest speaker at next week's meeting of the Plant City Woman's Club. ...more

October 6, 2007