MUM HULA HOOPS OFF 11 STONE IN WEIGHT IN AMAZING PLAYGROUND DIET

Massive mum Jen Moore went round in circles trying to lose weight… and it worked! After ballooning to a whopping 21 stone, the desperate 31-year-old dumped her diets and decided to twist her ­unsightly flab away… with the help of a £5 hula hoop. She spent three hours every day for 12 months playing the ages-old childhood game of keeping the hoop whirling around her hips. And now mother-of-three Jen’s hooping with joy after losing an astonishing 11 STONE. “After dieting all my life, it feels amazing to have lost so much weight while doing something so fun – just wiggling my hips,” she said. “Now I’m a healthier, slimmer, yummy mummy!”

Her husband Keith, 33 – who was also 21 stone – was so amazed when the weight started dropping off Jen that he joined in too and is now nearly half the man he used to be.

And Jen has launched her own hula school to teach others her amazing way to lose weight. She revealed she had always been overweight. But her new svelte look seemed an impossibility when she hit size 30 after her wedding as she and Keith became morbidly obese in a lifestyle of junk food and no exercise. “We had unhealthy eating habits and ate because we were bored. We ate mindlessly, and we ate whatever, whenever,” said Jen.

The heartbreak of having a stillborn daughter only made things worse. “I was the queen of yo-yo dieting. Nothing ever worked,” Jen said. But the breaking point came when she took her daughter Mairi along to an amusement park and was asked to get off a ride because the safety bar wouldn’t fit over her stomach. “It was so humiliating,” said 5ft 5in tall Jen. “Then I led my daughter to another ride only to be called a ‘fat cow’ by the teenage ferris wheel operator. “I decided enough was enough.” Jen booked a hula hoop lesson to learn the technique, then began practising in her local park in New York. “I would find a quiet corner to train while the guys played football and ­sniggered,” she recalled.

It took her two weeks to master ­spinning the hoop around her bulging belly, but from day one she felt a tremendous ­difference in her core strength, confidence and energy.

Her early weight loss was so amazing it persuaded her sceptical hubby to join in. Within three months they were doing tricks together, using multiple hoops – and had lost six stone each. Jen said: “There was a little bit of friendly competition between us over who could lose the most weight. It’s been great for our relationship.”

The reinvigorated couple also changed some of their eating habits swapping full-fat lattes and bars of chocolate for skinny Frappuccinos and grapes.

Previously-unemployed Jen now runs Roc City Hoopdance, while Keith is catching her up as a personal trainer. “We’ve got about 50 hoops now – kids’ hoops, adult hoops, pregnancy hoops, mini hand-hoops,” said Jen, who juggles her job around raising seven-year-old Mairi, and sons Elijah, three, and newborn Lachlan. “Keith’s got a fire-hoop but my favourite is my LED hoop. It lights up,” she laughs.

And hula-hooping – an ­increasingly popular way to lose weight among celebs, with Beyonce, Kelly Brook and Myleene Klass all fans – has ­certainly lit up Jen’s life. “The best thing has been going back to that fair and fitting into the ride with ease,” she said. “I’m finally the woman I was meant to be.”

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BRIDE TOOK DANGEROUSLY EXTREME MEASURES TO FIT INTO HER WEDDING DRESS

Spooning two tablespoons of golden maple syrup into a cup of hot water, Shanice Zakuani stirred the gooey mixture before gulping it down. Ignoring the rumbling of her stomach, she guzzled down another cup of the sugary drink to curb the hunger pangs stabbing through her body. Then she slammed the cup down on the side and rushed out of the kitchen before she caved in and reached for the nearest chocolate bar.

By now Shanice, 22, a mum-of-two, from Peterborough, hadn’t eaten solid food for four days and her mood swings had become uncontrollable. But she was convinced it would be worth the sacrifice to achieve the perfect figure.

Looking down at the sparkling ­engagement ring on her finger, she reminded herself why she was punishing her body like this. She was following the gruelling Maple Syrup Diet to drop from a size 14 to a size 10 in just weeks. It seemed an almost impossible feat, but Shanice was willing to do anything to ­transform herself from frumpy mum to sexy bride in time for her wedding.

Her boyfriend, ­Peterborough United footballer, Gabriel Zakuani, 26, had surprised her by proposing and then announcing that he’d already booked the wedding in Las Vegas – in just four weeks’ time. It meant Shanice wouldn’t have the usual few months to prepare for her big day, and slim down slowly ahead of the event like most brides. “So I became obsessed with having the perfect body in time for my wedding day,” she says. “Even if it meant going to extreme lengths. "I absolutely couldn’t bear the thought of walking down the aisle feeling fat. “Every girl dreams of having the perfect wedding and I was no different. I wanted to look like I was worth a million pounds. "There was no way I was going to get married in a size 14 dress, but my wedding was only a month away. I needed fast results.”


Shanice first heard about the diet in 2006, when Beyonce made it famous after losing a stone in just two weeks for her role in Dreamgirls. “It seemed extreme but I was convinced it was the answer I needed,” Shanice explains. “So I gave up food ­entirely and started on the diet.”

Shanice began downing up to 12 glasses a day of the syrup, lemon juice, water and cayenne pepper mixture the diet prescribes. She even went one step further and combined it with drinking tea laxatives in an ­attempt to shift pounds even ­quicker. “The weight started flying off,” Shanice recalls. “After just six days I’d dropped 9lb. I’d have at least three laxative teas a day. "I was going against medical advice, but I didn’t care as long as it worked. I was starving all the time and my mood swings were uncontrollable. "I’d snap at the kids constantly and was a nightmare to live with. "But every time I got on the scales and saw that I’d dropped another few pounds, it made me carry on. "It became my life for four weeks... and thankfully Gabriel supported me.”

Shanice never thought about the dangers of such extreme dieting – including vitamin deficiencies, muscle breakdown and blood-sugar problems. Depriving the body of vitamins and minerals from food can ­actually weaken the body’s ability to fight infections and ­inflammation. And the laxative tea can cause dehydration, which can lead to kidney damage, and in extreme cases, even death. Laxative abuse can also upset a person’s electrolyte balance and cause improper ­functioning of vital organs, like the heart. So Shanice was taking a huge risk with her health.But she felt her extreme dieting paid off – and she dropped from 11st 2lb to 9st 7lb in a month. She even bought her dream size 10 wedding dress just three days before the ceremony, the day they flew out to Vegas. “When I stepped on the scales that morning I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’d done it! As I walked down the aisle I felt every inch the perfect bride. "My hourglass figure looked stunning in my size 10 dress. I went to hell and back to achieve my dream figure. But it was all worth it.”

As a teenager, Shanice had a size 6 figure and was proud of her toned abs and pert breasts. But her weight crept up after she gave birth to her son, Ajae, now five, and she was soon wearing size 12 clothes. “When I was a teenager, I loved nothing more than throwing on the latest fashions,” says Shanice, also mum to 10-month-old Trendy-Blue. “It was all about revealing outfits and aiming for the ‘wow’ factor. “When I was a size 6, my body was never an issue. I rarely exercised and still had a killer figure. "But during pregnancy my body went through the typical hormonal changes. My boobs ballooned from a B cup to a D cup and my hips became bigger. “After I gave birth to Ajae, I managed to shake off the extra baby weight but when I looked in the mirror I was horrified. My boobs were all saggy and I was left with horrible stretch marks on my belly. I hated my body but I tried not to let it get to me and buried my feelings.”

In October 2009, Shanice began ­dating Gabriel after they met through a social networking site. “I was flicking through Facebook when I came across Gabriel’s profile picture,” recalls Shanice. “I sent him a cheeky message introducing myself and it went from there. “He was such a sweetheart and we had the same sense of humour. We hit it off straight away. “Our relationship was perfect, ­except for my secret self-loathing. I refused to show off my body to Gabriel. "I never took off my bra and insisted the lights stayed off during sex. "Gabriel would tell me all the time that he loved my body, but I was obsessed with negative thoughts about my saggy breasts and flabby belly.

"As a footballer, Gabriel is extremely fit, and I always felt like a mess next to him.”

Shanice began going to the gym every day to get herself into shape. She toned up and got down to a size 10, but no matter what exercises she tried, she couldn’t firm up her D-cup breasts.

In December 2010, the couple were delighted when they discovered Shanice was expecting their first child together, Trendy-Blue. But the pregnancy affected her weight again and she went up to a size 14. Her boobs were so saggy after the birth that Gabriel offered to pay for her breast enlargement – from a D cup to an F cup – in February this year. “I’d hated my boobs for so long I didn’t think twice about having the surgery,” says Shanice. “And when I looked in the mirror and saw my new breasts I was ecstatic.” But Shanice also wanted to sort out the rest of her body – especially after Gabriel proposed in April, telling his bride-to-be that he was ­whisking her away to get married in Las Vegas on May 13 in just four weeks. With the flights already booked, Shanice knew it would be a race against time to slim down to her dream weight. “I needed results fast, so that’s why I started on the Maple Syrup Diet,” says Shanice. “I had the perfect boobs but I wanted the perfect body to go with it.

“Any other time, Ajae and Trendy-Blue would be my first priority, but for that month I put my body first. I had a nanny to help take care of the kids and I saw a personal trainer every day. If I hadn’t got down to my goal weight I still would have gone through with the ­wedding. But there’s no way I would have allowed any pictures to be taken of me.”

Shanice and Gabriel married in a private ceremony in The Las Vegas Wedding ­Chapel. “I felt amazing,” says ­Shanice. But Shanice still isn’t 100% happy with her looks and is planning on having more surgery later this year. “I want a bum like Kim Kardashian, so I’m planning on having implants in August,” she explains. “I’m thinking of getting liposuction on my love handles, too. I’ve stopped the diet now but I’m still taking laxative teas as I want to slim down to under nine stone. “People may judge me, but I want to look the best I possibly can. I have the perfect husband, the perfect children and now I want the perfect figure. Once I get that, I’ll be the happiest woman in the world.”
Extreme low-calorie eating regimes like the Maple Syrup Diet can cause a whole host of health problems: “The diet will work and you will lose weight on it because your body goes into starvation mode. "But this isn’t a healthy way to lose weight as it doesn’t give your body any of the vitamins and minerals it needs – none of these fad diets do. “Vitamin B is needed for energy and healthy function of the nervous system and the body also needs vitamins C, D, E and K to help protect blood, cells and tissue. “There is vitamin C in the lemon juice but a very small amount and the only calorie intake would be from the syrup. "Calorie intake should predominantly come from protein, fats and carbohydrates, not from sugar. "Also, taking regular laxatives like the laxative tea means you will be excreting electrolytes and they are very important to have for controlling heart rate and activity.”

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WORK OUT LIKE MADONNA

Am I really ready to work out like Madonna? It’s been said the 53-year-old superstar is tacky, past it, a lip-synching fraud even... but she has never been in better shape. She has a fearsome physique and a bulging pair of 14.5in biceps – partly thanks to her personal trainer Nicole Winhoffer. So when gym bunny Nicole offered me a unique insight into Madonna’s world of fitness, I felt I ought to get the scoop.

And so it is I find myself dressed ludicrously in homage to the singer at the Danceworks studios near Marble Arch in London, about to undergo a “typical Madonna workout”.

“Madonna and I actually wear compression clothing to exercise in – it helps keep your body connected and warm, and helps you stay more in tune with your body. Just so long as you’re comfy.”

As Nicole, 27, who is based in the US but is currently on the road with Madonna on her MDNA world tour, spreads plain towels on the floor, I ask for the secret behind her client’s whippet-like frame. The answer? Vitamin B12 and guarana-injected gummi bears. Truly. “Madonna really likes them,” explains Nicole. “They’re all natural, infused with vitamin B12, which is essential for women, and guarana for a boost. “She’ll have a couple if she’s feeling a little low on energy.” Sadly, vitamin B12 and guarana-injected gummi bears are not available where I get my pick ’n’ mix, so I ask for other tips. “Dedication and discipline,” she adds. “Food-wise, in nearly four years I have never seen Madonna eat an unhealthy snack. "She eats food for fuel. She is an athlete with a very demanding show. "Everything she puts into her body has a nutritional value and it’s for energy.”
Nicole none-too-subtly glances repeatedly at the towels and I realise I cannot delay the hard work any longer.

Reluctantly, I move to the centre of the floor while Nicole walks over to the sound system and starts pressing buttons. “I’m in charge of the playlists,” she explains. “Madonna loves all kinds of music – electro, hip-hop, techno – and sometimes she works out to her own stuff.”
By the end of our workout, I am sweating like a boar. “You did great!” she lies. “What we just did was choreographed. I consider that dancing... you just danced and you didn’t even know it!”

New Yorker Nicole is a former dancer who has appeared in Broadway shows such as Wicked and 42nd Street. She started working with Madonna on her 2008 world tour. Her workouts are based on “stretch endurance, speed, agility, physiology, dance and kinetics”. So how does Madonna get those famous biceps? By working out, twice a day, six days a week. “But we don’t do push-ups and she doesn’t do running,” Nicole says. “Because I’m an artist I work hard to make sure each workout is fresh and creative. “I’m focused on taking care of Mad­onna’s body because it’s such a hectic schedule. “Her whole body is strong, with no weak spots... I keep trying to find one!”

Nicole tells me Madonna intends to retain her phenomenal physique long into her 60s and 70s. “The aim is to maintain,” she adds.

Incredibly, Nicole reveals, Madonna has body fat of just 6%, compared to the female average of 27%. To re-iterate, Madonna is 53. “Madonna knows exactly what she wants, which makes my job easy. "She never misses a workout, never makes an excuse and always works hard.”


Madonna's statsAGE: 53WEIGHT: 8st 2lbHEIGHT: 5ft 5inBMI: 6BICEP: 14.5inEXERCISE: daily dance and yogaDIET: chicken & veg, kabbalah water.

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CELEBRITIES REVEAL THE SECRET BEHIND THEIR PERFECT BIKINI LOOKS

Curvy Kelly Brook is renowned for being a size 10. And the 32 year old has revealed her best tip for toning was getting more bedroom action: “Sex keeps me fit and healthy, what’s better than that?”.            The star, who dates hunky rugby star Thom Evans, also uses a personal trainer to stay fit and tries to go to the gym three times a week but she prefers outdoor activities at her farm in Kent.            To keep her enviable abs so flat, Kelly says; “I love cranking the music up and hula-hooping for about 10 minutes. I find that really breaks a sweat.” But Kelly doesn’t believe in fad diets. “I love my body. The curvier I am, the happier I am. When you’ve got a lovely boyfriend you just eat cake and kiss on the sofa. It’s lovely! The heavier I am, the more I like my boobs and bum, and the happier I look. I’m lucky – I can eat what I want in moderation and I don’t have to exercise religiously. I could do with toning my tummy a bit more, but overall I wouldn’t change anything. I’m a stone heavier than I was in my 20s. I don’t think that’s from my lifestyle changing, it’s from getting older. But I reckon I’ve got the opposite of body dysmorphia. I think I’m a size zero until I see pictures of myself!”Hot bod facts: Age 32; Height 5ft 6in; Weight 9st; Dress size 10; Secret diet weapon sex and hula-hooping

Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger owes her amazing body to dancing and her hectic work schedule. Nicole does lots of cardio made up of running and dancing and even finds times to go jogging if she’s on holiday. She does this alongside a lower body workout that she has developed with her personal trainer. The pair have even made a workout video based on this routine that is available to buy on Amazon.“I throw myself full throttle into my work, and those extra 10 pounds just seem to melt off. I also have a resistance workout that does wonders for my arms and abs,” she says.After years of dieting, Nicole has developed a more relaxed approach to eating. She eats healthily and her motto is: “Stay active, eat everything in moderation and stop being so tough on myself”. “I’ll often have soft-boiled eggs, smoked salmon, and whole-wheat toast for breakfast, cold cuts, veggies and fruit for lunch, and usually chicken or fish with rice and more vegetables for dinner,” she says. “To satisfy my cravings, I go back to my roots. I was born in Hawaii, so I love dried tuna dipped in soy sauce, kalua pig, banana pancakes and coconut syrup, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts.”Hot bod facts: Age 34; Height 5ft 5in; Weight 7st; Dress size 8; Secret diet weapon banana pancakes and jogging on holiday


Rihanna lost a lot of weight at the beginning of this year when she went on the 5 Factor Diet. The brainchild of LA-based personal trainer, the simple plan is based on fives; five small meals per day, five days a week of exercise made up of five phases each five minutes long. Each meal has five specific criteria and there are five cheat days allowed in five weeks.The 24-year-old singer from Barbados has now stopped dieting but has continued to lose weight. “The 5 Factor Diet has gone straight out the window ever since I went on tour,” she confesses.At her slimmest, the singer went down to a US size 0, which is a UK size 4. “So I really have no idea how I’m continuously losing weight,” Rihanna admitted. “It’s actually pretty annoying, because now I don’t have a butt, and I have no boobs.”Rihanna has now gained some weight and maintains her figure working with a personal trainer, who says that the singer works out three times a week for around 25 minutes. She also keeps in shape when she’s on holiday using a cross trainer. But now she’s no longer watching her calories and famously snacks on Cheetos crisps to keep up her energy levels.Hot bod facts: Age 24; Height 5ft 8in; Weight 7st 7lbs; Dress size 8; Secret diet weapon the 5 Factor diet and crisps


Alexandra Burke is a fan of body conditioning and works out with a personal trainer focusing on sit-ups, press-ups, tricep dips and squats.The former X Factor winner also uses kettle bells for resistance and cardio and has recently started gym classes since seeing pictures of Myleene Klass on the beach. “Oh my God! How is she looking that good?”, she exclaims.Alexandra refrains from eating large portions, eating little meals to keep her metabolism high. On staying trim she says: “The pressure is there because you see these people who are so slim and it makes you feel insecure. But I’m built with thighs and a bum. If you’re a curvy person, embrace that and love it. “If I’ve got a video coming up I will watch what I eat but if not I’ll have the odd glass of wine. You’ve got to strike a balance. I’ve barely got any boobs but I make up for it with my legs.Alexandra stays away from refined carbs and sticks to a diet high in protein-packed chicken, beef, fish and eggs, and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. “I drink loads of water as it really does help my skin. It helps you feel great!” she says.Hot bod facts: Age 23; Height 5ft 4in; Weight 8st 2lbs; Dress size 8; Secret diet weapon kettle bells and small, regular meals


N-Dubz singer and X Factor judge Tulisa has been blessed with an enviable figure. She eats anything she wants and doesn’t work out (how annoying!).In the past, the 24-year-old singer has spoken about her terrible diet and says she should be obese for not eating healthy foods.The Londoner never drinks water and drinks Lucozade, Ribena or apple juice and doesn’t work out although she is very active and walks a lot. “I don’t actually try (to go to the gym),” she says. “I eat whatever I want and I never go to the gym or work out, I’m just lucky and I’ll carry on stuffing my face while I can get away with it. I’ve never been on a diet in my life.”On her recent weight loss, she says: “I don’t know how it happened but it just slipped off. I’ve never tried to lose weight. I’m always 8-8.5st, that’s where I am now."The biggest I have been is 9st. The only time I lost weight was two years ago after I saw myself in a bikini. "I didn’t mind because I was still toned but I realised I am much more comfortable being the weight I have always been.”Tulisa’s curves are down to incidental exercise, she burns calories without even trying by being active, dancing and walking everywhere.Hot bod facts: Age 24; Height 5ft 6in; Weight 8st 7lbs; Dress size 10; Secret diet weapon walking everywhere


Yo-yo dieter Geri Halliwell’s weight has fluctuated over the years from curvy to super skinny with the eating disorder, bulimia. But in the last few years, the Spice Girl has found a healthy approach to food and fitness. The single mum-of-one says: “If I exercise now, it has to be for pure fitness, not to lose weight”.Geri is a big fan of power walking, too, and swears by yoga, even bringing out her own yoga DVD in 2002. “I walk and I do yoga, but not the hardcore Ashtanga style. Often, I just breathe and sit in one position for ages.”She also uses kettle bells, where she is able to burn around 1,500 calories an hour. But the most vigorous exercise she does is run around after daughter Bluebell, six. “When I feel under pressure, I do eat cake but I just eat more heathily the next day,” she says. Geri adds: “I don’t have a strict diet any more. I eat cake, crisps and chips if I want to. I can’t be bothered to follow a gruelling food plan. I’m petite and if I eat relatively healthily, I’ll stay that way.”On a typical day, Geri’s diet is oatmeal with ­linseed and sunflower seeds for breakfast, quinoa with vegetables and chicken for lunch and dinner, and rice cakes, edamame beans and fruit for a snack.Hot bod facts: Age 40; Height 5ft 2in; Weight 9st; Dress size 8; Secret diet weapon Yoga and sugar-free chocolateOne thing they all have in common is the services of a personal trainer! Get in touch with us today and lets help you get that celebrity look at a budget price. LIKE our facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Perzonal-Trainer/492595214099791

HOW TO GET A JOB IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

The Olympics and Paralympics have inspired many of us to get fit and that’s helping create more jobs in sport. 

Nigel Wallace, of training provider Lifetime, says one of the big pluses of being part of the leisure and fitness industry is being able to inspire thousands of people to become more ­physically active and improve the health of the nation. And despite the gloomy economic times there are loads of opportunities in the industry. “The sector has experienced steady growth over the past year,” he says. “There are plenty of aprenticeship programmes for school leavers as well as flexible learning programmes for adults wanting to gain further qualifications.”

Jobs range from fitness clubs to county council school schemes and even if you don't consider yourself active there are loads of other roles from office work to hospitality.

Jo, 28, has hypermobility, a common condition that left her with bad posture, niggling aches and pains and little energy.Dislocated hips and a bad car crash as a child caused the problems but she decided to just put up with it until her chiropractor and doctor suggested she try pilates. "I read it up and started practising it regularly and was soon hooked. It is very ‘posture conscious’ – always training the body with the spinal alignment in mind. After about six months I had completely changed the shape of my lower spine. The aches and pains started to go and my posture improved dramatically. It was then that I decided I wanted to help other people in the same way.” Jo used all her savings to get her instructor qualifications and then decided to look for some advice on how to set up and launch her own business. She had been unemployed for several months and her local Jobcentre referred her to an employment and skills experts. “I knew almost nothing about how to run a business and even for a small one like mine there was a lot to arrange,” she says. Jo took part in detailed sessions on market research, finance and networking. “Before I knew it I was holding my first class.” she says. "I've never felt anything so rewarding. Nothing beats the feeling that you are maing a real difference to people's lives and helping them drastically improve their health and fitness. It’s wonderful.”

The usual route into a career in fitness is to complete a course with a leisure training provider. A Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing is usually required. Look out for apprenticeships to help you earn and learn as you work towards qualifications. The Football Association have their own qualifications for football coaching. Fitness instructors can earn between £10,000 and £14,000, while fitness managers receive up to £25,000. Community football coaches earn between £16,000 and £24,000 while sports development officers get £16,000 to £40,000 depending on the job and experience. Freelance trainers can earn £25 to £50 an hour while those employed by a club will earn less - usually 50% of the hourly rate.

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ORAL HEALTH: PREVENTING CAVITIES, GUM DISEASE, TOOTH LOSS, & ORAL CANCER

Oral health is often taken for granted, but it is an essential part of our everyday lives. Good oral health enhances our ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey our feelings and emotions through facial expressions. However, oral diseases, which range from cavities to oral cancer, cause pain and disability for millions of people each year. For example,

• Tooth decay (cavities) is a common, preventable problem for people of all ages. For children, untreated cavities can cause pain, dysfunction, school absences, difficulty concentrating, and poor appearance—problems that greatly affect a child's quality of life and ability to succeed. Children from lower-income families often do not receive timely treatment for tooth decay, and they are more likely to suffer from these problems. Tooth decay is also a problem for many adults, and adults and children of some racial and ethnic groups experience more untreated decay.
• Periodontal (gum) disease is an infection caused by bacteria that gets under the gum tissue and begins to destroy the gums and bone. Teeth become loose, chewing becomes difficult, and teeth may have to be extracted. Gum disease also may be connected to damage elsewhere in the body; recent studies link oral infections with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature, low-weight births. Further research is under way to examine these connections.

Many children and adults still go without simple measures that have been proven to be effective in preventing oral diseases and reducing dental care costs. An example is water fluoridation. Fluoride prevents tooth decay, and the most cost-effective way to deliver the benefits of fluoride to all residents of a community is through water fluoridation—that is, adjusting the fluoride in the public water supply to the appropriate level for decay prevention. 

Fluoridation is cost effective. One CDC study found that in communities with more than 20,000 residents, every $1 invested in community water fluoridation yields about $38 in savings each year from fewer cavities treated.

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CANCER PREVENTION

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one disease, but many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer.

The number of new cancer cases can be reduced, and many cancer deaths can be prevented. Research shows that screening for cervical and colorectal cancers as recommended helps prevent these diseases by finding precancerous lesions so they can be treated before they become cancerous. Screening for cervical, colorectal, and breast cancers also helps find these diseases at an early, often highly treatable stage.

Vaccines also help reduce cancer risk. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine helps prevent most cervical cancers and some vaginal and vulvar cancers, and the hepatitis B vaccine can help reduce liver cancer risk. Making cancer screening, information, and referral services available and accessible to people can reduce cancer incidence and deaths.

A person's cancer risk can be reduced in other ways by receiving regular medical care, avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol use, avoiding excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun and tanning beds, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, maintaining a healthy weight, and being physically active.

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BABIES ABOVE 40: THE HIDDEN HEALTH RISKS OF MID-LIFE PREGNANCIES

After years of struggling with repeated miscarriages and fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), Joanna Brody was thrilled when she finally conceived on her own at the age of 43—even considering the increased risk of health problems associated with pregnancy after age 40. Still, the former marathon runner was in good health and exercised throughout her pregnancy, which was uneventful.

But two days after returning home from the hospital after her daughter’s birth (she also had a 6-month-old adopted son), she woke up feeling like she couldn’t breathe. “I thought I was having a panic attack due to the stress of taking care of two infants while building a new home,” Brody, now 45, recalls.

The next day, when she couldn’t catch her breath walking up a flight of stairs, she rushed to the emergency room. There, doctors discovered that her lungs were filled with fluid, a sign of peripartumcardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition that occurs when there’s damage to the heart, resulting in a weakened heart muscle that can’t pump blood efficiently. While it occurs in only about 1 in every 1,300 deliveries, it’s most common in older women, especially those, like Brody, who are over the age of 40.

The number of women giving birth into their 40s and 50s and beyond is at record highs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “The numbers have really skyrocketed over the last two decades, as research has increasingly shown that older women are able to carry pregnancies and deliver babies safely,” says Mark Sauer, MD, chief of reproductive endocrinology at Columbia University Medical Center and a leading researcher in this field. 

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IS KATE MIDDLETON TOO THIN TO BE PREGNANT?

It isn’t easy being pregnant, and it sure isn’t easy being a pregnant Kate Middleton.

As the Duchess of Cambridge leaves the hospitalized after being treated for extreme nausea, a condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum, the inevitable scrutiny on her expectant and expanding waistline is just beginning.

For expectant mothers who are pregnant along with the princess, the vicarious thrill of “sharing” their pregnancy with the most watched pregnant woman in the world is kicked up a notch; call this the “twinning” syndrome, suggests Susan Shapiro Barash, a professor of gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. “If you’re as sick as she is, you will feel soothed knowing she felt like that too,” says Barash. “However she looks, however she dresses, however much weight she gains, women will want to do that.”

This won’t be the first time Middleton’s weight has taken center stage. Three months before her pregnancy became public, Katie Couric was quoted as saying the princess “needs to eat more because she’s too thin.” Last year, she was heralded on pro-anorexia websites for her slight frame, a dubious honor that undoubtedly unsettled the royal family, which had to contend with Princess Diana’s bulimia.

With the emphasis on weight in our culture, some pregnant women recoil as they gain weight instead of marveling at the wonders of the female anatomy. Pregorexia is the term coined to describe women who battle eating disorders while pregnant. According to a  statement from the National Eating Disorders Association, “some women with disordered eating are able to more easily cope with weight gain during pregnancy because they see it as a sacrifice for an important cause. But others may plunge into deep depression as they struggle with the tension between the idea of weight gain and their body image issues.”

Eating disorders aside, blogs have been bursting with curiosity about whether Middleton is "too thin to conceive"  and "too thin to bear an heir".

The answer, according to Dr. George Macones, who chairs the committee on obstetric practice for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), is no. A woman who is malnourished or a competitive athlete who has stopped ovulating can have trouble getting pregnant. Likewise, a malnourished pregnant women can be at increased risk of delivering early. But Middleton is neither malnourished nor an Ironwoman competitor. “For the most part, people who are thin do very well during pregnancy,” says Macones, who is also chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University in St Louis.

They have similar pregnancy outcomes as women of normal weight, and they have better outcomes than very overweight women, who are at higher risk of diabetes, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure and C-sections.

It remains to be seen whether Middleton will pack on the 25 to 35 pounds recommended for a healthy pregnancy. What’s certain is that women who are pregnant — and those who are not — will be paying close attention to every inch of her expanding belly. Nor is she the only pregnant celebrity who has been the subject of Internet chatter about weight.

The snide judgments about appearances — be they about Simpson’s ample curves or Middleton’s stick figure — is hardly unexpected, says Barash. “Women have been raised to constantly compare and contrast ourselves to other women,” says Barash. “Whatever Kate does will be imitated and valued. She will become a gold standard.”

Pregnant onlookers can take solace in Macones’ assurance that pregnant woman can rely on healthy eating and regular exercise to reclaim their pre-pregnancy body after delivering — assuming, of course, that new moms have the time to whip up wholesome meals and resume their gym rat ways. Research shows that moms’ dissatisfaction with their bodies increases with every month post-partum, but it’s possible, with hard work, to “get back to the same shape essentially that you were in before conception,” says Macones.


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