Sentences with phrase «per cent of body weight»

It's important to realise that when performed correctly, the head should hold less than 10 per cent of your body weight.
«By losing only seven per cent of your body weight, you dramatically reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases associated with being overweight.
In comparison, the five obesity medications currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for long - term weight management help patients lose an average of 7 to 12 per cent of their body weight over the course of a year.
The air pressure in the treadmill can be adjusted to take the patient from 100 per cent of their body weight to only 20 per cent, the same feeling as walking on the moon, and reducing the impact and pressure on joints during the run.
«In the years leading up to pregnancy, women with moderate to high annual weight gains of more than 2.5 per cent of their body weight had a 2.3 times greater risk of developing HDP than those whose weight remained stable.
Mr Adane said women who lost more than 1.5 per cent of body weight between the average ages of 20 to 24 years were 46 per cent less likely to develop hypertensive disorders.
For a 70 kg woman, a small weight gain of 1.5 to 2.5 per cent of their body weight is in the range of 1.05 to 1.75 kg per year.
In his studies, obese children with two obese parents have achieved and maintained losses of 20 per cent of body weight over 10 years.
Mice with colon cancer studied by HQ Han and colleagues at Amgen Research in California stopped eating, and lost 20 per cent of their body weight in three weeks.
Don't be surprised if you baby loses 7 - 10 per cent of their body weight this week, especially if they are breastfed; they should regain it within 10 days.
Losing just five per cent of body weight has been shown to significantly improve health, including lowering the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.

Not exact matches

More than half of the participants in the diet beverage group, or 64 per cent, lost at least five percent of their body weight, compared with only 43 percent of the water group.
For example, Brian Wansink and colleagues at the Food and Brand Laboratory at Cornell University noticed that people with a high body mass index (BMI) sit on average 5 metres closer to a buffet than those with an average BMI, and 71 per cent face the food, compared with 26 per cent of people of average weight (Obesity, vol 16, p 1957).
WHY: A 2006 study at York St John University in the UK found that students could hold a 2.4 pound weight straight out in front of their bodies at shoulder height for up to 10 per cent longer when they listened to a workout playlist that had motivational pop or rock music for the entire torturous session.
Water supports ninety per cent of the body's weight — think aqua fitness and deep water running,» says Turner.
Runners who ate more than seven grams of carbohydrate for every kilogram of body weight (g / kg) ran 13.4 per cent faster than a comparable group of runners who ate fewer carbohydrates but were otherwise identical in terms of age, body mass index, training and marathon experience.
There are various benefits in losing weight; shedding 10 per cent of your current body weight can make you feel differently.
Most of the bullying focus on weight and body shape, with 60 per cent of young people admitting they tried to change their appearance after being bullied and 24 per cent said they reduced the amount they ate or went on a diet.
Together with a new body, the type 981 Boxster features a new chassis; 40 per cent more torsionally rigid, the front track is 40 mm wider, the rear 18 mm wider and the wheelbase extended by 60 mm, but with a small weight reduction of up to 35 kilograms (77 lb) compared to the previous type 987 Boxster.
The world's first SUV with a revolutionary lightweight all - aluminium monocoque body structure is 39 per cent lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model enabling total vehicle weight savings of up to 420 kg.
That trims the weight of the body - in - white and boosts body rigidity by more than 20 per cent, the company claims.
No weight figures have been announced, but the new 2 should weigh less than the current model's base kerb weight of 1010 kg — despite a claimed 30 per cent increase in body rigidity.
The body weight of the framework along with the body panels have been reduced by 20 per cent and now weighs 1895kgs to offer whooping speed figure.
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