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But excessive weight gain during pregnancy carries health risks for the mother and child.
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City officials believe the sinkhole outside Ms. Lewis's apartment may have been caused partly by excessive weight on unstable ground.
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But they were panned initially for poor electronics and ill-fitting doors, along with their excessive weight and the tendency of the steel siding to show fingerprints.
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The contractor is responsible for about 40% of the increase, resulting mainly from the need to change the original design in response to excessive weight and other problems encountered in development.
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The device, inspired by customer feedback revealing that excessive weight (when lugging bottles home from the grocery store, that is) was a major barrier to greater consumption, will be rolled out across other markets in 2013 along with a mobile app for smartphones.
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Not all who apply are accepted, and to ensure the effectiveness of the military in the purpose for which it exists, you give the Services authority to reject applicants for reasons that are unacceptable or less restrictive in ordinary society - age, physical or mental challenges, education, drug use or abuse, excessive weight, and a number of other reasons.
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The issue here is that BMI is a clunky measure that does not distinguish muscle from fat, and those who interpreted this study ignored the meaning of people being normal weight while having excessive belly fat weight (ie deficient muscle).
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Excessive body weight is linked to the development of heart disease and diabetes.
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If your weight is excessive then the implication is that the excess is fat and, of course, people's body composition varies enormously and BMI doesn't know anything about that so it's a very imprecise index when applied to individuals.
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Excessive thyroid activity has been associated with multiple complications, including tremors, weight loss, insomnia and menstrual irregularity.
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