In the future, she hopes to conduct additional research that examines real court cases and considers how weight bias relates to race and ethnicity.
Acceptance of responsibility should carry a heavier weight, as it has in other cases.
It says that since 1990 it has filed 93 cases challenging false and misleading weight-loss claims involving over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements, commercial weight-loss centers, weight-loss devices and exercise equipment.
It's important to note that there is some social science evidence that in certain cases voters may not be swayed by weight.
And we need to learn to put ourselves first in some cases and not always think that the weight of the community, the weight of others is sort of resting on our shoulders.
The performance of these vehicles, which is often astounding given their size and weight, owes a lot to small engineering improvements made, in many cases, for other reasons.
Ms Vezey said there was already evidence which proves that in some cases diabetes can be prevented or delayed by maintaining a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet and doing regular physical activity.
For example, Mr Alito's vote was decisive in upholding a rule in Kansas obliging jurors to impose the death penalty in murder cases where they deem aggravating and mitigating factors to be of equal weight.
Scientists have estimated that in the European Union, 21, 000 cases of colon cancer and 13, 000 cases of breast cancer could be avoided annually by people maintaining a normal body weight.
The Californian court verdict is also seen as important because there are at least 20 court cases ongoing between the two companies around the world and each side wants the weight of precedent behind it.
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In extreme cases, pediatricians have reported toddlers with hip displacement problems from carrying too much weight and metabolic abnormalities in their insulin, liver enzymes and cholesterol -- usually problems detected in older adults.
About 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and 90 percent of those cases are type 2 diabetes, which is more likely to occur with aging, excess weight and a sedentary lifestyle.
For instance, AstraZeneca's (nyse: AZN - news - people ) Seroquel is often used for its sleep-promoting or calming effect. (see: " Antipsychotic Prescribed as Sleeping Pill") Eli Lilly 's (nyse: LLY - news - people ) Zyprexa has even been used in rare cases in patients with anorexia--one of the drug's potential side effects is weight gain.
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