A recent report from the National Cancer Institute suggests that older women who are over weight increase their risk for breast cancer. The study looked at the health histories from nearly 100,000 postmenopausal women and examined their change in weight, or body mass index (BMI), over their adult lifetime.

Women who were not obese or overweight at age 18 but were at ages 35 to 50 had almost double the risk of developing breast cancer compared with women who maintained a normal weight, according to a Science Daily report on the study.

I thought this was interesting..

Government law in Japan requires some companies to actually measure men and women's waist, and if they fall above the pre-determined unhealthy measurement, they are given dieting guidance to lose weight!

So, what is the government limits for waist measurements?
- 33.5 inches for men
- 35.4 inches for women

Health Events, EmpowHer's new national online health events calendar, will launch next week. Here's a preview of the wonderful free, low cost and convenient health events that you can find on Health Events:
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Scottsdale Healthcare’s Women’s Health Services is making it easier for busy women in the Phoenix area to get their health screenings done.