600 ESPN EL PASO » weight http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Casino Dishes Out Money to Gamblers for Each Pound They Weigh http://krod.com/casino-money-pound/ http://krod.com/casino-money-pound/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:14:03 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=77587 Fat Tuesday took on a whole new meaning earlier this week at a Florida casino, where gamblers were given a dime in slot machine credits for every pound they weighed.

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]]> http://krod.com/casino-money-pound/feed/ 0 quinnanya, Flickr Study: Being Stressed Out Can Cause Weight Gain http://krod.com/study-being-stressed-out-can-cause-weight-gain/ http://krod.com/study-being-stressed-out-can-cause-weight-gain/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:16:37 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=10368 Stress can contribute to obesity, and obesity can contribute to stress. Researchers have recently developed answers to explain why this is.

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]]> http://krod.com/study-being-stressed-out-can-cause-weight-gain/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Walking May Make You Thinner, But Will It Also Make You Stronger? — Health Check http://krod.com/walking-thinner-stronger-health-check/ http://krod.com/walking-thinner-stronger-health-check/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:16:52 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66732 In recent years, health advocacy groups have recommended walking a minimum of 10,000 steps a day to stay fit.

And although all that pavement-pounding does help keep your weight down, researchers have found it doesn’t make people stronger or improve their balance and agility.

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