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“A Denver television station, KDVR-TV, reported six to 10 players tested positive, including tailback Deuce McAllister and defensive end Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints. One to two other Saints players also tested positive, according to the report, which cited an NFL source. Most of the players, including McAllister and Smith, tested positive for bumetanide, described as a drug used to treat fluid retention. The diuretic reportedly also can be used as a steroid-masking agent and is on the NFL’s list of banned substances. According to the report, bumetanide belongs to a group of medicines called loop diuretics, or water pills. ” [Link]

“Much of the research linking excess weight and an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, among other chronic diseases (the list goes on and on), has been done on people who are obese, with a BMI of 30 or more. When the merely overweight folks are separated out, the health risks drop and sometimes even disappear. ‘Being overweight may not be associated with any risk of heart disease,’ says Robert Eckel, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and past president of the American Heart Association. ” [Link]

“Ms. Barrett-Carter, 21, started contemplating a military career a few years ago. She said her weight was normal during high school, but then she started gaining. She weighed 263 pounds and wore size 22 pants when she first met Sgt. Memolo. The Army’s weight and body fat requirements vary based on height, age and gender. Sgt. Memolo gave Ms. Barrett-Carter a target weight of 160 pounds.” [Link]