The attorney general's investigation was prompted by an article in the New York Times in 2013 that raised questions about widespread labeling fraud in the supplement industry. The article referred to research at the University ...
New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers ...
By Anahad O'Connor
Date: June 1, 2013
Prepare your child to experience beautiful spring weather on a bicycle. NYC Parks and Bike New York present the Learn to Ride program, providing free bike riding classes for children. Conducted by our trained professionals, learning can be easy and safe.
Participants must bring their own bicycle and helmet.
Start time: 11:00 am
End time: 4:00 pm
Contact phone:
Location: Bike Path at 135th St.
Learn to Ride: West Harlem Piers Park
Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:02 GMT
During his weekly WOR Radio show interview this morning, Mayor Bloomberg made it abundantly clear that he is opposed to legalizing marijuana. The Associated Press reports that Bloomberg told host John Gambling he "opposes legalizing marijuana because it's stronger than it used to be. [Bloomberg] added that if marijuana were legal, those dealers would just start selling something else, like cocaine." And we obviously can't legalize coke, either—not when we're finally turning the corner on the War on Drugs. [ more › ]
Bloomberg Against Legalizing Weed Because Today's Herb Is Just Too Heady
John Del Signore
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:16:00 GMT
Date: January 4, 2013
Sponsored by CenterLight Healthcare, seniors can enjoy an afternoon of fun activities, health awareness, free blood pressure screening, music, refreshments & more!
Start time: 9:00 am
End time: 12:00 pm
Contact phone: (718) 520-5919
Location: Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center
Seniors' Three Kings Celebration
Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:00:02 GMT
Date: September 27, 2012
Play your hardest at this fun-filled instructional clinic on an official Central Park soccer field. Enhance your soccer skills and learn about sportsmanship while meeting new friends.
Ages 6-9. Registration required; please call 212-348-4867 to register or for more information, visit Central Park Conservancy's Central Park recreation page. Clinics are held every Thursday from September 20, 2012 to October 11, 2012 at the North Meadow Soccer Fields (mid-Park at 97th Street).
Start time: 4:00 pm
End time: 5:00 pm
Contact phone: (212) 348-4867
Location: North Meadow Recreation Center (in Central Park)
Central Park Conservancy Youth Soccer Clinic
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:02 GMT
Quinn, City Council Take On Mayor On School Breakfast Plan
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn took on the Bloomberg administration Wednesday over offering free breakfast in city classrooms: she wants to require it but the mayor doesn't. It might be just one of other political battles to come as Quinn plans a mayoral run. | Read New Yorkers' thoughts.
Quinn, City Council Take On Mayor On School Breakfast Plan
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:21:59 GMT
UPTOWN GYM DANDIES
The City Gym Boys are mentors, big brothers and fitness instructors to a group of Harlem youngsters.
UPTOWN GYM DANDIES
MICHAEL J. FEENEY
Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:38:31 GMT
Race Matters: Black Women Who Are Obese Or “Hip Heavy” Are Less Likely To Become Pregnant, According To Study
Obesity Impairs Fertility In Black Women
Young black women who are obese or heavy through the hips were less likely to become pregnant, according to a substudy of the ongoing, prospective Black Women’s Health Study. Fecundity was significantly reduced in a dose-response fashion for women who were overweight (fecundity ratio, 0.89), obese (FR, 0.75) and very obese (FR, 0.68) after adjustment for age, education, smoking history, alcohol intake, physical activity, parity, region, and waist-to-hip ratio. A large waist-to-hip ratio (defined as 0.8 or greater), also was significantly associated with lower fecundity (FR, 0.73), with fecundity ratios less than 1 indicating reduced fecundity or longer time to pregnancy (TTP).
“Overall and central adiposity are associated with reduced fecundability in black women,” Lauren Wise, Sc.D., said at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research. The substudy is the first TTP study in black women, and its results largely agree with previous studies consistently linking high body mass index and reduced fertility in white women.
Little is known about the determinants of fertility in black women, who are disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic in the United States. Studies of central adiposity and fertility in whites have been inconclusive, with some suggesting that adiposity may interfere with estrogen metabolism, increase insulin resistance, and change the quality and pH of cervical mucus, said Dr. Wise of the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University.
The substudy cohort was drawn from 59,000 women in the Black Women’s Health Study, the largest study of U.S. black women’s health yet conducted and now in its 17th year of follow-up. A total of 15,500 women completed a Web-based survey in 2011 reporting the TTP for each planned pregnancy. There were 10,272 births, of which only 4,315 births (43%) were planned. The researchers excluded both the unplanned pregnancies and women who had incomplete data, a history of infertility, and age older than 40 years either in 1995 or while they attempted pregnancy; the final sample included 2,084 births and 209 unsuccessful pregnancy attempts among 1,706 women, aged 21-40 years.
The average age was 34 years for all BMI groups including those classified as overweight (BMI, 25-29 kg/m2), obese (BMI, 30-34) and very obese (BMI, 35 or greater). BMI was inversely associated with education and vigorous exercise, and was positively associated with waist-to-hip ratio, waist circumference, and current smoking status, reported Dr. Wise and her colleagues. After adjusting for all previous covariates plus BMI, researchers found that a waist circumference of 33-35 inches – but not beyond – was significantly associated with lower fecundity.
Fecundity was not lower in women who were underweight (BMI less than 18.5; FR, 1.11). Indeed, a recent systematic review involving 14 studies and 9,779 men reported that overweight and obese men are at increased risk of oligozoospermia or azoospermia, compared with normal-weight men (Arch. Intern. Med. 2012;172:440-2). Possible hypotheses for this relationship include hypogonadotropic hyperestrogenic hypogonadism due to aromatization of steroids in estrogens in peripheral tissue; direct alterations of spermatogenesis and Sertoli cell function; hip, abdominal and scrotal fat-tissue accumulation, leading to increased scrotal temperature; and accumulation of toxins and liposoluble endocrine disruptors in fatty tissue.
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Race Matters: Black Women Who Are Obese Or “Hip Heavy” Are Less Likely To Become Pregnant, According To Study
Bossip Staff
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:57:19 GMT
Shape Up NYC: Yoga
Date: July 18, 2012
Get in Shape for summer by attending a new Shape Up Yoga class outdoors!
While yoga is primarily about stretching, it also develops strength and increases flexibility. Each pose has a specific purpose. Please bring your own yoga mat if you have one.
Shape Up NYC classes are free, and no sign-up or registration required.
Start time: 9:00 am
End time: 10:00 am
Contact phone:
Location: Tower Plaza (in Highbridge Park)
Shape Up NYC: Yoga
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:02 GMT
