AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
fats & figures; A new scale brings another dimension to the weight equation.(Column)
Byline: Adena Spingarn
There are two camps when it comes to women and scales: avoiders and obsessers. I'm a scale avoider, preferring to gauge my body by the fit of my favorite jeans. So it was with great trepidation that I stepped onto Tanita's new Body Composition Analyzer, a high-tech machine for gyms and doctors' offices that spits out a list of bodily measurements as long as a grocery bill for a family of eight. I was nervous enough to find out my weight (higher than I remember), body-mass index (healthy), and body-fat percentage (surprisingly low). But the specter of learning how much fat I was toting in all four limbs as well as my torso was downright frightening.
Tanita's scale works by sending electronic currents through the body via each foot and hand; fat responds differently than everything else, producing a body-fat-percentage reading for ...
- Tuned to the universe: precision on a grand scale brings in clearer signals...
- Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME Gibson, Tom December 1, 2004 700+ words
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope looks a bit out of place in the rugged West Virginia mountains. At 485 feet tall, the mammoth 16-million-pound structure stands higher than the Statue of Liberty and ranks as one of the world's largest radio telescopes. But the astronomers who work at the
- New York Life Marks Its 160th Anniversary; New York Life Foundation Grants...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 11, 2005 700+ words
NEW YORK -- Today New York Life Insurance Company, one of New York City's most respected and long-established corporate citizens, celebrates its 160th anniversary. After its founding in 1845, New York Life quickly established itself as...
- New York Times Publishes Updated Editions of Tourist Guides; The New York Times...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 15, 2002 700+ words
Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2002 The New York Times will issue the 2003 editions of its authoritative guides this month. The three publications, The New York Times Guide to New York City, The New York Times...
- New York City Science and Engineering Fair Winners Announced.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 22, 2004 700+ words
(From AScribe) NEW YORK -- Winners of the 2004 New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) received prizes...were provided by Polytechnic University, City College of New York, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Stony Brook and...
- New York Style Premiers Broadway! Instant Win Sweepstakes.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 2009 700+ words
Snack Lovers Can Win Trips to New York City to See Broadway Shows WESTCHESTER, Ill., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Style(R), maker of Bagel Crisps...raising the curtain on the Broadway! New York Style Instant Win Sweepstakes. Eleven...
- New York Life Responds to Surge in Annuity Sales in the Bank Channel with 100...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 16, 2009 700+ words
...Need for Quality Expertise in Retirement Planning NEW YORK -- New York Life Insurance Company announced today that it has...for a total of more than 100 new hires. "Sales of New York Life's fixed annuities in the bank channel have...
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE FOUND LIABLE FOR FRAUD
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 9, 1993 700+ words
...decision, a jury in San Diego, Texas found New York Life Insurance Company guilty of defrauding...damages including exemplary damages to deter New York Life management from such future conduct...which began in October 1992, proved New York Life managers acted in "needless and...
- New York Life Appoints Brian Murdock to Executive Management Committee.
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 25, 2005 700+ words
NEW YORK -- New York Life Insurance Company has announced the appointment of Brian A. Murdock to its Executive Management Committee. Mr. Murdock is President of New York Life Investment Management LLC, the company's investment subsidiary...
- New York (Artprice.com): Art Market Latest Trends - Resale Lots.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 18, 2004 700+ words
Following the latest New York sales, the Artprice Global Index of fine art, which...1887-1964): Walking (sculpture) 09-Nov-94 (New York): USD 82,500 05-Nov-04 (New York): USD 330,000 ARP Hans (1887-1966): Echo de...
- New York State Biotechnology Industry Opposed to State Restrictions on Medicaid...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 15, 2003 700+ words
...Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) today...and severely damage efforts to develop New York state's rapidly growing biotechnology industry. "NYBA and New York have been good partners in promoting...