Skinny In Colorado

From MSNBC:

Coloradans are among the skinniest people in the nation, according to a new obesity report, but don't go celebrate with a slice of New York cheesecake.Colorado's waistline is expanding just like every other state's.

According to the Trust for America's Health, which compiled the report released Monday,Colorado has some of the lowest rates in the country of overweight residents, physical inactivity, hypertension and childhood obesity. Overall, it ranks as the leanest state in the study.

Is is any wonder? With all of those outdoor activities in that state, I know why they are thinner out there. Between mountain bike riding, skiing, hiking and climbing, those folks never sit still out West.

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Maybe An Airbag?

From Reuters:

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hip protectors designed to absorb and disperse the impact of falls are not effective in preventing hip fractures among nursing home residents, according to trial results reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

In fact, the study was stopped after 20 months due to lack of effectiveness, Dr. Douglas P. Kiel, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and his associates report.

In their paper, the investigators explain that most hip protectors either divert the energy of a fall using a hard shell or absorb the energy of a fall by using foam padding.

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