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• All it takes is a healthy dose of common sense. people), and the states of Michigan and Tennessee, estimated that a whopping 25% of employer-direct medical care costs are attributable to "modifiable" factors in employees such as stress, high blood pressure, weight, high cholesterol, excess alcohol use, poor nutrition, smoking and depression. Forbes.com: News
• Among modifiable factors only access to a dietitian and an interested general practitioner featured significantly in the final multiple regression analysis.
• Note that two out of five of the above characteristics are completely modifiable by human preferences and action: in other words, they are cultural, not biological indicators of difference.
• As the term "modifiable" indicates, these are the risk factors that can be addressed proactively to reduce the risk of hip fractures. Ventura County Star Stories
• James Vaupel of the Max Planck Institute in Germany and his colleagues in Denmark concluded that the aging process may be "modifiable," based on their review of studies published worldwide on aging issues. CBC | Top Stories News
• Unlike static ornaments, head plumes are highly modifiable and likely signal immediate information regarding a male's intent, similar to a coverable badge.
• Like hypertension and cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia are modifiable risk factors for stroke.
• The rhythm of physiological time is not modifiable except by interference with certain fundamental processes.
• So far, Internet standards have functioned as a common resource, accessible to and modifiable by all users.
• these variations from custom are illogical, incomprehensible, and unmodifiable