New technology is changing how dentists fit patients for dentures.
Digital imaging can record precise measurements, and computer software turns them into a 3-D model.
The dentures end up fitting better, which means less slipping. And because the fitting only requires two visits, less time is spent at the dentist's office.
Desk sitters can pack on pounds
Not surprisingly, people with sedentary work such as office jobs have a harder time fighting their weight.
Those age 36 and older appear to gain the most weight. But younger people are affected, too.
Careers with the most weight gain involve technology. Right behind those are managerial positions.
Weight loss surgery can alter senses
Weight loss surgery may improve a person's well being.
But it can also affect some of his or her senses. Researchers say changes in appetite, taste and smell are common.
On the flip side, the patients who experienced these changes seem to do a better job keeping the weight off.