Obesity

16th June 2007
Obesity or overweight are having weight which are greater than what is considered healthy for a given height. Indeed, obesity and overweight is a big problem nowadays. You have to know that if obesity or overweight will not be taken care off as soo...

29th June 2007
Obesity or overweight are having weight which are greater than what is considered healthy for a given height. Indeed, obesity and overweight is a big problem nowadays. You have to know that if obesity or overweight will not be taken care off as soon as...

26th March 2008
Gut microbes may represent valuable clues to determine the cause and treatment of obesity. Trillions of gut microbes break down complex molecules into simple sugars for energy and the excess is transformed into fat for long term storage. This is the su...

04th October 2007
Childhood obesity has seen a dramatic rise in the last 20 years. Research shows that obesity affects children in almost the same way it does adults. o High cholesterol, high level of triglycerides and LDL (low-density lipoprotein) or bad cholesterol, an...

29th June 2007
With the rise of obesity in America, not only are we getting heavier, but we are becoming more unhealthy. No where is this more true than with the explosion of Type 2 diabetes. More than 21 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and 54 million more ...

30th October 2007
Also called: Bypass surgery, Gastric banding, Obesity surgeryIf you're very overweight and can't lose pounds with a healthy diet and exercise, surgery might be an option for you. The surgery is usually for men who are at least 100 pounds overweight and wo...

26th October 2005
Dieting our way to Obesity: To say that Americans are obsessed with dieting is an understatement! Pick up any magazine, or turn-on any source of advertising and you're bombarded with the latest diet schemes and food fads. More often than not, they are ...

20th November 2006
One of the most interesting findings of the researchers regarding the qualities of red wine is the benefits of resveratrol, a compound found largely in the skins of red grapes. It came to scientific attention only four years ago, however, as a possible ex...

30th May 2007
Americans need to stop taking things for granted. The American way of life is conducive to obesity and weight gain, due to the influence of food and (lack of) physical activity. America's system of capitalism has spawned an abundance of wealth that fee...

18th November 2006
Obesity is a widespread dietary disorder which has entrapped the young and the aged in its ambit. Obesity is not only a danger in itself but tags along many other health risks such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure. Henceforth, it is very essential...

04th January 2007
Most everyone knows that the main issue facing the health of Americans is obesity. It is true; more than half of the nation's men, women, and children are obese. With this many people carrying around forty or more extra pounds, the risks to their health a...

23rd March 2006
In America today, it is estimated that over 65% of the population is overweight with around 30% being at least clinically obese. Even more alarming is the estimation that 15% to 20% of the country's children are overweight with nearly one third being at l...

28th September 2006
One of the greatest contributors to the type 2 diabetes epidemic is reckoned to be obesity brought on by our modern lifestyles. Are you eating yourself into diabetes? Check if you have these 4 eating habits that could contribute to obesity and possibly ...

29th June 2007
Everywhere you turn is seems that we see and hear news stories about America being the fattest nation on earth along with its explosion in the cases of diabetes. And you know what, it's true. The U.S. Surgeon General has said the number of overweight adul...

13th December 2006
A body type that's apparently getting more and more popular each is the two-seater body shape. Never mind the size zero's that the adverts and magazines are always showing us which are supposedly setting such a bad example. Somewhere between the t...

09th November 2005
THE CAUSES OF EXCESSIVE WEIGHT If you eat more nutrients containing energy than you need for your daily activities, for the internal processes of your body, and for the burning process that maintains the body temperature, the excessive nutrients can be...

09th January 2007
Efficacy and side effect freeness are the two qualities of a good drug are efficacious but at the same time causes harmful side effects. Some drugs are side effect free but less efficacious. But Hoodia is a natural drug which posses both qualities of a go...

12th May 2008
Thermogenics are basically dietetic improvements which are used to help the people having problems of obesity. They improve the metabolism of the corpse's adipose fat tissue, which produces heat. The key on which the thermogenic fat burners work is your b...

22nd February 2008
A protein from brain cells may have a key role for maintaining weight balance, according to a recent University of Michigan Medical School report. Although it`s too early to say how future programs for losing weight will use this protein, the results of t...

18th April 2007
Gastric bypass is a expression that you have most likely heard a lot about and really describes a number of related types of weight loss surgical treatments. Plenty of people who have subjected themselves to this method of losing weight, including famous ...

21st June 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Charles Carter Fighting obesity can be difficult not only physically, but psychologically as well. Failed attempts at losing weight can take its toll on your body and mind and it is crucial to prepared mentally and physically in ord...

02nd February 2007
The combination of poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and too much television and video games is linked to a continuing and frightening rise in childhood obesity. As parents, we must face this issue by becoming active participants in our children's l...

18th June 2007
Obesity can harm your health. If not treated, it can lead to other diseases or illnesses like heart disease, sleep apnea, stroke, arthritis, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Let us say, you do not feel bad about your body but because of the ris...

07th March 2006
This Chicago Tribune article prints an article based on a report published in Monday's International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. According to the article, "the number of overweight children worldwide will increase significantly by the end of the de...

23rd August 2007
Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, ...

08th January 2007
Obesity is itself a risk factor for many diseases and can lead to complications like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, gallstones etc. But there are many factors, which can increase your risk of weight gain & obesity. You can not chan...