Obesity

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...

26th February 2008
Obesity results when too much fat accumulates in the body. A person is normally considered obese when his or her weight is 20% over the normal body-weight for height and age and the Body Mass Index (BMI) measures 30 or more. Now recognized as a serious ...

30th June 2006
Children have more energy requirements since they are in the growing stage. A nutritive diet is essential for their healthy development. Unlike adults, children are more prone to diseases. When they consume more number of calories than they actually burn,...

09th August 2007
Obesity is because of eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activities to burn those calories. Excess calories are deposited in the body as fat. Obesity increases the risk of several health problems like high blood pressure, insulin ...

02nd March 2007
For a long time a majority of heart health professionals considered that obesity had only an indirect link to heart disease. They attributed the major risk factors for heart disease (such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and even arteriosclerosis) to th...

02nd March 2006
If you are considered overweight, whether you know it or not, you are in the majority. In America, it has been recently estimated that 65% of the population is overweight with 30% being at least clinically obese. To add to this alarming statistic is the e...

15th June 2007
Obesity has been growing rapidly in the adult population of many western nations for some years now and is officially at epidemic proportions. This is worrying enough in itself, but of much more concern perhaps should be the increasing incidence of obesit...

25th September 2007
Obesity is still on the rise. A new study released by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that by 2015, 75% of adults will be overweight, 41% will be obese. The study was a meta-analysis (comprehensive overview) of 20 different journa...

06th March 2007
Not only is being overweight a matter of social ridicule, but it is also a very dangerous proposition health-wise. Obesity is an open invitation for six of the most terrible diseases known to man - diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular problems, par...

31st March 2007
Scientists in the UK claim they have developed a 3D scanner that can accurately determine if a person is truly obese. Currently, doctors gauge fatness with a calculation of body mass index (BMI) which relies on weight and height measurements. But BMI i...

17th August 2005
Is there a connection between Fast food and obesity? The answer to the above question is a big yes! Research scientists say that "fast foods increase the risk of obesity in regular consumers by encouraging intentional overeating." Fast food and...

28th July 2005
It was bad enough hearing almost daily that obesity in adults is a growing problem, now our children are the focal point. Yes, moms and dads, the research is in. In a study conducted by Weight Watchers International Inc., and the American Health Foundatio...

11th May 2008
Logically putting pen on paper, obesity is simply correlated to body mass, argumentatively it is being overweight. It is fundamental, for normal body function there is a maximum stipulated weight that one has to maintain or attain, beyond this is obesity....

29th August 2007
Obesity You don't have to sweat out for hours at the gym and starve yourself to slim down. Balanced nutritious diet and proper amount of exercises along with weight loss drugs can help you achieve your Weight loss goals. There are many drugs to help yo...

09th March 2007
Obesity is a very dangerous monster in these days all around the world much people are suffering from this. As monster can be defeated by the right weapons the same for obesity. The first thing to keep in mind before fight to obesity is fully information ...

21st August 2007
Energy content of food is measured in terms of calories. 1 gm of carbohydrate and protein provide 4 calories each, whereas 1 gm of fat generates 9 calories. Body does not utilize protein for energy, because main function of protein is formation of cells a...

17th March 2008
As Americans grow larger each year, the topic of obesity and its causes are still being debated. The weight loss industry tends to focus on the idea that obesity is from over consumption and lack of exercise.four donuts While over consumption and a sed...

01st September 2006
Existence of life in the world is related with existence of body; only an ascetic can bear suffering and can have control on his nerves. But, we are common people who never want to bear suffering, particularly when sufferings are related to our body. Obes...

14th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Gurion Blattman The social and psychological issues of childhood obesity are perhaps even more intrusive on the child's life than the physical. Childhood is a critical time for the development of self-esteem, thus the psychological ...

17th November 2006
It will sound a bit weird that there is some connection of emotions with obesity. Emotions can result in fueling obesity. In younger age emotional pressure might not be that much prevalent but the people in the age group of 35-plus are the most vulnerable...

21st June 2006
OBESITY, FATNESS, OVER WEIGHT,FAST FOOD,JUNK FOOD, COKE, BURGER My wife told me this morning that so has lost 12lbs weight in one week only. I want to share the secret of this achievement with all those who are suffering of Fatness, over weight ,obesit...

05th July 2007
We all know at least one person who seems to have been overweight their entire lives. Or perhaps you feel you fit this description along with most of your overweight family members. If obesity seems to run in your family it is highly likely that you cou...

09th December 2005
Introduction Against a background of widespread obesity among all US age-groups, and the relative failure of conventional weight loss methods, doctors are increasingly resorting to gastrointestinal surgery in order to curb the rise of weight-related di...

14th September 2005
Where are Apples and Asparagus to confine Obesity? The Obesity rates are alarming today. With the growing public awareness and workshops conducted on preventing obesity, no significant changes have been noticed yet. Why are Obese or over weig...

07th February 2008
Have you think much about obesity? Is there any of the members of your family that is experiencing from overweight? Obesity is one of the problems that the US is experiencing these days. The rates of people suffering from obesity doubled since 1980. T...

07th April 2008
Obesity is defined as a condition when your body mass index (BMI) is greater than 30. BMI is a measure of your weight to your height. There can be various factors for the origin of Obesity like environmental, psychological, genetic and metabolic factors. ...