Obesity

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. ...

27th August 2005
refined sugar and refined flour which are no good to the body. This combination of the foods is the most health harming and causes obesity. Ayurveda medical science says that refined sugar causes obesity, acidity, dental cavities, osteoporosis, high c...

18th April 2008
Obesity is a condition that arrives when someone put on extra weight to a level so that it becomes a serious health condition and can endanger their health. Obesity is basically the result of eating too many calories without doing required physical activi...

12th October 2006
Obesity is related with modern life style which prompts us either to eat excessive food or to eat calorie rich junk food. Such dietary habits provide us excessive energy which is stored in the body in the form of fat. The accumulation of fat takes place b...

16th June 2006
Mirror gives you a true picture of how you look. When I was overweight I always avoided looking at the mirror. My obesity was driving me away to enjoy life to the fullest. My friends never lost an opportunity to kill me with their sarcasm. I tried many me...

13th August 2006
Two studies on obesity shed light on the obvious: the condition is "life-draining", and can result in early death. In July 2006, the AMA reported the findings from a group of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. This team looked at more than 90,...

01st August 2007
Though it is widely believed that genetics play a major role on obesity and overweight conditions, a recent study has determined that the current data we have available does not support this belief. The study conducted by American College of Sports ...

05th July 2007
With two out of three Americans overweight today, we're learning more and more about the numerous ways that carrying excess weight can really affect our health and diminish our quality of life. But you may not have heard the hard facts about how ov...

01st March 2007
A number of factors can contribute to the development of obesity. These take effect through a range of different mechanisms but, in all cases, the consequence is the storage of surplus energy as excessive quantities of body fat. Spices such as chilies, ga...

02nd October 2006
What is the use of such a medication which cures a disease but gives you another? Most of the anti-obesity drugs do this with your body. Many harmful side effects are associated with them. This is the reason why millions throughout the world are turning t...

25th March 2008
Xenical - Weight loss pill for obesity treatment The present trends of growing obesity among people worldwide have raised many questions in their minds. They are eager to know answers to questions such as how much weight should they lose, how many ca...

21st September 2007
Stop using all those diets that talk about, carbs, calories, and low fat, who wants to sacrifice all those goodies. With easy rules you will educate yourself on the proper way of dieting, but with your health in mind.I'm more than sure that you have tri...

22nd February 2008
Study shows that more and more people are turning as obese people. This came up because of the chose lifestyle they have. You have to bear in mind that obesity is a problem and you do not have to let it ruin your life. It is a fact that obesity can af...

23rd September 2006
Kids' health is one of the major problems faced by almost all parents around the world. In most part of the western countries, obesity and over weight problem is causing serious worries to the parents and as well as to the government. Both these problems ...

23rd July 2007
"Rimonabant is an anorectic anti-obesity drug developed by Sanofi-Aventis. It is marketed as Acomplia in the UK and EU. It has not got FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval for sale in US. When Rimonabant gets approval from it for sale in US it migh...

12th October 2007
Being overweight and being obese are entirely two different things. Though both conditions occur in human boy due to of extra fat but conditions and effects of each one are distinct. Being overweight does not mean that you are obese; simply you have put o...

24th July 2007
We have enjoyed scores of movies where somewhere in the plot the leading woman is so depressed that she gives up food completely. Real life for me however does not seem to follow reel life. The more depressed I am the more I eat and the scary part is that...

08th December 2006
For an obese, fat reduction is essential for carving his or her body in proper shape. Phentermine has the capability of fat elimination. This is an all time hit anti-obesity medication; it has been reigning in weight loss drug market since later half of t...

15th August 2007
More and more parents are hiring personal trainers to work with their children to help combat childhood obesity. Thousands of children who are turning to professionals to get in shape. Last year, more than 1 million American youngsters used personal tra...

18th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found. "Glucocorticoi...

08th June 2007
As you may know, obesity is a growing problem in America's adults and teenagers. A new study has shown that the problem now lies within children. Sometimes these children are as young as 3 years old. It might not seem possible but, almost two thous...

19th February 2007
The thyroid dysfunctions as well as the obesity cases have the tendency to multiply very rapidly. Doctors have discovered a connection between the two conditions, and have also explained that weight loss intent might be blocked by thyroid problems. Th...

26th May 2008
How do you recognize if you by now have obesity? The simple reply is if you encompass too a lot fat in your corpse, and then you are overweight. There are many devices accessible to compute the overweight in our corpse. If you can't find an instrument for...

21st January 2008
Obesity People who are at least 20 percent overweight are generally considered to be obese. Occasionally obesity may be caused by a physical disorder, such as a hormonal imbalance, but the vast majority of those who are overweight because they eat too...

11th February 2008
It is a fact that obesity is ruining plenty of lives these days. More and more people are having weight problems. There are lots of people who are being indulged with delicious foods that are made available to us. There are some people who sat in front...

20th May 2008
Obesity is identified as having an unusual quantity of body fat that is 20 to 30 percent more than ideal weight based on age, height and sex. It is caused by many factors mainly being family history, sedentary lifestyle, irregular diet and improper eatin...