Archive for 'Obesity'
Tips on Arthritis and Obesity Prevention
Obesity is a global problem and is thought to be second to smoking as one of the contributory cause of cancer. It is a medical condition associated with the excessive storage of body fat which can lead to serious health conditions and reduced life expectancy. A body mass index above 30 kilograms per square meter [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2010 under arthritis, Obesity.
Tags: tips to prevent obesity; tips to prevent arthritis
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Another Reason to Lose and Maintain Weight: Survey Shows Strong Links between Depression and Obesity
The latest report from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index shows an alarming figureāthat almost one-fourth of obese American citizens have all been diagnosed with depression. What is surprising is not that these people at some point in their lives were depressed, because every person may be at risk of developing the disease; but that the reported percentage [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2010 under Depression, Obesity, Weight Loss.
Tags: healthy and natural weight loss and weight maintenance, healthy weight loss and maintenance plan, links between depression and obesity
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Weight a Primary Factor For High Blood Pressure, Experts Say
In a new study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, researchers established a concrete link between a personās weight and the incidence of high blood pressure. It appears that exercising is not enough to keep blood pressure down, because according to Susan Lakoski, MD, obese or overweight individuals are still at high risk [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010 under Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Obesity.
Tags: benefits of exercise, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, natural tips for high blood pressure, Obesity
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Chili Peppers May Combat Extra Flab
In a recent report from Science Daily, a new study suggests that chili peppers may just be the missing key to increased weight loss.Ā The new study shows thatĀ a compound in chilies called capsaicin, which also makes a chili hot to the taste, is responsible for initiating specific changes in protein. According to lead [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2010 under Obesity.
Tags: capsaicin, chili pepper, chilies, Exercise, heart diseases, High Blood Pressure, low carbohydrate diet, Obesity, orlistat, type-2 diabetes, vinegar, visceral fat, Weight Loss, weight loss medication
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How Emotions Play a Role in Overeating
It is no secret that people trying to lose weight seek to control their eating habits. Ā However, many people donāt realize that their emotions play into their ability to control their food choices. Ā Unfortunately, many weight loss programs neglect to address this issue. While dieters may try to choose better foods and exercise, often they [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2010 under Obesity.
Tags: Dieting, emotional eating, emotions, Weight Loss
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Diet and Exercise Can Override the Genetic Disposition towards Obesity
A new European study whose results are published in the April edition of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine states that exercising just one hour per day can help teenagers to override the effects of the āfatsoā gene. There is no doubt that the obesity gene can make people gain weight. Ā One gene called the [...]
Posted: April 8th, 2010 under Exercise, Obesity.
Tags: benefits of exercise, fatso gene, FTO gene, Obesity
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Slimming Down with Multivitamins
Chinese Study:Ā Obese Women May Lose More Weight by Supplementing with Multi Iām a firm believer that thereās no such thing as a diet drink or diet pill that will help you lose weight.Ā There are only two things that will help you lose weight and thatās moving more and eating less. Yet as much [...]
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Multi-Vitamin, Obesity.
Tags: best multivitamin, liquid multivitamin, multivitamins for women, supplements for weight loss
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Weight Loss: The First Start to a Healthy Heart
For Obese, Moderate Weight Loss Brings Significant Healing Itās one thing to hear about something, but itās quite another to know it. For instance, Iām sure all of you have heard that obesity is a significant risk factor for developing heart disease ā the worldās leading killer.Ā But how many of you have actually seen [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2009 under Heart Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss.
Tags: obesity and heart disease, risk factors for heart disease, weight loss benefits
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Cancerās Heavy Toll
Cancer Research Study: 100,000+ Cancer Diagnoses Caused by Obesity Itās one thing to be told obesity leads to cancer; itās quite another to put numbers to that notion, because as the old saying goes, the numbers donāt lie. According to a new report on the link between cancer and obesity, being grossly overweight is responsible [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Cancer, Obesity.
Tags: Cancer, cancer and obesity, cancer statistics, obesity cancer
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Worthless Weigh-ins?
Doctorsā Advice on Weight Loss Does Little to Curb Childhood Obesity When the average American teen eats fast food fare twice a week, when 92 percent of children donāt have recess year āround, and when only 30 percent of kids eat a fruit or vegetable every day, itās no wonder why 25 million kids are [...]
Posted: October 1st, 2009 under Obesity.
Tags: adolescent nutrition, adolescent obesity, adolescent weight control, adolescent weight loss, adolescent weight management, child nutrition, child obesity, child weight loss, child weight management, Childhood Obesity, childhood obesity prevention, children and weight, Children's Health, children's nutrition, children's weight loss, children's weight management, effects of childhood obesity, nutrition for kids, obesity in children, overweight child, overweight children, preventing childhood obesity, weight control, weight management
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