Author | July 30, 2009
A Step To Fighting Obesity
Being obese in today’s society is very difficult. The environmental factors alone are challenging. Dealing with what seems like not enough time in the day, not making the right food choices, eating too much of the foods we are choosing and not getting enough exercise are some of the leading [...]
Author | July 28, 2009
Obesity is one of the major health concerns that plague America today. Approximately two-thirds of American adults are considered overweight; while one in three are seriously overweight or obese. One of the easiest ways to find out where you fall on the scale is to measure it with the Body Mass Index. You will [...]
Author | July 26, 2009
Human beings are built to move. There was a time that human beings did move. At one time, men that worked on a farm did the equivalent of 15 miles of jogging every day; his wife did the equivalent of 7 miles of jogging. Our lifestyles have made a drastic change. Today most of [...]
Author | July 25, 2009
Being obese is a physical and emotional problem to deal with. Following a successful path to stress free painless weight loss is the ideal way to go. This is the reason you want to be able to find the proper weight loss supplement that can offer you long term weight loss results. This is especially [...]
Author | July 24, 2009
Our environment has a huge effect on obesity. Many people aren’t even aware that our environment plays a part on the cause of obesity. Having knowledge of different factors is the first step in getting obesity help and taking control of your life.
Fast Food
Fast food. It is in our environment. We are always in [...]
Author | July 23, 2009
Having an overweight or obese child is a scary and confusing issue to deal with. There are a few causes of childhood obesity that you are going to want to be aware of. Only after you learn about the leading causes of obesity are you going to be able to deal with your child’s weight [...]
Author | July 22, 2009
The difference between being considered overweight or obese is very different. Crossing the line of obesity can cause serious physical and mental conditions. People suffering with obesity have learned to cope with the world around them by eating away their feelings. They have a hard time putting the fork down even when they are full. [...]
Author | July 20, 2009
There is a very wide range of weight issues in people, from slightly overweight to morbidly obese. There is the person who struggles with that same annoying 10 pounds all the time. This 10 pounds doesn’t normally have an overall affect on his or her life. The range swings all the way to the person [...]
Author | July 19, 2009
What is obesity?
The definition of obesity taken from Wikipedia is “a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy”.
What is The Body Mass Index (BMI)?
The Body Mass Index (BMI), is a comparison between weight and height, and [...]