Obesity
Working to Prevent Obesity in Today’s Children
From Meagan Deacon How to get kids to eat healthy snack foods and improve diet: While it doesn’t take much to convince kids to head outside to the playground to get their daily dose of physical activity, navigating nutritious food options can be easier said than done. Here are a few tips and tricks adults…
Read MoreThree Ways to Help Your Kids Lose Weight – The Simple and Successful Way
From Debbie A. Johnson No one can watch their kids 24/7. So even with the (supposedly) perfect diet plan, It’s impossible to know what your kids are eating, what their friends are slipping them at school, or even treats they may get from a well-intended school volunteer or sitter. What’s the solution? 1. Make sure…
Read MoreIdeal Body Weight – Simple Yet Effective Secrets to Reach It and to Keep It
From Tatjana Drmota Overweight is a common health condition. Many people have been trying to reach their ideal body weights over and over again. Many manage to lose weight successfully, but they also gain it back very quickly. Very often, the story ends with even higher overweight than before the diet. I have always practiced…
Read MoreHow Obesity Affects The Body
From N. Curtis The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has put out a blunt note on its website. It says that 33.8% of U.S. adults and 17% of children and adolescents aged between 2-19 years are obese. It adds that there has been a dramatic increase in obesity during the last 20 years. These…
Read MoreObesity Is Epidemic
From Nathan E Leavitt Obesity is becoming an epidemic and is a huge problem in the United States today. It is caused from the accumulation of excess body fat. It is destructive to our health and has proven to decrease our life expectancy. It is related to many different health conditions. To determine obesity, body…
Read MoreThe Smarter Science of Slim by Jonathan Bailor – A Sane Approach to Diet, Weight and Lifestyle
From Philip Spires In his book The Smarter Science of Slim Jonathan Bailor presents much more than advice on lifestyle and diet. This is a complete argument relating themes of nutrition, exercise, digestion and food to their associated consequence, weight. Unlike many works in the area of diet, The Smarter Science of Slim presents informed…
Read MoreHow To Reduce Obesity – Healthy Eating Plan
From Jeramey Thompson Obesity can be defined as the accumulation of too much body fat. If you have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, you are considered to be obese. Body mass index can be determined by weight divided by height. This condition is widely regarded as one of the most damaging…
Read More10 Ways That Americans Can Eat Better
From Hal Johnson We have to admit, most American these days are getting fatter, and some countries are already labeling them as obese people. This could be backed-up by a recent study that shows 65% of American adults are really overweight and are suffering from obesity. Americans know this fact and they are very much…
Read MoreSurvival of the Fattest
From Abby Lange From the time some long-ago human-like ancestor decided it would be cool to walk upright, all the way up to today, the leading cause of death has been starvation. (Horribly, in some parts of the world, it still is.) Wars and pandemics can’t begin to match starvation’s body count. So what’s a…
Read MoreIs the Body Mass Index the Best Measure for Health?
From Allen Gradnigo There’s a photo of plus size model, Tara Lynn, on the cover of French Elle causing quite a stir on Facebook. To date, more than 224,000 people “Liked” the image, more than 156,000 shared the image, and more than 71,000 commented on the image. So what? That’s a fair question. Although Tara’s…
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