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Friday, December 31, 2010

Effects of teenage obesity and what should be done to prevent it

Teenage obesity is a fast growing Metabolism rate and reduces over weight (obesity). Water helps in increasing metabolism rate rapidly and helps in losing over weight by burning fat at high speed. Planning physical exercises: physical exercises play a key role in getting rid of obesity health risks. Physical activities increase the Metabolism rate, which is the process of burning calories required by the body. If the metabolism rate is high in the body then it will be easy to lose weight and if the metabolism rate is low then easy to gain more weight. So, in order to maintain high metabolism rate we have to pan for regular exercises like walking, Aerobic exercises, skipping, jumping, cycling, weight lifting exercise, swimming and

Is Obesity a health risks and how to get rid of it

Obesity is referred as the condition of excess fat content in the body. Obesity can occur to all age groups. Obesity occurs when the body consumes more calories than it burns. Body mass index is generally used by the medical practitioner to confirm the obesity level in the body. If the body mass index (BMI) is more than 40 kg/m2 then it is considered as severe obesity. If the BMI rate is between 40.0 to 49.9 kg/m2 then it is considered as morbid obesity and if the BMI rate is greater than 50 kg/m2 then its is considered as super obese. Obesity is treated as an Metabolism rate , which is the process of burning calories required by the body. If the metabolism rate is high in the body then it will be easy to lose weight and if the

Conquer Obesity by Changing your Lifestyle

Obesity is a widespread condition that is plaguing many individuals today. It is so rampant in today`s society that it is now considered a public health concern.

When a person`s intake of energy, which he gets from the food he eats, exceeds that of the energy burned or expended, the excess energy is stored in the body as fatty tissues. Over time, the amount of fat accumulates. When the accumulation of fat posses a serious risk to one`s health, the condition is known as obesity.

One way to tell if a person is obese is to use Body Mass Index or BMI. The BMI is computed by dividing a person`s weight (kilograms) by their height (meters) squared. If the BMI is 30.0 or higher, the person is classified as obese. Other methods involve

Obesity Statistics

Obesity statistics are the best way that people have of seeing just what the health condition of the community is like. In these obesity statistics you will have statistics which range the gamut of communities worldwide. Depending on the information that you are hunting for you can narrow this information down to various countries and ethnic groups.

There are different ways that you can get a hold of the obesity statistics. The simplest way to see these statistics is to look on the internet. From here you can access the current year’s obesity statistics. You also have the option in some sites of seeing the past year’s obesity statistics.

While these will not make any sense if you just look at them first off you will begin to

Teenage Obesity - Can We Overcome This Epidemic?

Too many of our teenagers are drastically over weight. The shocking fact is that 14% of our teenagers suffer from obesity. That number has doubled since the 1970s. The illnesses that can affect teenage obesity are vast and include high blood pressure, diabetes and, heart disease. Why has the teenager obesity rate doubled?

Many experts blame the obesity effect on the technology of video games, video arcades and, too many television channels to choose from. Sadly, it's not as often anymore that we see a bunch of children playing kick-ball in the school or park. Nor do we see pick-up stickball or softball games. Can we blame this all on technology? Some, but perhaps not.

Society itself has made the family unit more private these days and

Simple Steps to Ease Childhood Obesity Problems

In my previous article, I talked about the growing danger of childhood obesity in wealthy and developed nations, especially the United States. This problem is partly caused by the lifestyle changes that are going on in those countries. One of the major foundations of the lifestyle changes is the rapid advancements of technology. It is undeniable that technology has helped in making our life easier, but you have to remember that technology can also become a double-edged sword. With advanced technology, we do not need to do as much labor intensive work as we used to do in the past. Unfortunately, with the abundance of stored energy, only a handful of people exercise regularly. Most prefer to enjoy variety of indoor entertainments such as

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How Can I Curb Childhood Obesity?

Question:
The doctor has told me that our seven-year-old son is verging on obese. He does love his food but I thought he would grow out of it. What do you suggest I do so that he gets thinner and stays that way?
Answer:
Obesity is an extreme case of being overweight. Both are calculated by the body mass index (BMI). To find out your BMI, divide your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. So if your weight is 57kg and your height is 1.6m, divide 57 by 7.56 (1.6m2), which equals 22.2. A BMI between 20 and 25 is considered normal for most people; between 25 and 27 is considered overweight Obesity is over 27 for adults; Over 25 for children.
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You Can Help Prevent Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is one of the hardest challenges faced by parents, and new parents are looking for steps to prevent childhood obesity from being a problem in their kid's lives. This becomes a challenge because not all parents are very effective in showing their kids how to eat a proper diet. Whether people admit it or not, they sometimes become doting parents who want to shower their child with love and affection; and this affection usually comes in the form of the foods they eat.
However, parents should also understand that not teaching their kids about good nutrition and fitness will only add to their future misery. Obese children are often bullied and made fun of to the point that it is hard for obese children to enjoy their

Diets, and Why They Cannot Work. Fact

Diets and why they CANT work Stuck at the same weight, tried every kind of diet there is, they work at first then you falter, and end up putting all that weight back on and a little more, don’t worry you are not alone. The truth is if your diet worked just as it said on the packet, and you kept the weight off, you would be a one off. The Math If any Diets worked and we managed to actually keep the weight off then the number of people who needed to diet would be going down, right ?. So why is it that the number of people on a diet at any given time is rising pretty much in line with the rise in the numbers of Overweight and Obese people. Here Is Why So we start our new diet, happy in the belief that this one will work because it

You Deserve to Loose Weight & Naturally Turn Healthy

How many times have you tried to loose weight? If you are reading this article it has got to be a lot of times. Too many times to remember I suppose. Most people who are constantly dieting to loose weight once they have achieved their ideal weight will within, months pile that weight on once more. Is that you. Your deserve better. Read on and I will show you how to loose weight. So what are you going to do about it. Go to the doctor and ask to be put on another diet. You could go to the various slimming groups that meet locally. Have you been to one of those groups. I did and dreaded being weighed week in and week out only to feel humiliate. You do not deserve that kind of humiliation. Obesity or being overweight is one of the worlds

Obesity

Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. Obesity is the nominal form of obese which comes from the Latin obesus, which means "stout, fat, or plump."Causes of Obesity:Cause #1 - The first cause of obesity is laziness. If you are a large person and you can honestly say that you get at least a half an hour of aerobic exercise each day, then there is something else that is causing your obesity, but if you are not getting at least that much exercise, then you need to get off your lazy butt and start exercising.Cause #2 - The second cause of obesity is the lack of balance between your caloric intake and your energy out put. With all the sit down in front

Teenage Obesity

Our world is facing a growing problem. Obesity in teens is becoming a more prevalent factor with our youth. One in five teenagers in the 13-16 age group is overweight. One in five fifteen-year-olds is considered obese. Obesity is determined when a person's body mass index, BMI, is over 30 they are considered obese. This brings a growing concern with all the health related issues caused by obesity and the rising cost of health care.As a teenager, losing weight can be easier than it is for an adult, because the body tends to burn calories much quicker. This is because teens often lead more active lifestyles. They enjoy many forms of exercise, like participating in some form of sports activity. They also enjoy walking and jogging. These types

How Exercise Benefits Your Health

Why are there so many overweight people in the United States and abroad? Could there be a link between obesity in America and the fact that we, as a nation, have gone through some lifestyle changes in the past couple of decades? For instance, if you look around, less Americans are out actually doing "hard labor". Instead, there are more people nowadays who are working desk jobs behind computers or who are choosing, instead to work from home. Even children aren't nearly as active as they used to be. When I was younger, I can remember adhering to the strict rule of getting my homework done as soon as I got off the bus. Only after my school work was done could I then go out and play with friends. Television was restricted in our

ARE YOUR PORTIONS OUT OF CONTROL? LOSE WEIGHT BY PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW MUCH YOU ARE REALLY EATING

One of the main factors behind the increase in obesity in America is the increase in portion sizes – if you were able to compare a typical portion size of, for example, a typical fast food order with a comparable meal a generation ago, you would be truly shocked. The problem, moreover, is not restricted to eating out – even at home, portion sizes have continued to increase, even as people feel compelled to clean their plates. Use the following tips to help keep your portion sizes reasonable: •Don't feel obligated to clean your plate. In fact, you should try eating just half of your food when you eat out, and take the rest home with you as a doggie bag. Eat slowly and drink plenty of water, and you will be less tempted to finish the

Weight Loss: How Lap Band Surgery Removes Excess Weight

A weight loss procedure that you have surely heard of is the Lap band surgery. The results per the people who have elected to have Lap band surgery is feeling of happiness,including celebrities. Even so, prior to you thinking that it is the appropriate method for you to lose the extra weight, one should consider the benefits and the drawback part of the procedure. Even if lap band surgery is excellent taking off excess weight, it should be initially utilized to treat people that are considered to be morbidly obese. As it is a surgical procedure, there are risks to be considered since you will have an incision. Lap band surgery for weight loss is used mainly in situations when the downside of surgical procedure are lower than the risks of

Lose Weight Easily With The Lap Band

Lap band surgery is a topic that most people have become quite familiar with due to the associated cases of weight loss surgical procedures. The outcomes have been very positive from people who have undergone the procedure,including celebrities. Even so, prior to you thinking that it is the appropriate method for you to lose the extra weight, one should consider the benefits and the drawback part of the procedure. Even if lap band surgery is excellent taking off excess weight, it should be initially utilized to treat people that are considered to be morbidly obese. As it is a surgical procedure, there are risks to be considered since you will have an incision. Lap band surgery for weight loss is used mainly in situations when the negative

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Getting More Done Means Dropping the Ball on Some Things

Look back over the past 50 years. How many politicians in your country deserve a place in the history books? How many of those deserve it for the positive things they did?

Imagine you are the president of the United States, and at the end of four years you have achieved only eight things:

You reversed the trend in global climate change.

You achieved universal healthcare for all Americans.

You revamped the income tax code so that it is understandable and easy to administer.

You developed a great relationship between the U.S. and the countries and peoples of the Islamic world, making America loved and respected abroad.

You kept the young men and women of the U.S. military out of harm’s way.

You reversed the trend in

The Real Truth About Cholesterol

With all the talks of obesity and America's race for thin bodies, cholesterol has suffered a beating. It is even one of the main figures in the development of hypertension, that contribute much to coronary heart disease. Often seen as the culprit in "fattening" America, cholesterol has become a food taboo, something that must be avoided at all costs.What people do not know though is that there are two kinds of cholesterol and one kind is actually beneficial to the body. In fact, it is one of the essential substances that our bodies need to maintain balance. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a substance that can be found in fats or in lipids. Lipids are important because it is used to form cell membrane, used to balance hormones and help

Low-Carbohydrate Diet Linked To Obesity

Health care professionals all across the US believe that low-card diet is not the solution to battle obesity. According to them a low-card diet tends to be heavy in animal products, this contributes half of greenhouse gases compare to a diet that is composed of whole grains, vegetables, fruit and legumes which are all environmentally safe and can keep the weight off.
A study conducted by Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that consuming a low-carbohydrate diet increases the chance of being overweight or obese. In addition to the study, the lowest risk of being in those conditions is by consuming 47 to 64 percent calories from carbohydrates.
The thinnest people on earth are those who eat the most carbohydrates, according

Treating dengue more difficult with growing obesity: experts

Treating dengue more difficult with growing obesity: expertsExperts warned Friday (Dec.3,2010) that treating dengue, a potentially fatal disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus, will become more difficult in the future as more people around the world become overweight and obese.
Dengue patients suffer from capillary permeability, when fluid leaks from their blood vessels into surrounding tissues, causing breathing difficulty and complications in major organs like the brain, liver and kidneys.
"The virus has an impact on the wall of the capillaries and allows more fluids to leave the tubes and into the tissues," said Jeremy Farrar, tropical medicine professor and director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam.
"The

Lap Band Surgery And Obesity Facts

The decision to have Lap Band surgery is not one to be made without careful consideration and research. If you think you may be a candidate for this type of surgery, you are probably wondering what obesity really is and whether you yourself are obese. This article will provide facts about both obesity and Lap Band surgery.

Put simply, obesity is the excess accumulation of body fat. One can be overweight without being obese: a body builder who has a lot of muscle, for example. Obesity is a cosmopolitan disease that affects all races worldwide. However, certain ethnic and racial groups appear to be particularly predisposed. Obesity is second only to smoking as a preventable cause of death in the U.S. In the morbidly obese population,

Revealed: 4 Guaranteed Tips to Fight the Obesity Epidemic

Despite the many options we have to lose weight that never even existed before, America is currently in the midst of an obesity epidemic. More than 50% of people are overweight and heading in the wrong direction. Even looking at even the most conservative numbers should cause concern, not just for our health as a society, but also the growing health care costs that we all can look forward to. One look at the majority of people walking through any given shopping mall informs us that things are not as they should be. We need to reverse this trend because even though people are living longer, their lives are of less quality. Being issued a handicap sticker from your doctor because you are fat is not a goal you should be striving for in life.

Making Good Healthcare Decisions

I'm always amazed at how people will do just about everything except that one thing that will help them out the most. For example, when I was in school, people would develop these elaborate ways to cheat on exams instead of just studying. Think of all that time they could have saved by just studying, then they would passed rather easily. I find this true in the workplace as well.
Many times I hear employees complain about their boss or their administration. Why? Well in this economy they are probably asked to do more with less. As a result, many employees respond by actually doing less, just to make some type of sadistic point. Perhaps they find one little road bump in their day and decide that is the one event they'll use to "stick it to

Are Overseas Lap Band Procedures A Good Idea?

Obesity is a rapidly growing problem in this country, with more people being extremely overweight now than ever before in history. To combat this issue, a variety of surgical procedures have been developed over the years, including the lap band or gastric band procedure. When compared to more drastic measures such as gastric bypass and stomach stapling, the lap band procedure is really quite simple. There is no cutting of the stomach tissue and the procedure is completely reversible, making it a very popular among those who want a drastic solution, but aren't willing to undergo major surgery to do so. Basically, a lap band procedure involves placing a silicon band around the upper part of the stomach. The band is then inflated,

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[WATCH]: First Lady Michelle Obama President Preventative Health Care

New People receiving soon Health Care With Preventative Health, anyone with an older existing plan will not get that new benefit. Also your BMI will be monitored so you can not be Obese or there maybe a problem, I know a lot of people with inaccurate BMI that falsely shows them as Obese. First Lady Michelle Obama President Preventative Health Care Preventive Health Care Coverage Under Health Reform First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discuss the new preventive health care coverage made available under the Affordable Care Act at an event at George Washington University Hospital in Washington,

[WATCH]: Obesity - Lose 30lbs in 30 Days

www.shed30in30detox.com In the olden days, being a little plump was a sign of social stature and financial well being. These days, with the "$1 Menus" at the local drive through, obesity has a more negative connotation. In our generation of increased fitness awareness, obesity is an ever growing problem. It's a situation that is not only shaving years off of life expectancy and decreasing quality of life, but its also costing us plenty. The surgeon general had dubbed childhood obesity years ago as an epidemic, and presently, greater than %15 of children and teens are overweight. That's a 9% increase from the 1960s and over 75% of obese kids will go on to become obese adults with all the medical complications and disease that obesity

[WATCH]: Duke on Demand: Addressing Obesity with Gardening

On Duke on Demand for the week of September 19, 2010: This week on Duke on Demand, Duke researchers are working with pre-school children to see if learning how to garden promotes healthy eating habits. A political science professor moonlights as a comedian who pokes fun at American history. Scientist have found a surprising parallel between the development of an animal's spinal column and a plant's root system. And, live online "Office Hours" on Fridays allow you to engage with Duke professors. Watch at

Obesity Effects: How Obesity Is One Of The Most Common Causes Of Fatigue

Fatigue is a condition that is commonly associated with extreme fatigue. If excess weight is present it is always suspected as one of the causes of fatigue. Even ten or twenty pounds of excess weight can have an effect on Insulin Resistance (defined later) which can cause unexplained tiredness.
Obesity Defined
Obesity is typically defined as a person with a BMI (body mass index) over 30, because they are generally about 30 pounds over their ideal body weight for their height. (See note on BMI later on in this article.) An obese person is defined as a person who is “very fat, stout, or corpulent.”
Obesity Effects – The Real Weight of Being Overweight
Fatigue and obesity are now known to be linked to a common abnormality – a

The Relationship Between Fast Food And Obesity

Today, fast food became a way of life. Some studies have shown that by just eating two fastfood meals a week, exactly what they ate didn't seem to matter much. Breakfast sandwiches, fries, burgers and nuggets all meant a greater risk of obesity and it can increase the chances of obesity by 50%. It is not only fast, cheap and convenient, it also tastes good, making it harder to resist. It contains high levels of sodium, refined sugar, oil and refined flour. This combination alone can be harmful to one health as well as cause obesity.

Some fact show that Fast Food Cause Obesity?

Many doctors and experts are concern about obesity in today, with the rise in obesity they start to question and study whether fast food can cause obesity.

The Dangers Of Obesity In Pregnant Women

Pregnant women who are obese, defined as a weight of more than 200 pounds, have an elevated risk of health problems both to themselves and their babies. And, the incidence of obesity among pregnant women in the United States is increasing, according to a recent study. The rise in maternal obesity, which reflects the rise in U.S. obesity levels overall, is a significant public health concern because of the many associated risks it poses. One such risk found among moderately obese women was an increased risk for preeclampsia, a high-blood pressure condition that can cause extreme swelling in the mother's face and hands, and is associated with an increased risk of health problems to the newborn. The condition can also progress to eclampsia,

10 Ways to Help Your Child Lose Weight and Stay Fit

With the number of obese children in this country continually on the rise, it is more important than ever to pay attention to what your child is eating. Children have also become more sedentary as their favorite types of entertainment have switched from active play to video games.If you have an overweight child, it is up to you to help him lose weight so that he will be healthier now and as an adult. The eating habits that are developed as a child will carry over into adulthood, so it is important to get him into the habit of eating right while he is still young. Here are 10 tips that will help you guide an overweight child to lose weight and be healthy.- Set a great example by eating healthy food, and working out yourself. It is much

Obesity and Weight Control

The general definition of obesity is if you are 30 percent over your ideal weight. This is where most people would like to know just what their ideal weight is of course. Your ideal weight is a subject of much hoopla to me (I’ll put my view points on this after). Most doctors involved with obesity or weight loss deem ideal weight as ” A body mass index (BMI) of 25 up to 30 kg/m2.”Most of the obese people suffer from utter depression. This depression immediately follows low self esteem, emotional instability and mere loss of dignity. The underlying cause of such mental breakdown, of course, is the obesity. Obesity also brings many other complications at health course. There are increased risks of heart disease; diabetes; hypertension;

Childhood Obesity: An American Epidemic

Admitting that there is a problem is the beginning of a solution. Set your child apart from being an obese child . There is hope for your overweight child. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states that the statistics on child obesity are: Children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.0% in 2006. Children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.0% in 2006. Adolescent obesity, aged 12 to 19, has more than tripled, increasing from 5% to 17.6%. That 80% of children who were overweight at aged 10–15 years were obese adults at age 25 years. Another study found that 25% of obese adults were overweight as children. There is an imbalance

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Facts About Obesity ? Tips to Deal with Obesity, It's Way Too Dangerous to Ignore

Here are some facts about obesity. Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered to be healthy. If you are currently obese, then you have a much higher amount of body fat than lean muscle mass and could be headed down a path that could threaten your life so it's good that you are looking into how to deal with it and become healthy again. Whether we are looking at obesity in adults or obesity in kids, both are very serious and need to be attended to. Left alone serious, life-threatening diseases could be the outcome.
Unfortunately, obesity is much more common today than it used to be decades ago and a large part of the reason for that is the way we now eat as well as how sedentary our lifestyles

Obesity Causes, Effects and Treatment?

An obese person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or over you are considered obese.
Why do people become obese?
People become obese for several reasons, including:
Consuming too many calories.People are eating much more than they used to. This used to be the case just in developed nations – however, the trend has spread worldwide. Despite billions of dollars being spent on public awareness campaigns that attempt to encourage people to eat healthily, the majority of us continue to overeat.

How Effective is Obesity Treatment in Children?

No question - Canada, as many other Western countries is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity. Many of these children will need obesity treatment - they are beyond the stage where "prevention" is likely to help.
So do obesity interventions for kids actually work?
This was the topic of a Cochrane review by Oude Luttikhuis and colleagues from the University of Groningen published earlier this year.
The authors analyzed all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of lifestyle (i.e. dietary, physical activity and/or behavioral therapy), drug and surgical interventions for treating obesity in children (mean age under 18 years) with or without the support of family members, with a minimum of six months follow

What Are the Causes of Hereditary and Inherited Diabetes?

Causes of Diabetes is not that easy to cure. It requires dedication, constant monitoring, carefulness and control. Diabetic persons are more likely to have liver cancer, heart stack and other crucial diseases as a complication. Living life in moderation is really true. Prevention is better than cure, so, experts recommend living our lives in moderation so as not to suffer if we are older. It is rewarding to die knowing that the live we've left is a wholesome and worth living for.
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Fight Childhood Obesity at the Farmers Market

One reason for today's childhood obesity epidemic is that children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables. Instead, they fill up on packaged food with little to no nutritional value. But how do you get your kids excited about eating more fruits and veggies? Introduce them to farmers markets!
This is especially important if you ask your child where vegetables come from, and she answers, "The grocery store."
With the arrival of spring comes the return of farmers markets throughout most of the United States. In addition to helping the local economy when you regularly visit farmers markets, you can help your kids combat childhood obesity simply because of the personal connection that children make with the people who grow their food.
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Preventing Liver Disease with Anti-Obesity Drugs

Being overweight and obese is viewed by many as a serious and fast growing public health problem. More and more people are now adding extra weight because of several factors which includes family genetics, eating habits, lifestyle, and so on. This health condition not only gives the person a feel of embarrassment in social circles, but also faces a dangerous health condition.Obesity is defined as the excess or having too much body fat. Being overweight on the other hand, refers to those who weigh too much. Both of these conditions refer to weight as those that come from the bone, fat, muscle, and body water of a person. Either way, both terms apply to people who have excess weight, more than what their height applies for.Several health

Wanna Lose Weight Now? Find Out How

More than 72 million Americans are obese. Find this bit of information hard to believe? Well, it’s true. Obesity can be countered by maintaining a healthy nutritious diet and regular fat-burning exercises. Sometimes even prolonged dieting and exercise fails to help morbidly obese people. In this situation, bariatrics comes into play. Bariatrics is a branch of medicine that diagnoses the causes of obesity, provides treatment to the patient and looks to achieve long term maintenance and prevention of its recurrence. There are specialized surgeons known as bariatric surgeons who perform weight loss surgeries. If you are one among those people who has tried every possible way to shed those extra pounds, and if nothing seems to be working,

Hcg Diets ? The History And Science Behind The Miracle

Most readers will be startled to find out that HCG diets are really a form of hormone replacement therapy. By taking small doses of HCG, you are correcting a hormonal imbalance that otherwise prevents the body from utilizing those nutrient and calorie-rich, but unsightly, fat bulges around the waist and hips.
Finding More InformationIf the HCG diet interest you, then you can find out more information by checking out various HCG sites on the web. In addition, you can purchase Dr. Simeons' book Pounds & Inches: A New Approach to Obesity.

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Let's Talk About Type 2 Diabetes And Obesity

According to the American Diabetes Association, about 24 million Americans have diabetes. Pre-diabetes is estimated to affect about 57 million people in our country alone while Obesity is victimizing more than 73 million Americans over the course of 11 years. Obviously, diabetes and Obesity are enormous and common problem.
With the case of Type 2 diabetes, this is believe to affect wide range of other health problems such as cardiovascular issues, nerve damage, eye issues and kidney problem. According to the death certificate reports in 2005, the total death due to this disease is 233,619. The total cost of diabetes is amounting to $174 billion, $ 116 billion for direct medical costs and $ 58 billion for indirect costs (disability, work

Stemming The Tide Of Obesity With Surgery

Staggering, is the best way to describe the obesity problem in the United States. To quote a significant statistical figure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 67 percent of adults 20 years and older are overweight or obese as surveyed in 2006. So to apply the result, 6 out of 10 adults are overweight or obese. Children don't fare much better with 18 percent being overweight between the ages of 12 and 18. The problem is not that weight loss options do not exist or that information about the severity of obesity in the nation is hidden from the public—how often do news outlets and public agencies convey information on weight loss? Rather, the problem stems from a culture that supports and encourages obesity from our

How to Become Motivated to Lose Weight

Motivation is the key to continuing and sticking to a plan of losing weight. Most people who start a diet or exercise routine have problems staying motivated to continue with it and ultimately quit. Based on the statistics from the CDC for 2007-2008 34% of American adults are overweight. This is up from the previous stats from 2005-2006 of 32.7%. These statistics are only a glimpse at the overwhelming problem of obesity in America.
Thousands of people start a diet or weight loss routine every year however the people who stick to their goals are minimal. Motivation plays a huge role in whether someone will reach his or her weight loss goals. People who are overweight or obese usually know that their health is affected by their weight,

Rapid Fat Loss: Healthy Weight Loss for Kids

Are you looking for a diet program that offers healthy weight loss for kids? We read almost every day about the increasing problems of obesity in America. Many dieters are often turning to Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet and pills to lose weight, like Xenical (which has recently been approved for overweight teens). Most of these just aren't good options for healthy weight loss for kids.
Everyone knows the quick answer… Diet and Exercise!
It is more than obvious that eating right and getting plenty of exercise are the answers to a healthy weight loss. It doesn’t take new research into why obesity is on the rise. It isn't just larger portion sizes, fast food, or increased inactivity that are causing more kids and adults to become

Child Obesity Genetics

Obesity tends to run in families, suggesting that it may have a genetic cause. However, family members share not only genes but also diet and lifestyle habits that may contribute to obesity. Separating these lifestyle factors from genetic ones is often difficult. Still, mounting evidence points to heredity as a strong determining factor for obesity.Obesity rates have doubled in the last twenty years, and in children the rate has tripled, according to research conducted by the American Dietetic Association. Obesity is much more than simply a cosmetic problem. Being considerably overweight causes serious health problems, and when obesity starts in childhood, unfortunately it often sets the child up for a lifetime of poor health.Research

The Facts About Obesity

Most people think that obesity goes no deeper than a less than fashionable look, but they are wrong. Obesity today is an epidemic, a disease spreading fast across both the industrialized world and emerging economies. Obesity means having too much fat on your body. First and foremost, obesity puts a strain on joints and bones that have to sustain more weight than before, which leads to arthritis in the long run. The weight also tends to make people less active, which, in turn, means more weight is put on. The lack of activity and high cholesterol brought by eating too much of the wrong kind of food impair the proper functioning of your heart and blood vessels. This results in high blood pressure, stroke and other blood and heart conditions.

[WATCH]: Obesity Caused by Adenovirus 36?

Dr. Jeffrey Schwimmer (University of California, San Diego School of Medicine) has found that children exposed to adenovirus36 are significantly more likely to be

Despite Obesity Epidemic, Children Opt Out of Gym Class

It is not news to us that the United States is suffering from an obesity epidemic, both in adults and children. What is shocking, however, is the fact that children are still not being encouraged to become more physically active. More specifically, students are being given the choice to opt-out of gym class in school, as discussed in a recent article written by Sarah Netter of

Obesity And Fad Diets

Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese. the majority of them being African American or Mexican American. Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. With more and more prepackaged food and less and less activity, the number of obese people in America has steadily increased since the 1960's. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is commonly assessed by using body mass index (BMI), A person is considered overweight if his or

Vegas Bariatric Surgeons In Nevada Help Obese Begin Their Life WIth Las Vegas Weight Loss Surgery

Find some of the best Las Vegas weight loss surgeons will not only leave it to surgery to make sure you are less obese. In fact, they will encourage you to start diet and exercise programs that you can use to help maintain your new weight. There will also be times that patients will have to deal with psychological changes and this is where support groups can come in handy. It is also these support groups that can even help you find specialists that you can turn to when you need a weight loss surgeon or a plastic surgeon if the situation requires it.

Being obese is a great source of depression and distress in any individual. The effects of obesity will have an effect on physical well being as well as psychological health. However, with

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Do Obese People Get Poorer Health Care?

Dr. Sharma had previously blogged about the problem of weight bias amongst health professionals and how this can possibly lead to poorer health care for people with excess weight.
A new study by Virginia Chang and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that the quality of health care may not necessarily be worse for obese people compared to normal weight folks.
The reserachers examined eight different performance measures in two US national-level patient populations: (1) Medicare beneficiaries (n = 36 122) and (2) recipients of care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (n = 33 550).
The performance measures included diabetes care (eye

Obesity Rampant in the Emirates, Observation by Dr. Sharma

When we think of the global obesity epidemic, we tend to conjour up images of US-Americans, literally hefting along excess pounds as they go about their lives across America. We may also recall that Canada and most other Western countries have a problem.
But, interestingly, nowhere is the obesity problem as big as in the countries of the Gulf Region and the Middle East (exceeded perhaps only by populations on remote Oceanic islands).
According to the United Arab Emirates global school-based student health survey (GSHS) 2005 fact sheet, over 30% of 13-15 year olds exceed the 85th percentile for body weights. The adult population (though it is hard to find accurate statistics) apparently does not fare much better.
Although the 1st

Obesity - Cause and Remedy

A well-known psychologist recently wrote about the issue of obesity in America for the Practical Advise column, which appeared in my local newspaper. The title of her article, “Obesity Is A Medical Illness, Not A Behavioral Disorder,” shocked and frightened me. She stated, “Obesity meets all of the clinical definitions of a disease.” In view of the fact that this is a syndicated column and hundreds of newspapers will carry this article, I am compelled to write a rebuttal to this outrageous miscarriage of facts. Maybe with some stretch of imagination, being obese may have earned a medical disease diagnosis—becoming or staying obese is the result of emotional adaptations and indoctrinations—environment, family, religion and

Take the Steps You Need to Cure Your Obesity

Obesity has become an epidemic, especially in The United States. An average of 300,000 Americans die each year and nearly $177 billion is spent on illnesses related to obesity.Obesity can affect your legs and back. It can raise your blood pressure and even cause diabetes.We are becoming fat and lazy, but before we can conquer the problem, we have to start accepting responsibility for our own actions. What you are about to read may offend some people, but it needs to be said.Many people suffer from being overweight. It may result from a stocky build, slow metabolism, or some other physical reason, but it is a fact of life for many people. They will probably struggle with it their entire lives.But obesity is different. A very miniscule

Fighting Child Obesity

Fitness and nutrition expert, Tracey Redford of Curves International says, "The inactivity among young people can not be blamed solely on the evolution of Internet technology and television in itself. Child obesity has lead to a number of other health related issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease from the combination of improper nutrition and lack of exercise."
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The ultimate goal is sustainable healthy weight loss
When children feel they have no options, they continue on the same path of poor eating habits leading to a state of helplessness. Sending a child to a gym where they feel isolated and

Obesity can be prevented and cure

Currently more than 1 billion adults are overweight - and at least 300 million of them are clinically obese. According to WHO, "childhood obesity is already epidemic in some areas and on the rise in others. An estimated 22 million children under five are estimated to be overweight worldwide. According to the US Surgeon General, in the USA the number of overweight children has doubled and the number of overweight adolescents has trebled since 1980. The prevalence of obese children aged 6-to-11 years has more than doubled since the 1960s. Obesity prevalence in youths aged 12-17 has increased dramatically from 5% to 13% in boys and from 5% to 9% in girls between 1966-70 and 1988-91 in the USA. The problem is global and increasingly extends

Obesity and Morbid Obesity - a Problem That Needs to be Addressed

Obesity and morbid obesity are regarded by the medical experts and health organizations throughout the world as being one of the most dangerous health problems facing mankind. It can be said that by and large obesity affects those people who neglect to look after their general health. As such it's a complaint that's totally preventable - with care and diligence the worst aspects of the condition can be prevented. However those sufferers who experience the severe medical problems associated with the condition - type 2 diabetes, heart diseases - can expect to live 9 years LESS than a person of normal weight. Once considered to be a problem confined mainly to the affluent west, it is now being seen in those countries experiencing a speedy

How to Control Obesity

Obesity has increased alarmingly in the past 20 years, reaching epidemic proportions. In the United States, it is now estimated that thirty percent of the population is obese. For the first time in history, the life span of human beings is decreasing due to obesity and the health conditions that arise from it.

The simple definition of obesity is having too much body fat. Unfortunately, there is nothing simple about obesity. Not only is it uncomfortable and embarrassing, being obese increases the risk of an alarming array of diseases and health conditions, including certain types of cancer, type-2 diabetes, heart disease, respiratory problems, and hypertension.

The obesity epidemic is not something that happened suddenly. Obesity is a

The Causes Of Childhood Obesity

Obesity among children is a national health crisis and a terrifying reality. It can cripple our country for generations to come unless significant changes are made.
Not all obese infants become obese children, and not all obese children become obese adults. However, the older one gets, the more likely it is that one gains weight. Our metabolism slows as we grow older, and we also become less active. In addition, it is very likely that obesity beginning even in early childhood will persist through the life span. In other words, if your 14 year old son is obese, it's likely that he will carry the extra weight (and put on more weight) during his adult life.
For parents of overweight children, the time to help your kids get in shape is now or

Learn How to Combat Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is out of control in the United States today. Statistics show the number of children between 6 and 11 who are obese have doubled since 1980. Being over weight as a child will lead to an adult having many diseases that could have been preventable if they would have maintained a healthy weight as a child. Childhood obesity can be prevented if you follow some of the simple rules below: Get Free : Losing Weight for Children Secondly, teach your child to eat sensible portions. Over consumption is not a way of life. You do not want your child to be super sizing everything from an early age. When it comes to food less is better. If they feel full stop eating. If they are still hungry in a little while, they can have something

Guaranteed weight loss program with vertical banded gastroplasty in India

Lose your weight by choosing vertical banded gastroplasty in India. India offers guaranteed weight loss program at leading obesity surgery hospitals. Best obesity surgeons of India run this weight loss program at the hospitals of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore. Obesity has become a major problem now a days and vertical banded gastroplasty in India (also known as stomach stapling) has been the most common and effective weight loss surgery. Many international patients come to India for this extensive weight loss program and also enjoy the cheaper rates of the surgery. People from western countries look for a place, which could provide a successful surgery with cost savings, and thus India, has emerged as the leading tourist hub

Bariatric Surgery Safe, Effective And Affordable

Do you know what all these treatments have in common?

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laparoscopic banding, vertical sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastric banding.
The stigma associated with medical tourism is fast disappearing as consumers become more educated regarding their options for medical care. Weight loss surgery in Mexico offers safe, effective and affordable weight loss and obesity surgical treatments that are not covered by insurance plans in the U.S.
PlacidWay, a rising expert and resource for medical tourism abroad, offers consumers information, resources and contacts to a variety of obesity treatment facilities throughout Mexico that offer highly trained, experienced physicians, surgeons and staff to meet any weight loss

When their weight-loss attempt fails, where does the obese teen look to for help?

Harry is obese, fifteen and very unhappy. He was advised to diet. He tried. What happened? Harry got fatter. He was told to exercise, but Harry had so much fat to carry the exercise was too tiresome. So that didn't work either. Is Harry a lone example of this scenario? No, almost every obese teen runs into this hazard at least once. Most overweight teens try to diet and exercise many times before they finally succumb, and become obese adults. It's a scary situation - the statistics show obesity is escalating at an alarming rate, and society as yet, has not come up with an answer. Governments the world over seem to be asleep at the wheel. Is that vehicle about to crash, and will we wake up when it's too late? Let's return to our overweight

Heart Care Avoiding Obesity and Smoking to live healthy life

Heart care some people remember the importance his heart. But it deserves attention early because, due to stress daily, food inadequate and no physical activities May be problems ahead. Cardiovascular disease is nowadays a worldwide concern. Directly or indirectly are responsible for high number of deaths in all countries, particularly in large urban centers.Prevent cardiovascular disease must be a priority target and permanent. Studies show that those who suffered heart attacks, usually had one or more risk factor, such as:- Hypertension- Increased blood cholesterol- Smoking- Obesity- Physical inactivity- Diabetes- Stress- Genetic Factors HYPERTENSIONHypertension has been associated with an increased incidence of heart attacks and

Home Remedies for Obesity

Obesity or overweight results from the excessive accumulation of fat. The main causes of being obese are eating too much and/or not being physically active enough. If you eat more calories than you burn, the extra calories are accumulated as fat. Everyone has some fat, but too much accumulated fat results in being overweight or obese. There are other factors that may affect your body weight viz. your genes (obesity tends to run hereditary), weak metabolism, and your age. Sometimes medicine can contribute to weight gain. To prevent this problem, there are some useful, effective and safe home remedies for weight loss.Home Remedies for Weight LossWater: Drinking 8-10 glass of water is one amongst the foremost speedy weight loss remedies that

Obesity - Causes and Problems

Obesity is a major problem in the United States and now many other parts of the world. New information from weight loss researchers and nutritionists shows that over 300,000 people die each year from complications resulting from obesity.Obesity is where the body accumulates more fat than is being burned by normal metabolism and this causes fat deposits to begin to build up in the belly area, thighs, buttocks and even waist. The problem of obesity is so acute that some schools especially in Atlanta Georgia have began to offer strictly vegetarian diets to their students and the students have embraced this diet well. So what causes obesity?There is one cause of weight gain that is rather unfortunate-genetics. Sometimes, it is easy to judge

Global Overweight and Obesity reach alarming levels

According to a research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO). more than 50 per cent of the population is overweight in over 10 Pacific island countries, Obesity ranges from more than 30 per cent in Fiji to 80 per cent among women in American Samoa.
Meanwhile, in China, approximately 10 million city residents are growing obese every year, estimated by a Shanghai-based company. In five years, it is predicted that 15 percent of the total population will be overweight.
Not only this is a local phenomenon, globally, WHO estimated one billion adults are overweight and more than 300 million are obese.
If no further action is being taken, by 2015, 1.5 billion adults will be overweight.
More important, overweight and obesity are

Obese Women Getting Pregnant - Help For Overweight Ladies Who Are Trying To Conceive

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Comparing Nutritional Cleansing and Fad Diets

The United States is in a true health crisis. We are sicker and more overweight than ever before and these issues cannot be ignored. The United States is the epicenter of an obesity pandemic and as more countries adapt to a Western Lifestyle, rates of obesity and associated health problems will continue rising steadily in both adults and children.According to the Journal of American Medical Association, obesity, poor physical activity and resultant associated illness are overtaking tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death in this country.In 2000, obesity and inactivity caused 400,000 deaths, ore than 16. Obesity cost America $117 billion in 2000 according to the surgeon general. Now more than ever people are looking to address

Gastric Banding

Millions of us are fighting the battle of the bulge. While diet and exercise work, for many it doesn?t cut it. But aggressive surgery is too much for most. This is really intended for those considered morbidly, or extremely obese, so much so it?s an immediate risk to one?s health.

Now, maybe, there?s something in between.

Ed Schauder has struggled for years with his weight?

It?s been a recurring cycle of failed diets. ?Just about every single one of them, slim fast, weigh watchers,? says Ed.

And when he hit his forties, he realized, he was in trouble.

?I probably was more than 370 pounds when I first cam here in May of 2005. I couldn?t register on the scale,? says Ed.

Ed was heavy enough certainly for a

Obesity

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Is The Food You Eat Resulting In Being Overweight And Terrible Eating Habits

Consuming food is not just the issue with regards to obesity. Actually the food sector has figured out just what activates the obese individual's senses because they have been researching it for years. There are a few additional factors that obese people do besides bad eating habits. Let's take a moment and look into being overweight as well as poor eating habits. You will discover seven bad habits which fat individuals do.
1) They will grab the larger dishes. When obese individuals visit a buffet they generally will seize the largest plate on the bar. Not only do these people pick up the largest plate but the largest beverage also. When you've got a larger plate it will make you consume much more food and gain more weight. Most people do

From Cookie Monster to Veggie Monster - Targeting Childhood Obesity

Has Sesame Street's Cookie Monster officially turned into the Veggie Monster? Over the years Sesame Street has become a household name bringing fun and learning to kids, particularly in literacy and math. In 2005, however, Sesame Street began educating viewers about other important topics such as health and childhood obesity. The classic kid's television show recently joined forces with various anti-obesity organizations to start teaching viewers (of all ages) about the importance of a healthy diet. Sesame Street producer, Carol-Lynn Parente recognized childhood obesity as a worldwide epidemic and wanted to address the issue publicly. Sesame Street started its health awareness initiative with the adorable Muppet, Grover. Kids

A Cause of Diabetes? ... Obesity

We all see the "daily" news reports that obesity related illnesses that are a growing killer in the world today. The death totals for obesity related diseases have increased by more than thirty percent in the last decade. Obesity contributes to heart disease, strokes, and diabetes and don't forget they contribute to a whole host of ailments including arthritis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) recently reported in a new study that self-reported diabetes has soared in the past six years. They also state that obesity is the main cause for this dramatic increase. Those groups more at risk are the older populations, poorly educated, and minorities. Minorities are predisposed than white Caucasians to develop diabetes.

Consuming Alcohol and Gastric Bypass Surgery Could Prove a Dangerous Mixture

Following many years of discussion we are finally coming around to the unavoidable conclusion that surgery is the only really effective and lasting answer to the problem of severe obesity. And it is certainly not before time!

At the moment obesity is probably the number one health problem in the Western world and in the United States alone almost 60 percent of people are overweight, with nearly 24 percent being obese and 3 percent extremely obese. Now 3 percent may not seem like a big figure but when you consider that it adds up to more than 9 million morbidly obese people that is a fairly major problem.

Despite the fact that more and more attention is being focused on the problem of obesity and its cure, it is surprising how

We all want a weight loss program that works!

According to several reports taken in the recent past, America has a high obesity rate. The reports show that almost 60% of America's population suffers from either overweight or obesity problems. America is not the only country facing such problems. Britain too is plagued by the very same problem. According to reports in Britain one out of every 10 children are cursed with the very same problem. This problem is not common only to America or Britain, however the percentage of obesity or overweight people in these countries are alarming. We are soon becoming a nation that is very unfit and filled with fat obese people. Due to the rise in obesity nation wide, diet plans have been blossoming all over.There are dozens of diet plans that are

Sensible Weight-Loss Advice

According to several reports taken in the recent past, America has a high obesity rate. The reports show that almost 60% of America's population suffers from either overweight or obesity problems. America is not the only country facing such problems. Britain too is plagued by the very same problem. According to reports in Britain one out of every 10 children are cursed with the very same problem. This problem is not common only to America or Britain, however the percentage of obesity or overweight people in these countries are alarming. We are soon becoming a nation that is very unfit and filled with fat obese people. Due to the rise in obesity nation wide, diet plans have been blossoming all over. There are dozens of diet plans that are

It?s Time We Revisit our Insensitive Attitudes Towards the Obese

Every time we feel sorry for a person because of his physical status is mostly when the concerned person is handicapped in a certain way. It is also when a person is physically handicapped that he or she finds his or her body a curse. But have you ever wondered that there are diverse other reasons also that might make a person hate his or her own body. It can be when a person is not good looks wise or is very fat or extremely thin. But it becomes worse when we, the outsiders make a person hate the body that he or she possesses.

Are you bewildered reading the last statement of the first para? Well, just think over how very often we make a person self conscious about his or her body, because of the kind of attitude we adopt towards

The Truth About the Causes of Obesity

Over 95 per cent of our overweight friends got that way simply because they ate more calories than they expended in the process of staying alive, working, and playing. But some people are unwilling to accept so simple an explanation. They talk about mysterious causes of obesity.

This is a handy excuse. Our overweight friend shrugs his shoulders, sighs, and says, "Oh well, nothing I can do about it; thyroid, you know."

Singled out by Fate and his thyroid to be fat, our man might just as well consume a 200-calorie chocolate bar, or so he thinks.

Fact of the matter is that there are very few true cases of hypothyroidism.

Here are some facts about thyroid. It is the most important gland in controlling the rate at which you burn

What Are The Causes of Childhood Obesity?

Two thirds of all Americans are now considered overweight or obese. This is in spite of all the advances recently made in the field of nutrition. Some feel that it has reached epidemic proportions at home as well as around the world. Even more concerning is that 15% of children in this country are considered overweight. Just a few decades ago this number stood at 4%.We are starting to see diseases that were contracted in adulthood now affecting children and adolescents. Children that are overweight or obese have a much higher chance of dying of heart disease when they get older. This is even affecting the youngest among us with 10% of preschoolers being overweight.Being obese has many risk factors for children. Childhood obesity is the

Treatments And Tips To Overcome Obesity

What is BMI (Body Mass Index)?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an index of weight-for-height that helps a doctor determine if a person is underweight, overweight or obese. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2). There are some pre-defined calculations of the BMI that define the body weight of a person.

People with a BMI less than 18.5 are considered underweight
People with a BMI between 18.5 and 25 are considered to be of healthy weight
People with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight
While adults with a BMI above 30 and 40 are considered obese
People with a BMI above 40 are considered morbidly obese

Tips to overcome obesity problem
Given below are some simple tips that will

How To Feed Your Child To Avoid Child Obesity?

Sometime taking extra care of your child's diet gives them more calories than they normally require. This can lead to child obesity which is very hazardous for your child's health. In this article, you will learn how to properly feed you child to avoid them to become obese or overweight. If you are offering beverages like fruit juice or soft drinks to quench your child's thirst you could be increasing your child's risk of overweight or obesity. Beverages that contain calories can take the blame for weight problems in many of the youngsters. 20% of the children who are overweight are so because they consume too many calories. Unlike candies and savories that people know are fattening when eaten in quantity, families are relatively unaware

Latest childhood, Teens and Adults Obesity statistics

metabolism rate decreases which cause more weight gain in the body due to fat storage. From the statistical records of WHO (world health organization), they are around 1.6 million teens were facing overweight and 400 million adults were facing obesity problem. And 20 million children around the age of 5 years were facing overweight problem. There will be increase in death rate by 50% in next ten years. World health organization made an estimation factor, that is by 2015 there will be 700 million people in the world will be facing obesity problem and 2.3 billion teens will be facing overweight problem. These overweight and obesity problems are like an epidemic disease in both developed/undeveloped nations. Obesity rate: • Around 400

Fight Obesity with Weight Loss Management

There are no other biggest rewarding reachable for themselves, as blessed with strength, mobility and convenience. All three are the most important gifts you can enjoy a healthy lifestyle. What do you think are the biggest nightmares for obese people? Sometimes they feel uneasy. Sometimes easily discouraged. Sometimes they are destroyed on the ground. If you are one of them, this is not the right time for you to make your life a confusion. Remember that, if a door closed you be sure that a window can be opened. This is how life works. You should not lose your hope if you are getting, because many alternatives waiting there you out there, letting you still joy in a convenient way to live fat. It is in a common tendency for a heavyweight

The Causes of Diabetes

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are different because they are both affected by insulin deficiency differently. A Type 1 diabetic is unable to produce insulin altogether whilst a Type 2 diabetic is ether not able to use insulin at they should be able to, or they cannot create insulin in sufficient quantities to live without insulin injections. People with Type 2 diabetes are by far the most common, with around 19 out of 20 people falling into this category. The causes of diabetes has remained somewhat of a mystery for some time, however many say that the cause of diabetes could be something genetic and childhood infection is also proposed as another potential, yet unconfirmed, reason why diabetes could be caused. One thing is that the profile

Obese Children Get Picked on Too Much!

Children in general have a natural tendency to pick on the weakest link and the obese child is a prime target. They can actually be downright nasty. Obese children may hide their emotions from the taunting but deep inside the hurt runs deep. Overweight children have lower self esteem, have violent outbursts, get to the point of tears, not to mention the health risks. They want to be like the other kids but by not being accepted they get into the “I don't care” anymore frame of mind. This is a dangerous space for the obese child to be in. They start to feel isolated and shameful which doesn't solve any of their problems. The taunting actually makes the situation worse because they begin thinking that there is no hope. Their physical

Tips: What can Parents do to Prevent Childhood Obesity?

The last two decades have shown a tremendous increase in childhood obesity rates in adolescents and school – age children. Where the obesity rates in adults have doubled, in adolescents and school age children they have tripled, which has made at least one child in five overweight. As the most persuasive role models for their children, parents play a significant role in preventing childhood obesity and improving children health. Educating healthy lifestyle habits that involve physical activity and nutrition are the finest ways to prevent children and adolescents from becoming overweight.Here are some suggestions for parents on how to help your children maintain a healthy diet and prevent childhood obesity: 1. If your child does not like

Obesity and Life Insurance

Being overweight is usually a cause of concern when applying for a life insurance policy. Some people who have challenging health issues related to being overweight think they cannot get any insurance at all and therefore, may not even try applying for life insurance coverage. Some have tried and have been declined by the few life insurance companies they have applied to. The fact is, even if you are overweight or obese, you may still be able to find an affordable insurance coverage policy that meets your needs. You may just have to try harder and shop around for the most affordable life insurance quotes would be try the online services of insurance quote providers. Such services are associated with thousands of reputed insurance companies

Cardiovascular Diseases: Consequences of Obesity

When you are overweight, you expose yourself to a lot of fatal things and diseases. Time will come when you will you will not feel good about yourself anymore and realize that the reason for this is because of your weight, and that is true. It might sound harsh, but being obese can predispose you to a host of medical problems. That is the main reason why medical professionals have always found it to be important that you maintain your normal body weight. This is not saying that slim people never get sick, they also do, yet people who are obese have a greater risk for developing more serious diseases. Statistics show that those people who are obese have twice the chances of suffering from heart problems. Cardiovascular diseases in general

Sunday, December 26, 2010

What is Obesity? What is Childhood Obesity?

You gain a few pounds and most people would agree that you are not obese. But it might indicate that you gain weight easily and your diet/weight program might need an adjustment. A child is not obese until their weight is 10 percent higher than is recommended for their height and body type. So what is obesity? What is childhood obesity?
Childhood obesity usually occurs around 5-6 years of age or in adolescence. If one parent is obese, there is a 50 percent chance that the children will become obese too. But if both parents are obese, the chance of their children becoming obese jumps to 80 percent.
There are many causes that contribute to obesity:
· Lack of exercise
· Poor eating habits
·

Obesity or Overweight, A New World Generation Of Kids

Fast weight loss for children are more difficult than for adults. Daily exercise can add to speed fast weight loss program for children. Add a few hours of exercises in the diagram. Encourage more physical activity in him that would help him move from laziness. For example, buying groceries at home, take dog for a walk and a walk to school, etc. Buy him a bike for long distances. Cycling is the best exercise because the whole body moving and helps in fast weight loss for children.Appeals to support your family in your child's weight loss program that will help him stay motivated. A serious conversation with your child and family can serve as a solution in this regard. Help him find materials on nutritious food, and can help purchase the

Treatment And Causes Of Gynecomastia

What is Gynecomastia?

The word Gynecomastia comes from two Greek words, Gyne meaning Woman and Mastos which means breast. A loose translation would be "woman like breasts". They are also know as steroid breasts or bitch tits as some people unkindly call them.

Gynecomastia actually describes a condition whereby breast tissue builds up in a males chest creating what appear to be female breasts. These breasts can be quite tender and sensitive.

The condition Gynecomastia is very common in adolescent boys, however, in about 90% of these cases, the condition disappears naturally as their adolescence follows it's course.

For the remaining 10% though, it remains and can be quite a social handicap causing significant psychological damage to the

Causes Of Gynecomastia And Many Different Kinds Of Treatments

The word Gynecomastia comes from two Greek words, Gyne meaning Woman and Mastos which means breast. A loose translation would be "woman like breasts". They are also know as steroid breasts or bitch tits as some people unkindly call them.Gynecomastia actually describes a condition whereby breast tissue builds up in a males chest creating what appear to be female breasts. These breasts can be quite tender and sensitive.The condition Gynecomastia is very common in adolescent boys, however, in about 90% of these cases, the condition disappears naturally as their adolescence follows it's course.For the remaining 10% though, it remains and can be quite a social handicap causing significant psychological damage to the patient. The feelings that

Risks Associated With Gastric Bypass Surgery: Are There Other Options?

There is a lot of controversy surrounding gastric bypass surgery because it involves the stapling of the stomach in order to make it smaller. By making it smaller it is able to hold less food. It also bypasses that area of the stomach that is responsible for absorbing most of the calorie and nutrients that the individual takes in. This is a procedure that is meant primarily for the morbidly obese individual. These individuals must be obese for more than five years and be more than 100 pounds overweight. Very rarely is a gastric bypass procedure performed on someone who is less than 100 pounds overweight. These individuals must also show that they have made a serious effort to lose weight and that those efforts have not resulted in

ASIA?S FATTEST CUTS FLAB WITH SOME HELP FROM CITY DOCTOR

Mumbai: No doctor in China wanted to operate on 33-year-old Qin Fang, who weighed a challenging 285 kg. A fortnight after local newspapers carried Qin's weighty problem, authorities at the Nankai Hospital near Beijing called a Mumbai doctor to help the young man. "We are told he was Asia's heaviest man when we operated on him 10 days ago," announced Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, relating how he was invited to China to place a gastric band around Qin's stomach. The Chinese man has since lost seven kg, Dr. Lakdawala said at a press conference held in L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, on Friday. The Hiranandani team was first asked to operate on a 25-year-old-woman who weighed 170 kg during the workshop. "The Chinese doctors said that they had so

Obesity: Is it Contagious?

The obesity rate in American has remained at 34% during the past five years, but will continue to grow until reaching 42%, Harvard medical researchers conclude.
The study builds off a 2007 report that an individual's risk of becoming obese increases 50% if a friend of his becomes obese.
Researchers believe this phenomenon is fueling the obesity rate in the United States, which is projected to increase over the next 40 years.
Is obesity contagious? Harvard medical researchers examined the influencing factors of becoming obese. "We found there is some baseline risk of becoming obese based on the friends you have," Allison Hill, a graduate student at Harvard and the Harvard- Massachusetts Institute Technology Division of Health Sciences and

Combating National Childhood Obesity Conditions

Childhood obesity is a very serious subject matter that needs great attention. We have to note that obesity is one of the major reasons why people are dying at early ages. People should be able to learn how to combat national childhood obesity so that more people can live longer lives and live healthy without worrying about early death or the acquisition of certain illnesses causes by obesity.
Obesity in children can cause them to get illnesses which can be fatal to their health. As responsible parents who cares and love the children, we must do every measure that we can in order to fight the signs of obesity and let our children live longer and healthier lives. Some of the illnesses that children may get at an early stage of their lives

Defeat Childhood Obesity

In the last few years childhood obesity has shown to be an issue of critical and increasing importance. A little boy is considered obese if he exceeds his ideal weight by 25%; the threshold is set at 30% for little girls. A child’s ideal weight can be easily calculated on the base of BMI (body massive index). If you want to check your child’s weight you can visit the website: http://www.cdc.gov and write “bmi” in the search engine.

Childhood obesity is frequently a consequence of an unbalanced nutrition, more and more based on fat and caloric food, lacking in proteins and nutritive value. Children often eat casually and prefer snacks and soft drinks. Parents tend to buy ready-to-eat products rather than cook themselves with

Obesity Is Not A Cosmetic Problem

I recently saw a programme on TV. It was a talk-show with Tyra Banks as the host. The unfortunate subject was an obese young teenage girl. That's being politically correct. She was FAT.

The issue? The young girl had a bad relationship with her mother and Tyra Banks was going to help them patch things up. All her life, the young girl said, she had been having a problem with her weight, and her mother was making things so hard for her.

As a child, her mother would restrict her food intake. Starving, she would be forced to raid the refrigerator at night just to satisfy her hunger. Things got worse when her mother resorted to padlocking the fridge at night. She had to eat different food from her siblings, who were all thin.

All that

You Can Always Weight Until Tomorrow to Go on a Diet!

Most people know the risk of being obese or overweight. And most people should know if they fall into that category. So why don't we do something about it? Denial? Fear? I like food too much? Those are just excuses they are not legitimate answers. Admitting that you are overweight is the answer.

There are methods used to determine if you are overweight . The most common method is your BMI ( body mass index) which is a calculation of your height , weight, and gender. A healthy BMI is in the range of 18.5 and 24.9. For example purposes a male weighing 195 pounds and being 5”11” tall would have a BMI of 27.2. This would indicate a high health risk . A BMI of under 18.5 would indicate a need to gain weight, BMI of over 30

What Precisely Defines A Childhood Obesity Epidemic?

Doctors have noticed that there is a childhood obesity epidemic. Some consider it a medical condition. To that it is one that is slowly taking over our children and teenagers. Everyone has their own unique body structure and size, but there are times when our body likes to store more fat then needed. This is what obese is considered. When a doctor is looking for obesity they measure the child's weight and look at the guidelines for their age and height to determine what is ok and what is not.
Doctors have always said to exercise. Children get that by playing and being themselves. Becoming obese means that they are eating and eating and not burning off the food that they have eaten.
Some of the children studies have seen that are at risk of

Tips On Battling Childhood Obesity

It is a fact that people are generally getting fatter in many western societies. This is reflected in the popularity of diet books and fitness equipment. But while most of us realize it would be good to lose a bit of weight, we are only vaguely aware of the staggering levels of "obesity" in our societies. We are even less aware of the impact this is having on our children, and the widespread existence of childhood obesity.**What is Obesity?**Generally speaking, a person is considered "obese" when the amount of fat stored in his body endangers his health. Here are some recent OECD statistics that show just how widespread the problem of obesity is:Percentage of Population (over 15 years of age) who are obeseU.S.A. - 30.6%Mexico - 24.2%U.K. -

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News results for Obesity Problems

Obesity is a major health problem around the world, especially in North America, Australia and Europe. In developing countries, it is less common. Obesity brings disability, disease and early death. It is a situation distinguished by excess body fat. More clearly, obesity is usually because of positive energy balance. That is, the consumption of calories is more than the spending of calories. Several factors that contribute to obesity are genetic factors, eating habits, less physical activity, endocrine factor, and trauma. Click to Get New ACCELERATED Fat Burning System
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Fighting the Good Fight Against Obesity

Recent studies came up with a statistical figure that approximately fifty-eight million men and women are overweight; roughly forty million are obese; and around three million are morbidly obese. Another study said that eight out of ten adults over twenty-five are overweight. Being overweight and obese has been an on-going concern for a lot of adults. Surveys say that the population of obese people has increased drastically in the United States alone, and that cases of obesity-related health risks have grown at an alarming rate. Contributing factors A variety of factors play a contributory role in obesity, and these are:1.Energy imbalance. This occurs when the amount of calories consumed does not amount to the amount of calories

Use Phentermine Diet Pill and Drive Obesity Towards Slimness

Is obesity beneficial for you by anyway? Does overweight provide you easiness in accomplishing your routine work? Being an obese, do you never face any physical trouble? Are you not prone to severe diseases because of your obesity? If we ask these questions to an obese, he is certainly going answer in negation. Because every obese knows
• Obesity is never beneficial except if he is a sumo-wrestler.
• Obesity never gives you easiness in accomplishment of any task. In fact, an obese always finds it difficult to do even the routine work with the heavy load of his body.
• Weakening of reflexes is very common with obesity, which brings many physical troubles. An obese can find it difficult to play those games, which require physical

Obesity Is A Social Contagion, Say Experts: Could Texas Be Spreading The Disease Of Fat?

Obesity is spreading like a virus -- literally. According to recent analyses of thousands of participants over three decades, you're more likely to get fat if your friends do. Looking at obesity as a sort of social contagion may even help explain why the weight of America's residents has suddenly ballooned over the last generation.

Sound farfetched? Well, not according to Nicholas A. Christakis, physician and professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School, and a principal investigator of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that tracked a large social network of 12,067 people between 1971 and 2003. Unlike most studies of its kind, which only record the relationship of an individual and his/her contacts, the

Diet Pills - The Safe And Proven Way Of Fighting Obesity

When a person has an extra count of fat in his body, he is said to be suffering from obesity. "Overweight" is the term we often hear to refer to a person who has the condition. Such state has become widespread around the globe with the US having the most number of cases. Men and women, the condition is not gender sensitive at all. Medical practitioners are one in saying that men who have greater than 25% of body fat are considered obese. As for women, it is 30%. Why they differ, you may ask. This is because women generally have more body fat than men. It's a fact. But whatever the person's gender is, obesity is just the same difficult task to eliminate. And if you win the battle, just as hard is fighting its recurrence -- another

Psychological Impacts Of Obesity In Child

It only seems natural to consider the psychological effects of childhood obesity and how it affects our children. Not too long ago such topics would be unheard of. The child obesity issue worldwide has received so much attention it seems appropriate to consider what is going on in their head. How is their weight issue affecting them emotionally? It's what we don't see in our children which is of most concern. We can easily see their day to day routine but what underlining psychological effects of teen obesity don't we see?Teasing and bullying could play havoc on the mindIt is often thought that young children who are obese will grow out of it or they are just carrying "baby fat". In some cases this is true and they do grow out of it, but

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Reductil: An effective obesity treatment

Reductil is one of the popular weight loss pills that are taken orally for the treatment of obesity. It's available only on a prescription from a doctor. Reductil is available in all licensed pharmacies in the UK, US, and in most of the European Union countries. The key ingredient in Reductil is sibutramine, which works as an appetite suppressant; however, it differs from other traditional appetite suppressants. Sibutramine works by altering the levels of 2 chemicals in the brain namely serotonin and noradrenaline. Reductil belong to a class of drugs known as serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors. It helps the overweight or the very obese in getting started on losing those extra pounds with ease. When combined with regular

obesity america 2008

According to obesity america 2008, in 1991, no US state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Today more than sixty percent of people are overweight, not necessarily obese, but the figure for obesity for 2008 was 25%. It will be well above that today because the obesity numbers grow exponentially. The fact is that today, almost 2 thirds of the population is overweight, and they are all heading towards obesity and type2 diabetes. You have ice in your veins if that doesn’t scare you. What we are experiencing is another form of human intervention. While skeptics debate how we can stop the climate change we have caused, we are already destroying ourselves from within. No, it is not our fault. We have all become victims of the adage: If

Why Overweight People Need Encouragement With Diets

Every person in this planet would agree that being fat is synonymous to being ugly, at least, that is what many "fashionistas" and style icons think. As we all know, our perception is shaped by society. Value is placed on all things that pleasing to the eye. Society somehow dictates that happiness, fame, and success are available, in greater amount of opportunity, to those who are "good-looking." Aesthetics has become the predominant obsession of media and almost everything else around us --- commercial billboards, magazine and t.v. advertisements, and all other forms of external messages that highlight beauty, symmetry, and what is often called as "perfection."In America today, millions of people are overweight or even obese.

New Drugs to Tackle Obesity

Speaking of new drugs for corpulence, the weight loss solutions. Many diet programs and exercises pertaining to weight loss schemes have been introduced to fight against stigma and dilemma experienced by people with both overweight and obesity. Pharmaceutical companies have also done their part to stop the harmful effects of obesity in inventing new drugs against it.
There are already many prescription and over-the-counter medications available on the market. Orlistat, which is popularly known as Xenical, is one of the many drugs that came out in what promises to help reduce weight in obese individuals. It works as an inhibitor for fat absorption, contrary to what is commonly accepted by many that it is a drug known to inhibit appetite.

Learn What Obesity Is And What Is Its Solution? - Capsiplex

If you are one who is suffering the issues caused by obesity? Do you need to find out a flawless solution to this problem? Have you suffered the worst experience of using several fat loss products obtainable in the market & now trust none? Are you in search of a criteria that can help you estimate the worth of a certain product before its functional experience? Are you saying yes to all the questions? You're at the accurate area. According to a report, about ten million individuals are suffering the obesity issues.Sometimes obesity is caused by some genetic problems and sometimes it is caused by overeating.
The serious factor of obesity is the difference between the cost of anabolism and catabolism. These 2 are the basic kinds of

Acomplia Treatment of Obesity: the Road to Slim & Trim Figure

Who doesn't require a perfect shape of the body? Slim & Trim figure is the requirement of every woman, because this type of figure is not only trendy but also keeps you fit and fine. Men are also not behind in race; every man wishes to carve his body in a perfect V-shape because V-shape body makes him hot and stylish. The perfect shape of the body means, body should neither be too thin nor too overweight. Overweight is mainly the problem of advanced countries; it may also lead to obesity. Obesity not only gives us irregular shape but also it can be a cause of many harmful diseases.

Obesity in more than 90% cases is the result of intake of excessive food. Lack of physical work is also a cause of obesity. When these are accompanied

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