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Loading...With as many as 50% of all children being overweight in this country, parents are beginning to realize that something must be done. There is no shortage of information about nutrition and exercise, but the task of helping an overweight child without setting them up for a lifetime of dieting is a daunting challenge. Parents […]
(2 votes, average: 2.50 out of 5)Loading...American kids are making headlines. But, the news isn’t something to cheer about. Turns out they are becoming more overweight than ever before. Today, about 16 percent of children ages 6 to 19 are overweight, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and the number is steadily increasing. The […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...The latest figures released in the US state that 15 percent of children and teenagers are now considered overweight, up from 6% 20 years ago. Statistics in the UK are similar, and rising. Whilst children starve in Africa, kids in the Western world are lining up to suffer a frightening array of weight-related illnesses, including […]
(13 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Loading...The body mass index, or BMI, helps clarify an important distinction between being overweight or being obese. If you weigh too much, you’re obviously overweight. But if you have a very high proportion of body fat, you’re obese. Based on your body mass index, your doctor or other health professional will classify your weight as […]
(67 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5)Loading...Much of the weight loss industry likes to focus on overweight Americans. That’s where the money is for them. But the truth is, much of the world is overweight, too. Studies showed that in 2000, 45% of adults all over the world were overweight. Overweight people are more likely to have chronic health problems such […]
(1 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)Loading...In America today, it is estimated that over 65% of the population is overweight with around 30% being at least clinically obese. Even more alarming is the estimation that 15% to 20% of the country’s children are overweight with nearly one third being at least clinically obese. Now more than ever, something needs to be […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Persons with Overweight, nowadays, have become a menace for their family as well as for the society at large. These overweight persons are attacked by many diseases and at least cannot lead a normal healthy and happy life. Also overweight causes Obesity to a person. A person with Obesity does not look nice and smart […]
(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)Loading...Everywhere we look in the western world we are inundated with pictures, images, icons and inferences of the ‘perfect’ female shape! The truth is that many of these images are altered or enhanced in some way and do not depict the typical female form. The pressure to lose weight is immense when we are bombarded […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Imagine if you would for a moment your weight loss problems gone forever. What would your life be like? What kinds of things would you be able to do as a result? If you were not overweight you might discover what sitting comfortably in a movie theater chair might feel like, or what it would […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...If you are considered overweight, whether you know it or not, you are in the majority. In America, it has been recently estimated that 65% of the population is overweight with 30% being at least clinically obese. To add to this alarming statistic is the estimate that 15-20% of the nation’s children are overweight. Now, […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...A new study shows that being overweight in mid-life substantially increased the risk of dying of heart disease later when they get older. This finding is based on a research by Northwestern University as result of tracking 17,643 patients for 3 decades. Even people with healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels when the study began […]
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Loading...No doubt Obesity or overweight is a major problem that is engulfing the entire world in a very voluptuous manner. The more people are trying to avoid it the more they are getting prone to it. But, has anybody tried to find out the reasons behind it? After a serious of extensive results dieticians proved […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Did you know that your new automobile is likely to have a larger cup-holder than your older model? That restaurants use larger plates, bakers are selling larger muffins, pizzerias have larger pans, and fast food companies are using larger French fries and drink containers than 20 years ago? Did you know that identical recipes for […]
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...1 Role Model -Your heath and weight directly effect your child’s health and weight. Children with just one overweight parent have a 25% risk of becoming an overweight or obese adult. If both parents are overweight the risk of becoming an overweight adult jumps to 50%. 2 Be Positive- No one enjoys receiving negative feedback. […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Oh dear, oh dear, it’s that time of year but yet again! The holidays are over, Christmas has come and gone, and what is there to look forward to! Summer holidays I suppose, but they do seem such a long time away. Anyway, I must confess that at the moment, even the thought of a […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...“Access of everything is always bad”, so how access of body fat can be good for your health. People who are suffering from obesity problem know how difficult it is to carry extra weight of your body. Obese people are more likely to be depressed. When a person is overweight he may get angry for […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Many of my clients were initially overweight, not all, but most were. In fact, more than 60% of my clients came to me to help them lose weight. The other 40% is a mixture of people who want to live longer, who want to look sexier, who want to add muscle to their physique, or […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Dieting is one of the favorite past times of many people today. But what then is the reason for such activity? Well, there are only two main reasons for dieting, the first is to lose weight, and the other one is to improve health, or even both. So today, those who are deformed and overweight […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...As reported in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently published “Calories Count – Report of the Working Group on Obesity”, people who are overweight is a serious public health problem in the United States. Since the late 1980’s, adult obesity has steadily and substantially increased in the United States. Today, 64 percent of all […]
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Loading...As we all know, weight loss diets are big business. And looking at the statistics, it’s easy to see why. Currently, an estimated 58 million American adults are overweight (BMI 25+), of whom an estimated 40 million are obese (BMI 30+), 9.6 million are seriously obese and 6 million suffer from super-obesity (BMI 40+). Worldwide […]