Posted in Awareness: Get Fit!, Battling Obesity, Insights and Observations, Prevention, Risk Factors, Weight Loss Tips • Tags: Awareness: Get Fit!, Battling Obesity, Insights and Observations, Prevention, Risk Factors, Weight Loss Tips
By Bentley Thompson
If you were told by your doctor that you are significantly overweight, would it have been surprizing to you? Most certainly not; you already would (or should) have known. You have been ignoring reality all this time.
In fact, if I am obese and my doctor said otherwise I would have known he/she was telling me a fat lie.
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Posted on March 8, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Diets Diets and Diets, Prevention • Tags: Diets_Diets_and_Diets, Prevention
By Jason Sands
Current health studies show that our population is growing bigger and getting fatter each year. More than 50% is overweight! Obesity has now reached pandemic proportions and has become a serious problem to our personal health, making it a burden on our health system.
There are many health problems and diseases associated with being overweight and obese, for example: skeletal problems, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and sleep apnea to name a few. Studies have also shown that a relationship exists between excessive bodyweight and increased mortality. Increasing one’s body weight by 10kg will directly affect their lifespan by decreasing their living years. Obesity is a serious problem, however it can be fought and its effects reversed.
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Posted on January 5, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are 1 lonesome comment
Posted in Childhood Obesity, Prevention • Tags: Childhood_Obesity, Prevention
By Beverly Terhune
To help your children cultivate a healthy body and a good self-image, always teach by example. Avoid placing so much emphasis on their weight that they begin to equate how much they weigh with how much they are loved. Their environment can be changed so they can move more and eat well. Experts offer these additional tips:
1. Maintain Proper Portion Size.
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Posted on December 1, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Prevention • Tags: Prevention
By Greg Landry, M.S.
As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and subscribers is “How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays”? Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven pounds of fat between Thanksgiving and New Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don’t have to be “average”. In fact, I’ve seen many people actually lose a few pounds over the holidays and feel great while doing it.
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
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Fighting Obesity - An Ayurvedic Way
By Dr. Savitha Suri
Definition of Obesity
Excess amount of body fat is Obesity. Excess weight of muscles, bone, fat and water in the body (like body builders and athletes) is Overweight. Over weighted persons are at increased health risk than normal persons. They are more prone to chronic diseases like heart diseases, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and few types of cancers.
Is fat necessary to our body?
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Posted on August 23, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are 2 comments!
Posted in Prevention • Tags: Prevention
It has been revealed in the survey that almost 65% of infant population is said to be suffering from obesity and its related diseases. According to the experts obesity is the base which leads to high cholesterol in the higher ages.
Lack of proper care and attention over children always leads them to many diseases for which parents cant even repent in the future. It has been noticed that obese or overweight children are more prone to cholesterol and its related diseases. They not only suffer from cholesterol related but also from many heart and cardiovascular diseases. Read the whole article here.
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Posted on April 4, 2006 by SonjaHelga • There are no comments, hop to it!
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Obesity And Your Child. Stop The Cycle
My own personal concern with overweight children is that the children have not been taught by the school, their parents or their doctors the importance of nutrition.
Children need to be taught as soon as they go shopping with mom or dad how to pick healthy foods. Explain to them. Look at labels, tell them why you are looking at labels.
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Posted on March 15, 2006 by SonjaHelga • There are no comments, hop to it!