By: Krishan Bakhru | 2007-07-06 | Health & Fitness 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. read more
By: naturalremedies | 2009-05-15 | Wellness The most threatening epidemic facing Americans today is not a deadly virus, it is obesity and the resulting often deadly diseases it can cause, such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. In fact, Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed routinely in teens and young adults where it used to be a disease of later years. read more
By: naturalremedies | 2010-01-10 | Alternative Medicine Obesity is arguably the most common medical problem in the world today, particularly the advanced countries. There is a very strong medical consensus that overweight is bad for our health. In fact, the more overweight we are, the more serious its effects on health are likely to be. read more
By: Krishan Bakhru | 2007-07-06 | Health & Fitness While you will see many people getting overweight in a serious way children can become affected as well. For all of these obesity problems there is the option to reduce weight through surgery. This surgery should be postponed until you know what the causes of this childhood obesity are. read more
By: Kirsten Whittaker | 2008-11-25 | Health & Fitness Strange how sometimes when scientists are looking for one thing, they uncover something different but equally valuable. Thats the story with these obesity statistics. New research, appearing in the journal Cell, has uncovered another way that the body seems to use to control how much it eats. A team of U.S.... read more
By: naturalremedies | 2009-05-15 | Wellness Today, 64.5 percent of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese. Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion. read more
By: naturalremedies | 2010-01-10 | Alternative Medicine 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. read more
By: David I. Bohmiller, BS, NSCA-CSCS | 2008-10-15 | Diseases and Conditions How the epidemic of child obesity in America has grown and what you can do to help combat the illness. read more
By: kdieis | 2010-01-10 | Weight Loss 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.” read more
By: James Rouse | 2009-02-17 | Weight Loss Has westernized lifestyles and behaviors contributed to global obesity? Child obesity statistics prove that the epidemic is a worldwide problem affecting not only industrialized countries but also developing countries. read more
By: J.J. Yong | 2007-10-07 | Health & Fitness The statistic is alarming as obesity is associated with many chronic diseases including cardiovascular disorders, diabetes and others. It’s a need to identify genes that have prominent influences on obesity. read more
By: Tom Smith | 2008-12-12 | Health & Fitness Today, the rise in childhood obesity has several causes. The main cause of obesity is certainly children eating too much and/or not performing regular exercise or being generally inactive. The extra calories that are not able to burn up through exercises or physical activities will translate into fat, and when this fat becomes excessive and more, one will become obese. read more
By: Peter Andrews | 2009-01-30 | Nutrition Obesity has been receiving a lot of media attention recently with statistics showing that the problem is increasing at an alarming rate. Historically obesity has been exclusively seen as a problem of adults, becoming more prevalent with advancing age, however with children’s lifestyles becoming less and less active due to a number of factors, obesity in children is also on the rise. There have always been fat children but they were always an exception to the norm read more
By: Bharat Book Bureau | 2010-01-10 | Health & Fitness Bharatbook.com added a new report on Obesity, Weight Loss and Diet Management Markets (Pharmaceutical, Surgical and Dietary Approaches) which discuss on the weight Loss Incentives in the Work Environment. read more
By: Chris Jensen | 2009-08-07 | Weight Loss Obesity statistics claim that majority of the worlds population is overweight, and that is especially true in the United States. For this reason, when you calculate body fat, you are actually doing something good for yourself and your future. Doing body fat tests will give you a realistic idea of how much weight you need to lose, which is the first step toward making the lifestyle changes that will get you off that list of obesity statistics and get you on the right track for health. read more
By: Nara Demie | 2009-03-10 | Wellness Do You Know What the Most Important Thing in Life Is? That’s Health! This is the “one” Thing That We All Need to Take Care and Control. the Reason is Very Simple, Without Health Everything Else is Useless....... let’s Talk Today About One of the Growing Problems We All are Facing – Obesity and Overweight read more
By: Matthew Smith | 2007-11-21 | Wellness With the nation getting larger and the models on our catwalks getting smaller, this article takes a look at the causes of obesity, the worrying rise of anorexia and asks do any of us feel normal? read more
By: Elizabeth L. Akers | 2008-11-03 | Wellness Childhood Obesity is a Problem Across the World. Due to the Rise in Hand Held Entertainment Gadgets and Fast Food Establishments There is a Rise in Children Becoming Obese. Parents Need to Get More Involved in Deciding What Kind of Food is Eaten and What Physical Activies Their Children Should be Participating in to Help Prevent and or Minimize Obesity in Their Children. read more
By: Marco Frankle | 2009-02-23 | Health & Fitness Statistics show that obesity is spreading at a fast rate, worldwide. Not only is it rife in developed nations, but developing countries have also begun suffer with the condition. Read this article to get some information relating to this serious condition. read more
By: Cindy Heller | 2007-10-23 | Health & Fitness Today, the rise in childhood obesity has several causes. The main cause of obesity is certainly children eat too much and/or not perform regular exercise or being generally inactive. read more