Hypertension is called the silent killer, but so is obesity from the standpoint of what is does to us inside. It is a contributing factor in heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, diabetes and cancer, all leading cause of death in the US. This article is about educating you on the effects of obesity and some things you can do to change this increasing trend.Weight Loss, are you part of the Epidemic? Obesity takes over! By: Dr. Kenneth...more
Hoodia gordonii, which looks like cactus, helps in suppressing the appetite of a person. This is how it reduces the body weight. You can buy them in different forms like pills, liquids and even in form of tea. Grown in the bunches of green stems and often in the African semi-desert area, Hoodia cactus takes around five years or more before it can actually be harvested. You will find different types of Hoodia, but only this gordonii acts as an...more
4. We're overwhelmed by the idea of long-term dieting. People who need to lose 30 pounds, or more, are often intimidated, and thus never get started. The obesity growing trend can be curtailed by focusing on losing five pounds at a time, then worrying about losing the rest later.Obesity -- A Growing Trend By: Idaline Hall About the...more
So, for now the message is, let us watch out for those extra calories that we throw into our bellies. I am not asking you to stop enjoying cookies and left over treats from holidays, but what I am saying is that it is time we pay more attention to what we eat, how much we eat and what we do to metabolize all the extra calories we consume. Let us...more
Developing countries should act now to prevent the obesity epidemic from reaching the levels it has in many western countries, such as the U.S.Obesity Epidemic Increasing Rapidly in Developing Countries By: WhereismyDoctor.com About...more
For more information on this topic please visit: www.agelessnfit.comObesity Can Spread From Person to Person By: Elizabeth Pons About the Author Ageless and Fit is the brainchild of Harvard educated attorney and Chief...more
All the above points if kept in mind could make you achieve that perfect body and that too promptly.A look on obesity from all dimensions By: sarahwright About the Author Myself Sarah Wright, a health expert and has written many...more
When speaking about the risks connected to overweight and obesity, most people tend to analyze the physical aspects of the condition. You read about health risks and warnings arising from overweight and all of them speak about different physical...more
Over the past 100 years the United States has experienced a trend of gradually increasing obesity. Currently 55% of adult Americans are classified as overweight or obese, suggesting that weight problems are reaching epidemic proportions. Women tend...more
Obesity is a major health problem that leads to several health hazards. Healthy diet clubbed with exercise often fails to yield desired result. Eating disorder is indeed a cause of obesity but it has been seen that after change of eating habits also...more