Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height. The terms also identify ranges of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain diseases and other health problems. You can be overweight and still be relatively fit. But it depends if the extra weight you carry is muscle or fat.
Overweight and Dying – Mummy Stay With Me A Little Longer
Are you happy being fat like the scientists say. Are you looking to prove them wrong. You can do this, deternination is the key to better yourself.
Overweight? Watch out!
A new study shows that being overweight in mid-life substantially increased the risk of dying of heart disease later when they get older. It¡¯s better to keep your weight at normal level for your health.
Metabolism- What is it and How Can I Control It?
Today, I’m going to focus on helping those people who want to lose weight, not because I think that the topic of weight loss is more important than other topics I could cover, but because I think I need to clear up a few false ideas that are circulating in the industry.
How to Prevent Child Obesity
Do you or someone you know have a child who is starting to become overweight? Here are some things that can be done to help keep their weight from reaching unhealthy levels.
Is A Cattle Prod The Answer To A Life Overweight?
If you’re not sure what a cattle prod is, here’s the goss: it’s an electricity-charged rod that Australian cattlemen use to persuade cattle to run up ramps and into road-train trailers. Quickly. It’s the sort of thing that can change their lives. Instantly. And it’s the sort of metaphor many of us caught up in this overweight world would like to apply to our own lives. And improve them overnight.
Are You Struggling With Weight Loss Management?
It doesnt matter whether you are trying to lose five pounds or more than 50 pounds; all of the same simple laws of physics determine whether or not you will lose weight and how fast your weight loss will occur. While everyone is different, if everyone remembered these simple guidelines and put them into practice, then they would find that these guidelines would generally lead to weight loss without the aid of any special diet plans, books, or medications.
Our weight is de…
Atkins Diet 101
Who does not desire to have a fit and shaped up body? Perhaps we all do. Overweight is the biggest enemy of our health. But factors such as sedentary work, lack of time to exercise and the availability of delectable fast food have
Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?
The weight loss industry is big business world wide. In recent years in the United States, more than $30 billion dollars was spent by consumers on various weight loss products, gym memberships, exercise machines and food programs.
Choosing a weight loss program is the first step towards staying healthy, if you need to lose weight for the sake of maintaining or improving your health and well being. But staying with a weight loss program can prove to be difficult for so many…
Does Weight Loss Medication Really Work?
When combined with a reduced-calorie diet and regular physical activity, weight loss medicines can help people struggling with their weight, to lose weight over a consistent period of time. People who use these drugs may not feel as hungry, or they may feel full after eating only a small amount of food.
Weight-loss medicines include diethylpropion (brand name: Tenuate); phentermine (brand names: Apidex-P, Ionamin, Pro-Fast); sibutramine (brand name: Meridia); and orlistat …
Am I Lazy?
Are we lazy or technologically dysfunctional?
Are Weight Loss Supplements Useful?
It doesnt matter what you are doing – browsing the Internet, surfing cable, or flipping through your favorite magazine you will find plenty of advertisements that promote the magical qualities of weight loss supplements. Weight loss supplements come in all manner of shapes, sizes and styles and have a range of claims and solutions. And there are all manner of claims from pills, patches and creams. But do these cures really work? Only you can decide that for yourself. Le…