New Drug for Obesity

Obese and overweight people now have plenty of choices and better options for their weight-loss program. The healing wonder of drugs can be optimized if the dosage is followed strictly.

Obesity and Overweight Teenagers

The issue on obesity and overweight teenagers around the globe is getting to a rate that is hard to match by any other causes of morbidity. The conditions of obese and overweight teens are not getting any better either. In fact, statistics shows that there are more youngsters who are living a difficult life because of health related risks caused by obesity and overweight.

Obesity Vaccine

Scientists have effectively identified a few hormones that are directly involved in a person’s appetite. The obesity vaccine would target the hormone known as ghrelin, which would cause the immune system to attack and break down the said hormone.

Prevalence of Child Obesity

The prevalence of child obesity can be due a several factors, including the child’s eating habits, physical activity, hormones, genetics and the environment.

How to Prevent Child Obesity

As incidences of child obesity continue to rise, the best defense is prevention. At this point, many would already be battling the condition. No matter which stage you’re at, perhaps the simple approach would do you good. The following are strategies for the prevention of child obesity and bringing a child down to a healthy weight.

Is Your Child Showing Symptoms of Obesity?

Obesity is a health condition wherein body fat is increased and unused, reaching a dangerous point in a person’s health. This happens when the energy from food intake is greater than its use. This causes the body to store energy as fat.

Laugh And Walk Away From All Obesity Caused Diseases

Laughing and brisk walking are the two natural ways to protect from all diseases caused by obesity. Besides weight management, they help in reducing stress, protect heart from related health complications, improve blood circulation and reduce pain. There are numerous health benefits to derive from laughing and walking.

CFS, Fibromyalgia and Obesity: The Truth about Exercise and Diet

We have now reached levels of obesity and stress which are unparalleled in history. These new peaks correlate directly with the increasing occurrence of many diseases of Western society, including rheumatic and fatigue spectrum illnesses Fibromyalgia and CFS. The article explains why protocols that treat depression or use graded exercise are detrimental to Fibromyalgia and CFS sufferers and outlines a healthy dietary regime for sufferers.

The Critics of Operation Pull Your Own Weight

Any strategy that has spent time in the public eye will have its critics. OPYOW is no exception to that rule. So here are the criticisms and here are the answers to them.

The Tummy Tuck Procedure Is A Major Surgery That Will Remove Excess Fat But Still Leaves A Scar

A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, is a major surgical procedure, with all the usual risks involved. Yes, the purpose of a tummy tuck is to removal excess fat and skin from the lower area of the abdomen, but you need to realize that you will be left with a permanent scar, and it may take well over six months for you to recover from the surgery.

Obesity is a Disease

Walking through a crowded shopping mall on a Saturday afternoon it's easy to notice that most Americans are overweight or obese. This trend has been steadily growing for the last twenty years but has recently become an epidemic for American society. It's time to seriously address this issue from a clinical standpoint. Americans need to lose weight in order to live healthier lives and to avoid costly medical care down the road.

Obesity – Gateway to Death

Obesity seems to be the synonym of death. It has created a do or die kind of situation for the people suffering from it. If one does not take any measures to control the increasing body weight he or she is bound to fall prey to this dreadful disease.

Politically Correct Crap

I'm sick of people creating new labels for fat in order to make us all feel better (big, large, full-figured, heavy-boned, thick set) and I'm sick of people dancing around obesity and all it's related issues in an effort to be politically correct. Whatever you do, don't damage anyone's self-esteem - ignore the big fat gut and those clogged arteries and hand them another donut.

Facts on Green Tea and Weight Loss

In the past few years many benefits have been credited to drinking green tea. The facts point to green tea being a method for helping with weight loss.

How To Organize A Pull Your Own Weight - Childhood Obesity Prevention Program In Any PE Class

Organizing a successful childhood obesity prevention in any Physical Education class is easy, as long as you know what you're doing. This essay shows readers how to do it.