Churning Childhood Obesity

The prevalence of obesity in minors is increasing in the United States. Childhood obesity is rounded at a critical stage as approximately 15.3% of children ages 6–11 and 15.5% of adolescents ages 12–19 are overweight, and an additional 15% children and 14.9% adolescents are at risk for overweight.

Carefree Yet Careful – Control on Obesity

Obesity rates are escalating. Statistic cause major alarm as the percentage of overweight and obese children and adolescents has doubled in the last two decades. Can it be controlled?

Why Does Adolescent Obesity Create Social Anxieties?

Obesity among the youth is now more prevalent than ever. There are approximately 30.4% overweight adolescents and 15.5% obese adolescents in the United States. We are aware of the string of diseases that could develop or worsen as obesity continues on to adulthood. But do we understand the impact obesity creates? Is an obese adolescent comfortable with himself in a social setting? Does adolescent obesity create social anxieties?

Morbid Obesity – Causes, Cure, and Threats

Obesity becomes morbid when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either in significant physical disability or even death.

Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Being overweight or obese may pose health-related risks. Overweight and obesity have been considered as the leading cause of stroke and hypertension, cancer, and type 2 diabetes milletus. But what is obesity and what is insulin resistance. How do obesity and insulin resistance affect our health and how should they be prevented?

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.

Tracking Obesity Statistics

The BMI cutoff points serve as a guide to determine whether you are overweight or obese. However, the health risks associated with overweight and obesity are irregular and do not necessarily match up according to the rigid cutoff points of the BMI. For example, an overweight individual with a BMI of 29 does not immediately acquire additional health consequences associated with obesity simply by going beyond his 29 BMI onwards obesity.

Learning More About Gastric Bypass Surgery And The Laparoscopic Gastric Band

The ready availability of information today is helping more and more people to discover the pros and cons of weight loss surgery and the particular benefits of modern minimally invasive surgical techniques such as those used in laparoscopic gastric band surgery.

Lap Band Surgery - Get A Second Opinion Before You Decide

Although lap band surgery, and other forms of weight loss surgery, can produce some dramatic results and produce a considerably improved lifestyle it is not something to be entered into lightly. So, as will be seen from this article, it is always a good idea to get a second opinion before surgery.

Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery - A Popular Choice But One With Many Medical Implications

The introduction of such techniques as laparoscopic weight loss surgery has made life a lot easier for a huge number of obese individuals but, like any other form of surgery, there is a price to pay in terms of both risk and lifestyle.

Mother Nature Defines Fitness In Functional, Not Cosmetic Terms

Have you ever wondered how Mother Nature might define physical fitness? Here are some thoughts on that subject.

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.

How Every Gym Teacher Can Combat Childhood Obesity With Almost No Money

Most public schools lack money today. They have to scramble just to pay teachers and to buy text books, so how can they afford a new tried and tested childhood obesity prevention program? This article is dedicated to showing how any gym teacher worth his salt can implement an incredibly cost effective childhood obesity prevention program for pennies from the spare change drawer.

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.

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.