Overweight

What is obesity… really? As defined by the National Institute of Health a person is obese if their BMI is 30 or above. That means that a BMI of 30 is about 30lbs over weight. And over weight is the major cause of several serious illnesses like Type 2 Diabetes, Stroke and Heart Attack....
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It has been well known for a long time that excess weight can lead to high blood pressure, and that losing weight can lower your blood pressure, but until now it has been difficult to quantify the degree of risk. However, for more than twenty years now (since 1986) researchers have been monitoring the...
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Diabetes is the most common cause of new blindness. It is one of the major causes of kidney disease. It more than doubles the risk of heart disease and stroke. Diabetes may lead to male impotence. It causes a person to have many more infections than normal, and it may make foot or leg...
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Eat This Not That To Lose Belly Fat Folks ask me just about everyday, “Jamin, exactly which foods do I need to consume to lose fat, get 6 pack abs, and get my health back on track?” When I ask these people what their diet consists of they usually zealously name off a few...
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These days a lot of importance is given to the way a person looks. Therefore, you will notice a lot of people, who ask questions like ‘what should I weigh’, ‘am I overweight’, ‘am I underweight’, etc. These questions also stem from the fact, that we keep getting conflicting information regarding proper weight for...
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By Anastacia Mott Austin If you need to lose weight and want to keep it off, be prepared to work out…a lot. A recent study has shown that overweight women who lost about 10% of their body weight (15 pounds for a woman who weighs 150) needed to exercise for about an hour a day, five...
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A lot of people often think that cellulite is only for people who are obese and it cannot be helped since there is really a connection between cellulite and obesity. However, it should not be solely associated to fat or obesity since there is also a lot of people who have cellulite but are...
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Forty or Fifty years back, a many of people still didn’t know the difference between Yoga and Yogurt. These days, Yoga is so trendy that it’s almost a household word. Although it’s very well recognized these days, it doesn’t mean that public really understands what Yoga is. There are many myths about Yoga that...
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Fans dealt raw deal with the Wildcard As a national end-of-term showstopper, rugby union’s Zurich final at Twickenham tomorrow is on even more of a hiding to nothing than football’s limp and flaccid FA Cup final seven days before. The Zurich final is a phoney farce and in anticipation and outcome it will...
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What are Some Simple Ways to Lose Weight? Sometimes complicated diet plans aren’t the way to go; you can use simple dieting techniques and lose just as much or even more weight. One easy technique is eating 6 small meals a day this helps regulate your insulin levels. This also helps you to not over...
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