Archive for the Overweight Problems Category
The Chinese green tea diet has been enjoyed by a lot of people for a long time already as a tasty drink that can prevent some diseases and improve one's health. There are only a few herbs that can surpass the impressive history of Chinese g.. Read More
Dieting, Overweight Problems, Tips and Advices | 11.26.09 | 4 Comments
Going to the gym? Well, don't forget to bring your friends. Exercising with a friend or family improves weight loss claims a new study.
Professor Shiriki Kumanyika and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, .. Read More
Dieting, Overweight Problems, Tips and Advices | 10.29.09 | 1 Comment
High cholesterol leads to hardening of arteries, which in turn, leads to heart disease or attack. Keep your intake of food healthy, limit the amount of sugar you eat, and have your cholesterol checked. If it is higher than 200, ask your doc.. Read More
Heart, Blood, and Circulation, Overweight Problems, Tips and Advices | 10.24.08 | 1 Comment
Recent studies from the National Cancer Institute and other research institutions suggest that over 20% of all cancer is related to overweight or obesity. For years, researchers have commented that certain forms of cancer with a link to hor.. Read More
Cancer, Dieting, Overweight Problems | 10.8.08 | 1 Comment
Many people have never even heard of the metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X. Until recently, most physicians had never heard of the metabolic syndrome either.Yet this condition—a combination of blood lipid abnormalities, high bl.. Read More
Dieting, Digestive System, Overweight Problems | 10.8.08 | No Comments
Perhaps the strongest association between weight gain, metabolic abnormalities, and disease risk is found with type 2 diabetes. (Type 1 diabetes typically affects younger people and is caused by the pancreas not producing insulin.) A majori.. Read More
Diabetes, Overweight Problems | 10.8.08 | 3 Comments
Increased weight is associated with increased risk of congestive heart failure, a frequent complication of obesity and a major cause of death. Obesity changes the heart size and structure, preventing it from working properly.
Obesity als.. Read More
Overweight Problems | 10.5.08 | No Comments
If we could eliminate overweight and obesity in our country, we could eliminate between 40% and 70% of the medical diagnoses of high blood pressure. Societies where people don’t gain much weight as they get older do not experience this in.. Read More
Heart, Blood, and Circulation, Overweight Problems | 10.5.08 | 1 Comment
Increased weight negatively affects cholesterol levels in the body, as well as some of the components of cholesterol.Your total cholesterol level is made up of three different types of cholesterol: LDL (“bad” cholesterol), VLDL (a mixtu.. Read More
Heart, Blood, and Circulation, Overweight Problems | 10.5.08 | No Comments
Heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women; 54% of all deaths result from heart disease. Being overweight or obese or having too much abdominal fat are strongly associated with heart disease risk factors including an increase.. Read More
Heart, Blood, and Circulation, Overweight Problems | 10.5.08 | No Comments