The obesity rate may be steadily increasing over the years, but it seems that most Americans don’t care. In fact, what we think of as our “ideal weight” has also increased over the past 20 years, reflecting a rising acceptance of being...
More than 72 million adults in the United States are obese; according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And experts blame the increased consumption of junk food for the obesity epidemic, but not all snack foods are created equal,...
European researchers have determined that right now more than half of the adults in the European Union (EU) are overweight or obese. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the European Commission, warn that...
In Australia, a disturbing new trend is emerging: fast-food companies like Taco Bell and Hungry Jack’s are sending birthday vouchers direct to kids in the mail. The Obesity Policy Coalition has been asking the Federal Government to ban direct mail...
We talk so much about the obesity epidemic, and the soaring rates of overweight children these days. But, did you know that your parenting style impacts your child’s relationship with food, both now and in the future? It’s not difficult to...
sxc.hu: lockstockb Most of us go to our doctor expecting them to reach us a prescription at the end of the consultation. But, imagine if your doctor handed you a recipe instead… that would be different! Or, ” What if hospitals were equipped...
Etiquette guru Mary Mitchell says that it’s not polite to tell someone they’re fat. No kidding. It’s also not polite to suggest ways for an obese person to lose weight, or to say, “You’d be so much prettier if you were thin.”...
Researchers believe that being obese at age 18 may be linked with developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult. Continue reading… View original here: Is Teen Obesity Associated With MS Later In Life? Read More →
imotion.com BMI gets a lot of flack. The gripe you hear most is it doesn’t consider muscle mass. Let’s say you’re short and have big muscles, your BMI will call you obese. It’s happened to me for years. Experts say a similar glitch...
South Park Studios You don’t have to be a doctor to suspect an overweight or obese person is going to have some health problems–sometimes it obvious. Nowadays you hear a lot of reports about healthy-looking people getting heart disease, hypertension...
