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Browsing Archive: August, 2011

Sedentary Lifestyle Modifiers

Posted by on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, In : Articles

So you want to lose weight, and most important you want to keep it off.

Your ...

Obesity-Risk Factors

Posted by on Thursday, August 25, 2011, In : Articles

When we consume more calories than our body burns the excess is stored as fat. The fat remains in the tissues until it can be used up. If the accumulated fat is not burnt it gradually leads to excessive weight gain.

Obesity is a major risk factor for many fatal and chronic diseases such as stroke, heart failure, hardening of the arteries, kidney failure and diabetes mellitus.

Being overweight is associated with cancer, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, arthritis and ...

Your Taste For Junk Food Could Start In Utero

Posted by on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, In : Healthy Eating

This is a recent research report that you may want to know of when considering reasons for obesity or when planning a family to avoid childhood obesity in your child.

According to a recent study one's taste for certain flavour and the preference for junk food may begin as early as in the mother's womb.

This is another study supporting the fact that obesity can begin as early as during development in the womb.

In one study involving 46 pregnant women researchers found that babies at 5 months ...
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Your Weight Loss Sabotagers- What Are They?

Posted by on Sunday, August 7, 2011, In : Weight Loss Tools

So you've decided to go ahead with your plans to lose weight.

You did a body mass index (BMI) assessment and you know that you need to lose some pounds.

You are motivated enough to modify your diet and to exercise.

After weeks of hard work; however, you haven't lost much. "May be the diet isn't working or may be I'm not getting the right exercise," you may say.

According to this article written by experts, you may have factors that are sabotaging your efforts. Here they are: