Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
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Children's Health
Childhood obesity is on the rise and many of the children will go on to be obese adults with early onset of non-communicable diseases.
Medical experts and pediatricians are calling on parents to seek medical attention for children that are obese.
This means early intervention.
Nutrition experts are also saying that dieting in childhood can lead to physical problems that may be difficult to reverse. They say the use of the word dieting for weight control in children may be not a good thi...
Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Sunday, December 4, 2011,
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Weight Loss Tools
To control weight gain over the Xmas holidays here are some helpful holiday tips.
They do not involve dieting or exercise but they can contribute to weight control. Of course your diet and exercise plans should continue.
Managing hunger by drinking water before meals is an effective way to aid a weight loss diet.
According to a recent study, those who drank 2 glasses of water before meals lost 15 1/2 pounds after 12 weeks while those on a calorie reduce diet only lost 11 pounds.
Posted by on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
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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 ...
Posted by on Tuesday, June 21, 2011,
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Women's Health
"A diet is good as your ability to stick to it," according to this report in the USNews and World.
Compliance and long-term commitment are important for success with any diet plan, so how do you stay on this diet when other factors are influencing you to give up.
Here are some ways to stay on a diet to maintain weight loss, I want to share them with you:
Gather the troops- For support
Hold yourself accountable- No cheating and keep records
Posted by on Tuesday, June 14, 2011,
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Healthy Eating
Researchers examined data from 2,237 girls 9-19 years old, they were followed for up to a decade.
Data was collected annually.
Each participant was given a score based on how closely their diet matched the Dash diet.
According to the study girls with the highest Dash scores gained the least weight. They also ate more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy products.
At the University of Melbourne in Australia, researchers compared participants on a rapid weight loss diet with those on a gradual weight loss one.
Those on the rapid weight loss diet would lose about 3 pounds per week over a 12 week period Those on the gradual weight loss would lose 1 pound per week over a 36 week period.
The results showed that 78% of participants on the rapid diet met their target, while only 48% of those on the gradual diet did.
The risk for obesity starts as early as before birth; maternal factors such as smoking, gestational diabetes and obesity increase the chances of a child developing into an obese adult. Breastfeeding reduces the risk.
If your BMI is over 30 you are suffering from obesity. There are several approaches to managing obesity. The first is the preventative approach which begins before your BMI is over 30.
If your BMI is over 25 you need to start thinking weight loss. These are ways to treat obesity:
Diet
Physical activity
Behaviour modification
Medications
Surgery
The weight loss plans on this website are focusing on diet and physical activity, the two must be combined for successful weight c...
If your workout isn't working or if you are disillusioned because you didn't lose the weight after all the exercising, may be its your dietary choices.
Diet and exercise have to be combined for successful weight control. There are no quick fixes.
Calories count and not just carbohydrates; the amount and type of fat consumed are important.
The experts speak out on why your workout may not be working.
So you need to lose weight and you want to be successful. There are two lifestyle habits that must be considered. They are of paramount importance in any weight loss plan. They both go hand in hand and must be combined for successful weight management. They are diet and physical activity.
Dietary Tips For Weight loss Success
Get 2 servings of fish a week into your diet.
Think long term, avoid quick fixes
Cut back on refined carbohydrates, go for wholegrain products.
Here are some tips, seven of them, from The USNews and World . They can help you succeed, they can boost willpower and control cravings.
