Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Thursday, May 10, 2012,
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So your weight is unhealthy and you are diagnosed as obese, this means your body mass index is over 30.
The risks are high for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, dabetes and strokes.
Obese people are at greater risks than their normal weight counterparts for certain cancers, respiratory problems and asthma; they can die prematurely.
One way obese people can insure themselves against disease is through physical activity.
Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Friday, February 24, 2012,
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Consuming more calories than the body burns is a cause of overweight or obesity. The excess fat, as a result, is stored in specific cells until the body is able to burn it.
If the body hasn't had the opportunity to burn fat through physical activity, it leads to weight gain. Over long-term the weight gain can lead to obesity that is difficult to treat without intervention.
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Obesity may start as early as during development in the womb, this is when childhood obesity can begin....
Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Sunday, January 8, 2012,
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This video is about finding a balance in one's lifestyle to lose weight and prevent obesity.
The two methods for treating overweight /obesity are heathy eating and physical activity.
Even if other methods such as medication, surgery or behaviour modification are employed, these two are vital and must be included. This means finding a balance in lifestyle with them.
Balancing the calories eaten with the calories burn would involved healthy eating, calorie control and physical actviity.
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 Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Saturday, November 26, 2011,
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If you've been reading or following this blog you know that physical activity is a necessary treatment for weight control. Quite often, though there are failures because of unrealistic weight loss expectations.
One in particular is how much weight should be lost and within what period of time.
How much weight loss is enough. This is a video on several studies done between 1997 and 2007
Posted by on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
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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 ...
Here are some tips from a registered dietitian that I want to share with you. I love the article because it makes reference to many of the actions and steps that I teach as important for successful weight control.
The article identifies healthy eating and physical activity tips, the two weight loss methods that are crucial to any weight control plan.
Posted by on Saturday, January 29, 2011,
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Weight Control
Lifestyle change could be an important part of self care and weight management.
Lifestyle change may force one to set goals. Fear, anxiety, anger and stress; however, may become hurdles along the way.
For example: * One may be recovering after a lengthy illness * One may be recovering after surgery * One may have just discovered you are at risk for cancer. * You may be overweight and any more may cost you your life * Your cholesterol is high and you are hypertensive.
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.
