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April 16, 2009
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What is Obesity?
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...doing regarding the nemesis of physical fitness - obesity. Before talking about obesity and... Read more »
Heart Disease and Overweight: What’s the Connection?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...pressure levels when you are overweight or obese. And, obesity may induce diabetes, which is in... Read more »
Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertChildhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart... Read more »
Being Overweight Alone Boosts Heart Risk
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...account for 45 percent of elevated heart disease risk. Obesity carried higher risk. Yes, but. .... Read more »
Linking Cancer to Obesity
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert...on! Excess weight associated with a number of cancers. Obesity has become a major public health... Read more »
Health Guide
The Link Between Anxiety and Obesity
...font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} A number of different studies have shown a link between anxiety and obesity, however, it is not known whether the obesity can contribute to feelings of... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence of obesity in America has risen... Read more »Heart Disease Introduction
...that the extra fat is stored in the lipocytes and the person begins to accumulate fat.Measurement of ObesityObesity is determined by measuring body fat, not just body weight. People might be over... Read more »Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes
Biologic and Medical CausesObesity results when a person consumes more calories than energy. Several different factors may influence weight gain.About 90% of people who lose weight through dieting... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is associated with more... Read more »Images
Medications
...off can reduce the many health risks that come with obesity, including heart disease, diabetes,... Read more »
...off can reduce the many health risks that come with obesity, including heart disease, diabetes,... Read more »
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...reduced-calorie diet as an aid to help significantly overweight (obese) people lose weight. It... Read more »
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Mom?s Obesity Linked to Asthma in Kids
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Here's another reason to maintain a healthy weight: obese women are more likely to end up with children who have asthma. This... Read summary »
Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight During Pregnancy
October 31, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows obese pregnant women need to stop eating for two. Researchers highlight the need for new guidelines and... Read summary »
Heavier Through the Generations
July 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »
Can Women be fat and fit?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Being overweight or obese puts people at higher risk for heart disease. So does lack of physical activity. But getting more... Read summary »
Aggressive Breast Cancer: Watch Your BMI
April 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A woman's height to weight ratio -- commonly known as her BMI (body mass index) -- could reflect more than her physical... Read summary »
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