What Is Obese
What is Obesity?
Many of you may have already been following my blogs on physical fitness and ways of improving and enjoying your workouts. This blog begins a new series I will be doing regarding the nemesis of physical fitness - obesity.
Before talking about obesity and trying to figure out how to combat it, the first thing we need to do is figure out what it is and is not. In one of my past physical fitness blogs, I discussed the all important "body mass index" or BMI. Basically, this is a measure of how mu...
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Expert & Community Posts
Live from the GI Conference: Obese or Average?
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...my attention since there is a relationship between obesity and the severity of Gastroesophageal... 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 »
Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...risks of maternal glycemia related to the risk of obesity in childhood was just published in... Read more »
Why You Should Care About Obesity - The Metabolic Syndrome
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...over the past few years regarding the so called "obesity epidemic" in the United States. Over... Read more »
Obesity and Asthma
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...draw a logical line between asthma incidence and obesity. Decrease the numbers of individuals... Read more »
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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 »
Obesity in Babies?
April 06, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The current epidemic of childhood obesity could start when some babies are just six months old. Boston investigators analyzed... Read summary »
Obesity Dangerous for Asthmatics
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma and obesity is a dangerous combination. New research conducted by Kaiser Permanente shows obese people with the... 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 »
Treating Obesity as an Addiction?
August 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using a drug designed to fight drug addiction may be helpful in combating obesity. Vigabatrin, a drug designed as a potential... Read summary »
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