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Lifestyle changes that have occurred over the centuries can be attributed to the statistics showing increasing trend in obesity. Recent research has shown that nighttime eating could be a major player in increasing your weight. Nighttime fasting has been advocated as a measure to reduce weight al...
In recent times child obesity has been on a steady rise with distressing implications. Surveys show that in the last 30 years there has been an increase in number of obese children aged between 6 and 17 years. It has increased from 5.5% to 19.3% by the year 2008; which is an alarming threefold in...
Pregnancy is considered the best phase of any woman's life next to motherhood. The happiness and glow along with 'eating-for-two' results in weight gain which later becomes a point of concern. Weight gain is very normal in this phase, but 'how much is normal', is something we need to ponder on.
Making the children eat healthy and complete food has always been a Herculean task for mothers since ages. Various permutations and combinations have been tried but, none with complete success. The problem lies in the fact that children are very fussy when it comes to eating and it's all the more...
Dieting or severe dieting called fasting are the two common methods used by many people as a quick weight loss trick. Ideally, fasting is depriving the body of its daily ratio of energy derived from food. It is usually effective in losing body mass but like all shortcuts, it is not entirely safe....
Being over weight can be a big problem and it differs from person to person. Most of us would realize that a certain part of the body is out of proportion or is odd, which though considered abnormal, in reality; is normal. That's because, there are many things that influence the body's shape and ...
Let's face it. We can't always control the food laid down on us when we eat out, but what we can do control are the foods we can eat and the places where we can eat them. Below are some tips you can follow when choosing a restaurant for eating out while dieting.
If there was a hot fashion trend for people doing weight loss programs, then low-carb diets such as the Atkins diet would be the "in" thing right now. Sad to say, though, that with the numerous claims of low-carb diet approach and the several information circulating around the media about losing ...
Practically anything, when done excessively and over a long time period, damages your well-being. This is true of dieting, among other things. Many people desire to be very thin, but this may not be worth the potential results: growing old early and dying young. Always remember to take a balanced...
For decades experts have been saying that a half an hour of exercise three times a week was enough to promote and ensure good health, especially with regard to the cardiovascular system. However, the results of one study have put this formerly axiomatic advice to the test.