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Being overweight or obese can cause a number of health issues from hypertension to diabetes to heart failure. And according to a recent study, we can now add osteoarthritis the list. The condition is a progressively degenerative one and often begins with a slow (or rapid) weakening and eventual d...
You may exercise, you may work out, and you may go on a diet. There are basically a dozen ways you can cut down your calories. But would you rather lose calories with minimal effort, or with an intense program? I'm sure you'll choose option one. I have a list of some calorie busting techniques th...
If you were approached by someone and told that you have an ugly pair of gastroc-soleus, by all means look at your legs, your calves particularly. No, it's not some crazy voodoo spell nor a scientific name for a dinosaur, it's your calves he's talking about. Look at it. Slap the guy if you think ...
Food today is one of the world's major concerns. Today more and more people are turning health conscious and joining up all sorts of courses and classes. But the truth is most of these classes and courses are not necessary for a person if he or she knows what they are doing in their daily life in...
Every woman who has been pregnant will know that it is not entirely easy to lose weight after birth. One may at first think that things will just go back to normal and just a bit of waiting is necessary, but this is a big mistake and should never be assumed. Weight loss after pregnancy does not j...
Once a person realizes or comes to believe that he or she has exceeded his or her ideal weight, the usual response is to cut down on food intake. This is based on the assumption that eating less will force the body to expend some of its stored fat, thus helping us to lose weight. The truth is tha...
Diets full of fried foods, large proportions, salivating desserts, booze and soda will make you gain weight. When you consume more calories than you burn you will gain weight - that is just science. But gaining weight when you do exercise and when you do eat healthy? That is when you begin to los...
The quest for losing weight is an old and a noble quest that has been going on for centuries. Even before the advent of the medical technology that we enjoy today, people were still trying to lose weight for aesthetic reasons. Even as far as back as the 17th century there is documented cases of F...
Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of our daily diet, or at least they should be. Statistics show that almost nobody eats the recommended seven servings daily and this is a very frightening fact. It is also not very understandable, since everyone will find vegetables that taste good to t...
Teen obesity is more of a problem now that it has ever been. The trend is still going upwards and that is not even including all the teens that are only overweight. There are many reasons for this phenomenon and only by knowing where the problems are can one start to find solutions. Not only is t...