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Weight loss is not just about counting calories. Here you will find tips for eating the right foods at the correct times. Diets are not easy, so we provide information to live a heathy lifestyle that will include diet, exercise, stress management and sleep. All targeted to help you maintain a healthy weight.
We now have more information than ever around healthy eating and why following a wholesome diet is essential. After all, there are few people who are not aware of the benefits of drinking more water Read More
With nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. being obese, and 18.5% of children aged 6 to 11 years old, as well as 14.2% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old, according to The Read More
While 85 percent of Americans say they know how to eat right, more than half flunked a basic quiz on dietary facts and weight loss. The MDVIP Fat IQ Survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, Read More
An eating disorder is a serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. National surveys estimate that 20 million Read More
It’s very common for brides to want to shed a few pounds and tone up before their wedding. It’s also very common to make a few mistakes while plunging into their wedding diet. Taking pride Read More
Have you been trying to improve your lifestyle choices and wondering if only walking everyday can help you become healthier? Walking: Trim your waistline, improve your health Following any form of exercise is good but Read More
New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside now shows that chronic consumption of a western diet leads to overeating and obesity due to elevations in “peripheral endocannabinoid signaling.” The endocannabinoid system is Read More
Love pounds’ is a thing – is your partner guilty of it? Being in a relationship has its ups and downs but one thing that can keep going up and up is the numbers on Read More
Obesity poses as a significant health hazard which makes people all the more vulnerable in succumbing to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Characterized by having a body mass index exceeding 30, obesity receives Read More
A new study is further burnishing copper’s reputation as an essential nutrient for human physiology. A research team led by a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and at Read More
Over the past few years it has become clear that weight is an important health issue. Some people who need to lose weight for their health don’t recognize it, while others who don’t need to lose weight want to get thinner for cosmetic reasons. We understand that in some ways your weight is different from, for example, your cholesterol level or your blood pressure, because you can’t see what these are by looking at someone. Many patients have had health care providers who approached their weight in a less-than-sensitive or helpful manner. Some patients may have had health care encounters in which they felt blamed, but not helped. Successful weight management is a long-term challenge.
Weight can affect a person’s self-esteem. Excess weight is highly visible and evokes some powerful reactions, however unfairly, from other people and from the people who carry the excess weight. The amount of weight loss needed to improve your health may be much less than you wish to lose, when you consider how you evaluate your weight. Research has shown that your health can be greatly improved by a loss of 5–10 percent of your starting weight. That doesn’t mean you have to stop there, but it does mean that an initial goal of losing 5–10 percent of your starting weight is both realistic and valuable.
