Obesity Education

How New Healthcare Legislation Affects You

Posted: May 08 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

If you’re obese, the future of healthcare for you may seem uncertain. While it’s unknown how greatly you’ll be affected by healthcare reform until the courts and the market responds, it’s helpful to be informed about what the current healthcare reform bill means for you.

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How You Burn Calories

Posted: Apr 02 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

Weight loss experts are constantly telling you to burn more calories than you eat in order to lose weight. So how, exactly, do you “burn calories”? Find out what you can – and can’t – do to burn more calories.

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Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Cancer Risk in Obese Women

Posted: Mar 23 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

In addition to helping obese people lose a significant amount of weight, bariatric surgery may also help obese women reduce their risk for certain cancers, according to new research.

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Percentage of Overweight, Obese Americans Swells

Posted: Mar 14 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

As the obesity epidemic continues to grow, more than half of American adults are now overweight or obese. According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which conducted telephone interviews with 673,000 adults between January 2008 and December 2009, 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009.

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What is Normal Weight Obesity?

Posted: Feb 08 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

While many fitness and nutritional experts use a body mass index to determine what your normal weight range should be, BMI may miss part of the picture. As a result, you may be within a “normal” weight range and also be considered obese.

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Venous Clotting and Obesity

Posted: Jan 31 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

Your risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism increases with obesity, but researches have discovered that your gender and the location of the excess weight are also important factors.

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Gastric Bypass Good for the Heart

Posted: Jan 05 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

A recent study suggests that bariatric surgery may provide more than the cosmetic benefit of looking thinner – “it may also reduce the risk for disease and premature death in patients. Dr. Mikolich and colleagues at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine studied 50 patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery. Before surgery, all subjects had [...]

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Bariatric Surgery May Improve Coronary Atherosclerosis

Posted: Dec 10 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

Bariatric surgery has been proven to be effective as a way to battle obesity. But it may also decrease your risk for coronary atherosclerosis, the most common cause of death in the United States. Coronary atherosclerosis is a heart condition that involves fatty deposits inside the arterial walls sometimes referred to as a “hardening of [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes Remission

Posted: Nov 16 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

Recent scientific studies have shown that weight loss surgery may help treat some cases of Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disease that is typically associated with obesity. It is commonly treated with a weight loss plan of diet and exercise as well as insulin injections. However, new evidence suggests that weight loss [...]

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Why We Eat When We’re Stressed

Posted: Oct 11 in Weight Loss Tips by admin

Stress can bring out the best and worst in all of us. When we have a deadline to meet or a difficult situation to navigate, stress can give us the energy and stamina to complete these tasks and even exceed their objectives. One of the less-attractive aspects of stress is its ability to make us [...]

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