Your weight has been important since the moment you were born. Most babies weigh less than 10 pounds and sometimes as little as 3 or 4 pounds. However, even the tiniest babies quickly gain weight, to their parents pleasure, because this means their baby is growing bigger and stronger. These days, being overweight is becoming [...]
Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, and at least 300 million of them suffer from obesity. Both have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and both are major contributors to the global burden of chronic diseases and disabilities. Obesity rates have skyrocketed since the 1980′s, up to three-fold in certain areas of the U.S. [...]
When should you start becoming concerned about your child’s weight? Sure, all children gain weight and many grow into it well. But a few too many extra pounds, more than needed to support growth and development, can lead to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is clinically defined as when a child’s BMI exceeds 30. This is [...]
Treatment for obesity and overweight will be most successful if you create a long-term plan and set reasonable goals with your doctor. Your initial goal should be to improve health, not to achieve an ideal weight. People with clinical obesity or overweight can actually be healthier, when measuring factors such as heart recovery following exercise, [...]
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. It is often the result of excessive calorie intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic predispositions. The primary treatment for obesity is dieting and physical exercise. If this fails, anti-obesity drugs [...]
We all know the dangers of obesity and overweight. While it is true that being a little overweight is extremely subjective to body-type (higher levels of abdominal fat is worse than fat that is evenly distributed throughout the body), obesity and overweight contributes to an already bursting health care budget. Overweight and obesity are associated [...]
Results of a American College of Gastroenterology’s 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando revealed that many parents do not accurately perceive their children as overweight or at risk for adult obesity. Obesity is often accompanied by an increased risk for a wide array of diseases stemming either from being overweight, or lifestyle habits that brought [...]