Obesity Archive

How Important is the Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculation?

Editor Obesity January 30, 2016

BMI calculation is used by doctors around the world to determine the level of body fat in an individual’s body. It helps practitioners determine the overall fitness levels as well as the potential risks of developing chronic ailments. How is BMI Calculated? A ...Read More

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Trouble Losing Weight: Five Contributing Factors You May Not be Aware of

Jennifer Smith Obesity August 12, 2015

Getting to a healthy weight is an important factor for staying healthy and for combating certain illnesses. Be that as it may, losing weight and keeping it off can be a lot trickier than you may have imagined. While we understand the importance of ...Read More

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Obesity – the best weight loss formula

Editor Obesity June 4, 2014

What is obesity? When the excessive amount of fat accumulates in the normal places in the body, its called obesity. Most susceptible structures where fat accumulates are- abdomen, neck, cheeks, buttocks, thighs and arms. Defined in terms of BMI as BMI>25-30 – ...Read More

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High Fructose Corn Syrup: Harmless Sugar Replacement or Public Health Concern?

Editor Obesity January 28, 2011

High fructose corn syrup is found in nearly every processed food in American grocery stores. From sodas to baked goods, and basically everything in between, you can be sure that these products contain corn syrup somewhere on their ingredient list. Health experts and organic ...Read More

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Obesity complications: Associated Pathologies

Editor Obesity August 28, 2010

Obesity can result in various Disorders and pathologies: Lecture notes Obesity , as known from various Studies, is an associated cause for increase in morbidity and mortality. There is 50–100% increase in risk of death from all causes compared to normal weight people, mostly ...Read More

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Dieting for weight loss : An Unhealthy practice

Dr. Sujit Shrestha Obesity August 24, 2010

Dieting and Weightloss: A vicious Cycle? Body normally stores Reserve energy in form of fat, and utilizes it in time of starvation or hunger. Fat in fact is a good friend of human that can be worst foe as well. Obesity is one of ...Read More

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The GI Way

Editor Diet, Obesity February 7, 2010

For anyone looking to eat a more healthy diet, keep their weight down and increase their health a good place to start is to switch from refined carbohydrates to complex carbs. This is where the GI index can help. GI (glycemic index) is a ...Read More

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How to calculate BMI ?

Editor Obesity December 16, 2009

BMI means Body Mass Index. Nowadays BMI calculators are available online which makes calculation quick and easy. But this post can be helpful if you want to know how it is calculated. Its really simple. You can just use the formulas given below: Formulae ...Read More

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Simple Calories Burned Calculator

Editor Obesity November 16, 2009

A Calorie is a unit of energy supplied by food. Overweight and obesity result from an energy imbalance. This involves eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity. All foods contain calories regardless of its class (carbohydrate, fat, protein, etc.). Calories burned during ...Read More

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