Making Yourself Sick with Weight Loss – Continued
Another way that some people (especially women and teenagers) think you can jump start weight loss is purging. Purging is when a person makes him- or her-self vomit to get rid of any food he or she had ingested. This is not only dangerous for your body; it is not an effective method [...]
Scary Dieting
While all dieting seems scary – especially when you first start or are thinking about starting – there are some diets that are literally frightening. Some people and companies advertise all over TV and the internet about supposed "miracle" weight loss drugs and diets that can do fantastic things like help you lose ten [...]
Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery – It’s An Option
According to many doctors and medical studies, obesity has become an epidemic. With two thirds of adult Americans overweight and about one-third considered obese, laparoscopic weight loss surgery has become a popular and successful option for those who have first tried the traditional diet and exercise programs.
This particular type of restrictive surgical procedure, laparoscopic weight [...]
Weight loss surgery Facts To Consider
Most people would love to lose a few pounds. Some, however, need to drop a lot more to reach a healthy weight and keep it that way. When diet and exercise have had minimal results in the past, many turn to weight loss surgery.
While this form of surgery is gaining in popularity, many physicians recommend [...]
Reconstructive Weight Loss Surgery – What’s Involved?
When it comes to the subject of reconstructive weight loss surgery, it may be best define the terms and conditions we are interested in. The dictionary definition of obesity states that it is simply “increased body weight due to excessive accumulation of fat.” Even knowing that much can help those who are concerned about [...]
The Cookie Jar of Death
We all have our weaknesses. For some people, the biggest barrier to successful weight loss is the cookie jar – and reaching the bottom of it is no challenge. For others, it's almost impossible to go to the grocery check out line without buying six or seven candy bars. Or what about [...]
Childhood Obesity: The Scary Truth
When a child consistently finishes a whole bag of chips after school and never gets outside to play, you may be facing a potential problem with childhood obesity. Children with weight problems often grow up to become adults with weight problems. If you are an overweight adult, you already know how difficult it is [...]
I Think I Can, I Think I Can…
The children's book, The Little Engine That Could, is not only a great lesson for children, it's also a great lesson for adults – especially those adults who have decided to venture into that unfamiliar territory known as weight loss. But if you are currently trying to lose weight, you already know how hard [...]
Obesity Has Reached Epidemic Proportions
Almost anyone with an extra pound or 20 on them has heard jokes about "fat people." The reality is obesity is no laughing matter. It can have serious impacts on a person physically and psychologically.
The World Health Organization estimated that in 2005 about 1.6 billion adults, age 15 plus, were overweight. Of that number, 400 [...]