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| Best Flat Tummy Exercises For Great Female Abs |
| 2008-01-21 10:12:48 |
Are there flat tummy exercises that are the best for great female abs? Abs-olutely! To make this list, the female abs exercises must be safe, effective and can be done nearly anywhere. Your abs can be worked out every day. Here are great flat tummy exercises:
1. Tummy Isometric Crunch - exhale, then suck in your stomach as far as you can, hold for about 15 seconds. Relax and breathe. Visualize moving your bellybutton straight toward your back. Holding in your tummy muscles and tensing your abs is a good way of firming and strengthening them. You will also become more aware of how to control your tummy muscles. Repeat several times. This exercise can be done anywhere, anytime.
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| Few Ways in Which You Can Tighten Abs |
| 2008-01-21 10:05:54 |
Have you ever wondered if what you know about lose fat in the abs is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and weigh against what you know to the latest information on lose fat in the abs.
Everybody wants a tight, firm midsection. You can tone your abs and get rid of that pot belly but there is one vital point you first need to understand.
You cannot spot reduce anywhere on your body. You can spot tone your muscles in the area you are targeting, but you cannot spot reduce.
Here's an example. Look at your belly in a relaxed mode. Now suck in your stomach muscles.
Your pot belly is pretty much gone. Did you suddenly lose weight in that area?
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| The Most Common Myths about Abs |
| 2008-01-21 09:39:12 |
Myth #1
Abdominal muscle is different from regular muscle.
Your abdominal muscles are just like every other muscle in your body. The abdominal is different only in location and unlike biceps or quads they don't rest on a bony surface. So you should train them the same way you would train, say, your biceps or your chest. The basic laws of physiology apply to all your muscles, including your abs. This means that you have to do exercises in the correct plane of movement to effectively work the muscle.
Myth #2
You have to train your abs everyday.
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| 3 Steps To Great Abs! |
| 2008-01-21 09:31:49 |
Myth: You need to work your abs everyday.
Truth: The best way to develop abdominal strength and tone is to work your abs to exhaustion. You need to allow your abdominal muscles to recover..this equates to 24-48 hours of rest time between workouts. Increase the intensity of your workouts gradually. If you overdo it, not only will you be excessively sore (a little soreness is a good thing, it signifies that you have worked the muscle enough for it to repair itself and become stronger in the process), but you may discourage yourself because you will need more rest time than normal and it will be harder to do your ab exercises.
Myth: The more situps you do, the better.
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| Careful because Obese kids show signs of heart disease |
| 2008-01-17 09:06:46 |
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14 Children who are obese or who are at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease similar to obese adults with heart disease, a U.S. found.
Angela Sharkey of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Dr. Steven M. Lorch, a former fellow at the School of Medicine now at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, analyzed data from 168 children ages 10 to 18 who had been referred to them for cardiac ultrasound with symptoms including heart murmur, chest pain, acid reflux or high blood cholesterol.
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| How To Burn 13 Pounds Of Stomach Fat In 15 Days |
| 2008-01-15 10:13:25 |
If you’ve ever been on a diet, you know that losing 13 pounds in a 2 week time frame is pretty difficult, but today I’m going to give you the step by step blueprint to losing 13 pounds in 15 days.
The 3 essential components we will focus on is nutrition (calorie intake), cardio, and weight training. You will need all 3.
First we’ll calculate your daily calories. Multiply your weight by 10 if you’re a man, or multiply by 8 if you’re a woman.
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| Should You Consider Lap Band Surgery? |
| 2008-01-15 09:41:54 |
In this day and age, more and more people are finding themselves over their normal body weight due to a variety of reasons. Though the proper diet and exercise is always the default recommendation of our doctors, there are those who simply need some extra help when it comes to weight loss.
Lap band surgery is one of the options for people who want to lose weight effectively. Lap band surgery is a procedure wherein a small pouch is created within the upper stomach. This is achieved with the placement of a prosthetic band. As a result, the amount of food that the person takes in is limited.
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| The Power 90 Workout Routine |
| 2008-01-15 09:32:58 |
The Power 90 is a boot camp for an in home exercising program. It is designed for maximum performance, while working out at home. If an individual is tired of getting up at the crack of dawn before work to hit the gym, this program could be for them. A person will be able to tone their body and lose weight effectively and efficiently through working out to a DVD. People who are overweight tend to lose energy and have a difficult time enjoying even the small things in life.
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| The Captain's Chair is good for ab exercise |
| 2008-01-14 11:04:30 |
This ab exercise is often overlooked. It is an advanced abdominal exercise, therefore it is very important that you keep your lower back stable. Do not arch your back during this exercise. If you can't do it correctly, then you shouldn’t do it at all.
Stand on a chair and grip the handles to stabilize your upper body. Press your back against the pad and slowly lift knees towards your chest. Again make sure to keep your lower back firmly in place - otherwise you won't be strengthening your abs, but your hip muscles.
You should also feel the tightening and burning in your abs after a few reps. If you don't, you're probably not doing the exercise properly.
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| Weight Loss Pill Reviews |
| 2008-01-11 11:49:58 |
Do you really want to lose weight without having to go through rigorous workouts? If you do, then you can rely on weight loss pills to help you achieve your goal of losing weight. However, with so many weight loss pills saturating the market today, trying to find the best and most effective weight loss pill can be very difficult. That is why it is important that you check various weight loss pill reviews before purchasing one.
Importance of Weight Loss Pill Reviews
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| You got to move it … move it! |
| 2008-01-11 00:55:27 |
Long article from http://www.sfbayview.com, enjoy
Non-essential fat exists primarily within fat cells located just below the skin and around the major organs. It is called adipose tissue or depot fat. This is the fat we want to burn to achieve an ideal body composition.
Losing the five pounds of fat the average person gains during the holiday season is like running backwards uphill. It's hard ... but you can do it!
The bad news about fat is that it looks awful when it accumulates around your abdomen, hips, arms and thighs. Fat is associated with a very high risk of medical illness and premature death when it comprises more than 40 percent of your total body weight.
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| Canada offers fare deal to obese air travelers |
| 2008-01-10 20:59:12 |
A Canadian tribunal ordered domestic airlines Thursday to charge clinically obese or disabled passengers accompanied by an attendant only one ticket to fly, even if they take up two or more seats. ADVERTISEMENT
Under the Canadian Transportation Agency ruling, airlines have one year to bring in a "one-person-one-fare" policy for persons with severe disabilities who require two seats to accommodate them.
It also applies to disabled persons who need a medical attendant seated with them on flights.
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| What is cellulite |
| 2008-01-08 02:48:00 |
Cellulite is the lumpy substance resembling cottage cheese that is commonly found on the thighs, stomach, and butt. Cellulite is actually a fancy name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath a person's skin, which causes the surface of the skin to dimple or pucker and look lumpy.
You can check to see if you have cellulite by pinching the skin around your upper thigh. If it looks a bit lumpy, you probably have it. And if you do have cellulite, you're definitely not alone: Most girls and women - and some men - have cellulite.
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| Did you know? What Causes Cellulite? |
| 2008-01-08 02:45:42 |
Besides excess fat in their thighs, many women complain to me about a certain type of fat known as cellulite. They tell me that no matter how much weight they lose, they can't seem to smooth out the tiny lumps of fat on their thighs. Indeed, some of the most slender women have cellulite.
Cellulite is created when fat manages to push its way through tiny holes in your connective tissue, the thick web of interwoven fibers just underneath your skin. Strong and healthy connective tissue forms a tighter web of interwoven fibers, preventing fat from pressing its way through. Weak, unhealthy connective tissue, on the other hand, more easily stretches apart, allowing tiny fat pockets to poke through.
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| High-fat, high-carb meals more harmful to obese |
| 2007-12-30 11:24:05 |
Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are greater and longer-lasting in obese people than in normal-weight people, a new study shows.
Dr. Paresh Dandona and colleagues from Kaleida Health in Buffalo, New York looked at inflammation and oxidative stress, which occurs when levels of normal byproducts of metabolism known as free radicals exceed the body's ability to neutralize them.
In previous research they found that obese individuals have higher levels of oxidative stress and inflammation than normal-weight individuals. They also demonstrated that eating a high-fat, high-carb meal increased oxidative stress and inflammation in normal-weight people.
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| Stop Wasting Time with Useless Ab Exercises and Start Burning Fat |
| 2007-12-28 02:10:29 |
I've been a Fitness Professional for over a decade as a personal trainer and a nutrition specialist, and I have to say that the biggest confusion I still see is regarding losing that stubborn belly fat that most people have around their midsection.
Although it's been beaten to death, I still need to convince people that doing crunches, leg lifts, situps, and obliques exercises are NOT going to help them lose their belly fat and love handles. Ok, we all know by now that spot reduction doesn't work, so why is it that whenever someone tells me that they are trying to get rid of their stomach, they start talking about all of the crunches and other abs exercises they've been doing, pumping away for hundreds of reps a day with no results?
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| Weight Loss Chinese Herbal Medicines |
| 2007-12-28 02:01:09 |
If you are concerned with your weight, you are not alone. Two thirds of US adults are reported to be overweight and one third are clinically obese.
Weight control is a complex matter involving not only biology but also life style. Researchers have made tremendous progress over the years on what and how molecules interplay in our body to regulate weight. However, any weight loss drug that is based on the knowledge is at least 5 years down the road.
Miracle weight loss drugs do not yet exist. The last weight loss prescription drugs approved by FDA are Meridia in 1997 and Xenical in 1999.
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| New Year Weight Loss Goals |
| 2007-12-27 01:36:46 |
It has to be one of the most popular new resolutions there is, and after the first of the year it will be a top priority on many Americans' lists.
"We definitely see a lot of people. A lot of people are making New Year's resolutions to lose weight, and maybe do some thing to maybe help combat the holiday pounds."
And they say it's isn't as hard as you may think to lose weight. All you have to do is find an activity that you enjoy, whether it's running, biking, or lifting weights.
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| Gyms ready for weight loss push |
| 2007-12-27 01:35:30 |
It happens every holiday season -- people will gain more than just holiday cheer. Gyms across the nation see an increase every January as people rush to loss their holiday weight gain and meet their New Year’s resolutions.
Teena Ferguson started working out with her friend Cheryl several months ago and is already seeing a difference, "You sleep better at night, you feel better about yourself, and you don't feel so guilty when you go through the drive-through."
Exercise physiologists like Patrick King say the key to successful weight loss is a good diet, steady exercise, starting out slowly, and setting for yourself long term goals.
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| Weight Loss in new year (2008) |
| 2007-12-25 22:34:55 |
With the New Year just around the
corner a lot of people will be resolving to lose weight in 2008 and
that means people will be signing up for memberships to health and
fitness clubs.
State consumer service officials urge you to check out a gym
before signing your name to a contract.
There are more than 17-hundred health clubs in Florida where you
can shed the unwanted pounds. But how can you be sure that a club
has a good track record?
Health clubs are required to register with the state which keeps
records of complaints. All you have to do is call the state to find
out what kind of history a facility has.
Officials say if you are giving a gym membership as a gift or
buying one for yourself, be sure to do your homework so that you
know exactly what you're getting for the money.
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| Very obese wait longer for transplant |
| 2007-12-21 10:59:01 |
Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than normal weight people, and when they do, their wait is an average of a year to 18 months longer, a new study found.
The reason seems to be both economic and medical. Very obese people have a greater risk for complications, and the transplant centers often must bear the additional cost of treating those problems.
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| Twin brothers are the biggest winners on NBC weight-loss show `The Biggest Loser' |
| 2007-12-21 10:46:25 |
Twin brothers are pound-by-pound the biggest winners on NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
Bill Germanakos, a 41-year-old medical salesman from Lynbrook, N.Y., lost 164 pounds, slimming down from 334 pounds to 170 pounds over an eight-month period to win the televised weight-loss competition. He took home the $250,000 grand prize.
His brother, Jim, a police officer from Massapequa, N.Y., won the weigh-in among previously eliminated contestants, dropping 186 pounds. He went from 361 pounds to 175 pounds. He earned a $100,000 prize.
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| Monroe Weight Loss Clinic Raided and Shut Down |
| 2007-12-21 03:16:40 |
A Monroe weight clinic has been shut down and the head doctor accused of overprescribing a popular weight loss drug.
Patients say it's hard to believe.
The U.S. attorney's office says Doctor Rodolfo Rojo was dispensing phentermine with help from two of his employees. Phentemine is a controlled substance that has to be closely monitored.
Prosecutors say Dr. Rojo was giving patients too much of the drug.
WBTV's Sarah Batista reports from Monroe.
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Right on the door, the sign says closed.
People have been walking up throughout the day peaking through the window and asking questions.
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| “Pure Weight Loss” Closing All Stores |
| 2007-12-21 03:12:27 |
Edward Moody (Rochester, N.Y.) - Dozens of people in our area may be out hundreds of dollars. Last week Pure Weight Loss (formerly L.A. Weight Loss) announced it’s closing all of its stores.
For 18 years Pure Weight Loss has been a way for people to lose weight and learn how to keep it off.
Sydney DiMaggio of Greece is one of many in our area who signed up.
“I wanted to lose a few pounds for modeling…it worked. I lost 10 pounds!"
This week the company announced that 400 of its centers nationwide, four in greater Rochester, are closing their doors for good January 4.
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| Herbal Weight-Loss Pills |
| 2007-12-17 22:20:41 |
Can dietary supplements help me lose weight?
"Eat! Eat! Eat! And Always Stay Thin! No Diet, No Exercise!" Sounds great, doesn't it? Unfortunately, you'll have a hard time responding to this particular ad. For one thing, it dates to the early 1900's. And, to make matters worse, pharmacies no longer sell the miracle product: sanitized tape worms.
Weight loss products have changed in the last century, but the pitches remain the same. Indeed, many herbs, supplements, and diet pills promise results that would put even the most efficient tape worms to shame. Of course it's no secret that many of these products are fraudulent. But is it possible that a few of them really can live up to their claims?
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| Green Tea Increase Metabolism, May Aid In Weight Loss |
| 2007-12-17 22:15:33 |
Green tea extract has been the focus of several weight loss studies recently. In addition to its healthful benefit of strong antioxidant activity and its
Leptin is a protein produced by fats that appear to play an important role in how the body manages fat storage through brain signals. Years ago it was thought by scientists that lower leptin levels would increase appetite. Current research has now found that it does just the opposite and decreases appetite. There is clear evidence that green tea's polyphenols (EGCG) are a factor in depressing leptin as well as affecting other hormone levels important in regulating appetite.
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| Green Tea Consumption & Body Fat |
| 2007-12-17 22:12:25 |
Objective: To disclose the possible relationship between habitual tea consumption and changes in total percent body fat and fat distribution in humans.
Research Methods and Procedures: A cross-sectional survey of 1210 epidemiologically sampled adults (569 men and 641 women) were enrolled in our study. Tea consumption and other lifestyle characteristics were obtained by structured questionnaires. Percent body fat (BF%) was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Body fat distribution was assessed using waist-to-hip ratio (WHR).
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| Green Tea (Catechin) Ingredient May Promote Healthy Weight Loss |
| 2007-12-17 22:10:36 |
Aside from fighting heart disease, cancer, and other diseases, a new study shows that drinking green tea may also fight fat.
The study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.The findings appear in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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| Green Tea May Aid Weight Loss |
| 2007-12-17 04:55:02 |
There's good news for dieters: green tea appears to speed up calorie burning, including fat calorie burning. The green tea extract may play a role in the control of body composition. Researchers studied the effects of green tea on 10 healthy young men, average age 25, who ranged from lean to mildly overweight. For 6 weeks, the men took two capsules at each meal: green tea extract plus 50 milligrams of caffeine; 50 milligrams of caffeine; or a placebo (inactive capsule).
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| Weight Loss Drugs: How Much Do Diet Pills Help? III |
| 2007-12-12 03:33:25 |
"It is not as simple as many of the ads claim, and invariably what happens is patients try the supplements, they don't deliver as promised, and patients gain another notch on their failure belt," says Kushner.
Blatner suggests talking to your doctor or a registered dietitian before buying supplements.
"Wouldn't you rather take an FDA-approved medication than take the risk of choosing an over-the-counter weight loss remedy that may not be safe or effective?" she asks.
The Today show nutritionist Joy Bauer, RD, tries to inspire her clients to lose weight the old-fashioned way.
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| Weight Loss Drugs: How Much Do Diet Pills Help? II |
| 2007-12-12 03:31:50 |
Xenical or Alli is safe for almost anyone because the drug is not absorbed, says Kushner. "I frequently prescribed it to cardiovascular patients because it is so safe," he says.
Patients must be willing to stick to a low-fat diet. These drugs have a built-in feedback system. "If you eat a high-fat diet, you will experience the side effects, so to avoid the unpleasant effects, you need to reduce the fat in your diet," says Aronne.
Not only do these drugs block fat, they have the potential to block other nutrients.
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| Weight Loss Drugs: How Much Do Diet Pills Help? I |
| 2007-12-12 03:24:33 |
"Clinically proven to help you lose weight without being hungry or working out for hours at the gym!"
You've seen the ads promising successful weight loss by taking diet drugs or weight loss supplements, but do they really deliver results? Could weight loss medications and over-the-counter supplements really help to reverse the obesity epidemic?
Experts who spoke to WebMD agreed that there's no such thing as a quick fix or magic bullet when it comes to losing weight. Weight loss medications (not to be confused with dietary supplements) can help you lose weight, but only if you also cut calories and get moving. And effective weight loss, they say, is slow and gradual -- anywhere from 1/2 to 2 pounds per week, even with the help of diet drugs.
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| 6 Best Summer Foods for Weight Loss Part II |
| 2007-12-10 00:44:03 |
Best Summer Weight Loss Food No. 3: Grilled Veggies
For registered dietitian Dawn Jackson, a plate of grilled vegetables is a summertime must-have. She recommends keeping a plate of grilled onions, bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, eggplant, asparagus, and garlic in your fridge. You can use them to make dishes like:
Grilled vegetable and goat cheese salads
Grilled vegetable pitas
Grilled vegetable, ricotta, and fresh herb pasta and frittatas
Best Summer Weight Loss Food No. 4: Salads
Salads make for quick, healthy meals -- with no recipes required.
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| 6 Best Summer Foods for Weight Loss Part I |
| 2007-12-07 21:16:26 |
You don't need to starve yourself on a wacky fad diet if you want to look look better in your shorts or swimsuit this summer. The secret to weight loss is to choose healthy foods and take in fewer calories than you burn. And it's just easier to make better food choices in summertime, when heavy, high-calorie dishes seem less appealing. The best foods for weight loss in summer are light, refreshing and, most important, keep you out of the hot kitchen.
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| Drink Green Tea |
| 2007-12-07 21:11:48 |
Drinking 2-4 cups of green tea per day can help you shed some of that hard-to-lose weight. The International Journal of Obesity states that green tea contains polyphenols which cause your body to produce unnecessary heat, thus "wasting" calories. When preparing green tea, be sure not to use boiling water, as this will cause the tea to be bitter. Also, the longer the tea steeps, the more bitter it will taste.
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| Green Tea Fights Fat |
| 2007-12-06 02:52:35 |
Need another healthy reason to drink green tea? Aside from fighting heart disease, cancer, and other diseases, a new study shows that drinking green tea may also fight fat.
The study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.
Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.
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| Adjusting PSA Scores For Obese Men Or Cancers May Be Missed |
| 2007-12-06 02:45:06 |
"Obese men have more blood circulating throughout their bodies than normal weight men, and as a result, the concentration of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood -- the gold standard for detecting prostate cancer -- can become diluted," said Stephen Freedland, M.D., a Duke urologist and senior researcher on the study.*
"We've known for a while that obese men tend to have lower PSA scores than normal weight men, but our study really proposes a reason why this happens, and points to the need for an adjustment in the way we interpret PSA scores that will take body weight into account. If not, we may be missing a large number of cancers each year."
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| Lifeline for the obese in India! |
| 2007-12-06 02:28:13 |
Addicted to junk grabs? Don't worry. Doctors in India are now offering a lifeline to fast food addicts and couch potatoes, whose mass of fatty tissues is touching the obesity meter.
It's Bariatric or weight loss surgery which helps a obese to get back in shape by tinkering with the size of the stomachs. A person with a bio mass index of 35.2 is considered obese by doctors.
"It is not liposuction. Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure in which the stomach is reduced to limit the intake of food and lose weight in the process," says Dr Sandeep Malhotra of the Obesity Control Team at the Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon.
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| Obese People, How To Tackle This Number One Problem? |
| 2007-12-06 02:19:36 |
Obese people have become part of an epidemic in the United States. Are you one of the 300,000 Americans who die each year of diseases related to obesity? Did you know that approximately $177 billion is spent on illnesses related to this epidemic?
Obese people have become part of an epidemic in the United States. Are you one of the 300,000 Americans who die each year of diseases related to obesity? Did you know that approximately $177 billion is spent on illnesses related to this epidemic?
Obesity can raise your blood pressure, cause diabetes and affect your legs and back. We are becoming a fat and lazy nation. If we are seriously looking to conquer this problem, we have to start accepting responsibility for our own actions.
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| The Many Causes of Obesity |
| 2007-11-29 04:43:40 |
There is a big difference between being a bit overweight and being obese. Obesity is "an over-accumulation of fat that interferes with the function of our bodies." Obesity is defined as having excessive fat in body tissues.
There is a big difference between being a bit overweight and being obese. Obesity is "an over-accumulation of fat that interferes with the function of our bodies." Obesity is defined as having excessive fat in body tissues. Obesity increases the risk for many health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
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