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Tagged as Obesity

Is Insomnia to Blame for Weight Gain?
Insomnia can spoil even the best of days, turning the night into a long and restless waste, sapping energy and making the next day a walking misery. Insomnia strikes about -25 percent of U.S. adults- each year, leaving a slew of -health effects- in its wake. Insomnia can make life difficult in so many ways, including what it can do to your waistline. Research shows regularly getting fewer than 7 hours...
October 5, 2023
Medical Bias Against Overweight Women: 4 Ways to Protect Yourself
There is a tension among the millions of women who fail to fall into the defined window of the Body Mass Index and how they are to find appropriate healthcare, not to mention a relationship with a physician that nourishes self-esteem. There are relatively few medical doctors who have signed on to the body positive movement, an important effort which emphasizes we should move beyond 21st century ideals...
February 18, 2023
How Diet Culture Hurts People
About 45 million people in the U.S. go on a diet every year. So there's no denying that we all live in "diet culture" because it's everywhere. The urge to lose weight, and the product someone is shilling to help us do it are in almost every commercial and in every store. From fads and crash diets to tried and true eating plans, everyone has a suggestion. But this deeply pervasive diet culture may be...
December 7, 2022
One in Four Young Adults Are Prediabetic
There’s no question about it—diabetes is -on the rise. Across the board, more and more people are suffering from prediabetes, diabetes and complications from high blood sugar levels. Most concerning is how prevalent these conditions have become among younger people, who should be at the peak of good health. A staggering one in four young adults is on the road toward developing diabetes. Obesity is...
August 8, 2022
6 Possible Reasons for the Obesity Epidemic In America
Bigger isn’t always better. Americans are heavier today than they were just 2 decades ago. The average American man weighs about 196 pounds (approximately 15 pounds heavier than 20 years ago) and the average woman weighs about 168 pounds (approximately 16 pounds heavier than 20 years ago). Even our children are heavier! The average 11-year-old boy is 13 pounds heavier than boys were 20 years ago and...
July 6, 2022
How to Stop Overeating the Healthy Way
Overeating is a problem for millions of people. It's become so common in fact that few are even able to recognize it anymore. And if you do recognize it in yourself, i-t can feel like an impossible habit to break. It can be done, though, and done in a way that’s healthy and sustainable. We have some tips on how to get a handle on this unhealthy habit. Drink Plenty of Water Throughout the Day - Drinking...
July 12, 2021
What Does Health at Every Size Mean and How Might It Benefit Us?
Some of us do everything we can think of to get ourselves down to a certain size, but our bodies seem to have ideas of their own. We’re told — some by doctors ad others by media images or even seemingly well-meaning friends or family, that we must reduce our bodies to meet some ratio of body fat that seems impossible if we want to be healthy. But that may not actually be true. And if it isn't true,...
April 28, 2021
6 Ways to Lower Childhood Obesity Risk
Childhood obesity is on the rise. In fact, over 20% of 12-19-year-olds are obese. Parenting is hard no matter what but when our kids face health challenges, we have to look at our own behavior and -see if we can do anything- to prevent or cure the problem. And in the case of obesity, barring any underlying conditions that may be the cause, our parenting may be at the root of childhood obesity. Preliminary...
September 3, 2020
The Effects of Weight Gain on Lungs
Lung health is one of those biggies most people don’t think much about until they notice a decline. There are several ways we can affect how well our lungs function, with lifestyle factors playing a significant role in many cases. But a big surprise to us anyway, is that weight gain is a big one. Weight and Lung Function - The connection might not be intuitive or obvious, but body mass index (BMI)...
July 30, 2020
Gum Disease and Obesity: Why the Two May Be Related
It can be easy to take for granted all that goes on in our bodies at a microscopic level. The effects of obesity don’t always reveal themselves immediately, but that doesn’t mean serious damage isn’t being done. The size of your waistline may even affect the health of your gum line, silently inflicting gum disease. Some scientists believe that gum disease may be an early indicator of impending obesity...so...
May 6, 2020