New figures have been released today that show that more than seventy million of the US population are obese. It is reported that obesity costs the country more than one hundred and forty seven billion dollars every single year. The new figures released show that at least a quarter of the US population are obese, [...]
The FDA is currently in talks about the option of expanding the availability of gastric bands to fourteen to seventeen year olds. At the moment, you have to be severely obese and over the age of eighteen to qualify for a gastric band. However, some studies show that certain gastric bands can prove to be [...]
Flat Belly Diet:Flatbellydiet.com-Flat Belly Diet is the title of a new book written by Prevention magazine’s Editor in Chief Liz Vaccariello and Nutrition Editor Cynthia Sass.The Flat Belly Diet claims to be effective,simple and easy to follow. Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass appeared on Good Morning America to explain how it works: -Start with a [...]
The 3 Day Diet was introduced to the world over 20 years ago.Although the 3 Day Diet is not the most appetizing and delicious food regiment one can follow,but it is known for being very efficient.Here is the 3 Day Diet plan and instruction :
Trans Fats Ban In California – Trans fats in Californian restaurant is now history.The western state became the first in the US to ban trans fats from all restaurants.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the legislation that will forbid retail food establishments from cooking with oil, margarine and shortening that have trans fats, which have been associated [...]
A burgeoning industry of wellness advisers, counselors and consultants is booming as corporate America tries to increase productivity and control insurance costs by helping its employees get healthy and shed pounds. The change is fueled by well-meaning, cost-conscious executives who are looking for ways to trim bottom lines along with waist lines. “The truth is [...]
How to lose weight and not go hungry: Researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of ‘fullness’ Millions of people the world over suffer today from obesity, yet there is no “magic bullet†that has yet provided a universally accepted solution. However, a young researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem feels he has come up [...]
*Great expectations: Emily Barton with her enormous bump at 7 and a half months pregnant* Although mother-to-be Emily Barton was expecting only one child, passers-by would stop her and ask if she was having triplets. Her bump grew so rapidly that she put on an astonishing seven stone during her pregnancy.
People eat more when they are glued to the television, and the more entertaining the programme, the more they eat, according to research presented on Saturday. It seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing, said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in [...]
To really appreciate Manuel Uribe’s size, you have to do a bit of lateral thinking. Picture in your mind an ordinary adult male. Then another. And another. And another. And another. And another. And, finally, one more. Seven fully grown men in all, standing in a line. Now, add up their weight. Only then would [...]
