Starting a weight loss program is challenging, but as veteran dieters can tell you, sticking with a weight loss program is the tough part. Think back on your own weight loss efforts. Have you lost weight at one point, only to regain it later? If so, what factors do you think derailed your success? Many [...]
Are You Pleasingly Plump or Overweight? Most people and healthcare providers used to determine their weight status by standing on a scale and comparing their resulting weight with standardized height and weight charts That had been developed using data collected by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The Problem with Height and Weight Tables There were [...]
Obesity is known to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and even sleep apnea. However, the impact that carrying extra weight has on people’s skeletal systems, including their joints, muscles, and connective tissue, is often overlooked. Physicians frequently hear overweight patients complain of foot, knee, and back pain. While analgesics can [...]
If you want to know how to lose weight and keep it off, why not ask 5000 people who have maintained at least 30lbs of weight loss for over 12 months? Since 1994, Rena Wing, Ph.D. and James O. Hill, Ph.D. have maintained the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), an ongoing project that tracks people [...]
Fatty liver disease is the name given to a condition in which the liver’s healthy, reddish-brown tissue becomes streaked with fatty deposits. Fatty liver disease can be categorized as Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (AFLSD) or Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), based on how the condition was acquired. Both AFLD and NAFLD encompass a range of [...]
If you are a yo-yo dieter, you have experienced first hand the frustration of repeatedly peeling off pounds only to see them return once you stop dieting. You may be asking “Why?” Why, if I know how to lose weight, do I let myself regain it? Simply put, if you do what you have always [...]
If you are overweight, there’s a better than 50% chance that your children are also chubby. It is also likely you want to help your children lose weight to avoid the same frustrations and pain you may have experienced because of your excess pounds. But what is the best way to go about it? A [...]
Meal replacement formulas, often referred to as diet shakes or protein drinks, have been a staple of do-it-yourself, commercial, and medical weight loss programs for nearly three decades. Over the years, their formulation has changed as research develops and food processing techniques evolve. During the 1960s, medical researchers realized that the most efficient way to [...]
Its no secret that people who carry excess weight also carry an increased risk for various health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and even certain cancers. Some overweight people develop a health condition known as Metabolic Syndrome. It is a combination of medical disorders commonly seen in overweight individuals. [...]
A little over a generation ago, the meals served in school cafeterias mirrored the four basic food groups and soft drink and candy vending machines were nowhere to be found. Beginning in the 1970s, funding got tighter and schools began to relax their standards on the types of foods routinely sold on campus. Fundraisers featuring [...]