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Sixty-nine percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. Of these statistics, 42% of Americans are obese. One in ten Americans has type 2 diabetes. Ninety percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes are obese. Obesity fuels chronic diseases such as...
We could not live without lifesaving body fat! Too much fat poses definite health hazards. One type of body fat helps you maintain or gain weight. Two other types enable you to rev up your fat burn and lose weight! We need all three! The key is having just the right...
Discover the amazing contributions of gut bacteria to health and disease. Plus scientifically validated natural remedies that may improve your gut health in just a few days! Your gut provides a home for trillions of bacteria. So far there are 2,000 known species of...
Regular blueberry consumption offers eight benefits to those who are obese. More than one in three adults in Mexico, New Zealand, and the United States are obese. This blog examines the evidence that high regular consumption of this super food can help obesity and...
If you want to lose weight, sleep! An inadequate amount of sleep, interrupted sleep, and irregular sleep–each can make us more vulnerable to obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. How? Sleep deprivation makes appetite control more difficult. Partially...
Researchers have shown that drinking 500ml of water (two cups) half an hour before eating the main meal may help obese adults to lose weight. In one study obese participants were given a weight management consultation being advised on how to adapt their lifestyle and...
What happens in a Syndrome-Laden society? Do we tend to “tune it out” when another one is named? Metabolic syndrome (MetS) deserves serious attention, for about 37% of the American population has MetS. Over a billion people worldwide have the metabolic syndrome. This...
Taming the appetite can be challenging for many of us. Without doing so, weight management or successful weight loss are impossible. Learn ten practical, reasonable tips that can help you tame your appetite! Go Green! When it goes to fat loss, a calorie does not...
Focus on Habits, Not Diets One habit changed for the rest of your life is more powerful than dozens of short-term changes that you have no intention of sticking with. Weight Loss NOT the Sole Focus Put your energies into developing the most healthful lifestyle...
Chronic inflammation is one of the major factors to obesity’s deadly medical complications. After all, pot-belly fat cells generate pro-inflammatory chemicals. For obese individuals acute exercise activates inflammatory triggers inside the body. Furthermore, obese...
