It is only natural to like sweets. Many people have become used to having something sweet daily as part of their standard food consumption. Yet too many sweets in the diet can lead to weight gain and health risks. The fact the sweets contain refined sugars add to the complications in the diet. Refined sugars [...]

When thinking about heart disease, we know that a change in diet is often needed. In today’s world of fast and convenient foods, people think more of saving time than saving calories and fat. If we can be just a little bit more conscious about what we are eating, then we can greatly reduce our [...]

There seems to be a very strong link between obesity and heart disease. The heavier that a person is, the more common it is for them to develop heart disease. High blood pressure and high cholesterol are two common risk factors of heart disease that are increased due to obesity. There is a much more [...]

High levels of cholesterol, often found in overweight and obese people, usually lead to a higher risk of heart disease and strokes. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and found in high fat foods. It is a waxy substance that our body requires to help build cell walls, make vitamin D, make some hormones, and [...]

Obesity is often compared to the other chronic diseases such as heart disease. Research states that if it can be caught in time, it can be treated. People who are following treatment must be consistent. Those individuals that are obese and severely obese are going to have to take a much larger effort for them [...]

It is estimated that 5-25 percent of children and teenagers in America today are suffering from obesity. Obesity among children is on the rise. More and more children and teenagers are becoming obese. While it is well known that obese infants do not always remain obese into childhood and not all obese children remain obese [...]

Obesity can lead to many types of heart disease. The largest branch of the heart disease tree is called cardiomyopathy. In its simplest of meanings, it is the disease of the heart muscle – cardio refers to heart, myo refers to muscle, and pathy refers to disease. The heart muscle swells and does not work [...]

A surprising side effect to being obese is that it can actually protect the heart in people who already have heart disease. For these few rare individuals, they tend to live longer and do better than thin people with the same heart disease. Known as a paradox, it appears to be the result of a [...]

Since obesity is higher than ever before, there is a larger demand for researchers to find “quick fixes” or concoctions to help combat this. Obesity often leads to heart disease so companies are looking more at ways to help people lose weight. One of the ideas they are looking at is herbalism and its remedies. [...]

For many people, being overweight carries a huge social burden. Society puts a lot of pressure on people to look good, be skinny, and fit a certain size. What people do not realize is that all this pressure is actually one of the causes of America’s growing waistline. The social stigma attached to overweight people [...]

Swimming exercise is one of the best forms of exercise that you can include in your daily schedule. Swimming works every muscle in the body and many people find it enjoyable and something to look forward to every day. If you have been looking for an exercise method that you can include that is both [...]

Aerobic exercise for teenagers can be defined as any exercise that involves increasing the heart rate by using the large muscle groups in the body. Activities like running, walking, swimming, jumping rope, bicycling, skating and many of the things that teenagers do already. It is a short jump to get teenagers to participate in a [...]

The top ten reasons to exercise is just the beginning of the benefits that you will get by including exercise in your daily life. If you need a little motivation to keep going in your exercise goals, take a look at the various reasons to give you a boost when you are feeling discouraged. Your [...]

It’s estimated that obese children make up between 5 and 25 percent of all children in the United States. That’s a staggering number of severely overweight kids. And it’s frightening, consider that the number of obese children keeps rising. Obese children are unfortunately at a higher risk for illness and disease than kids who aren’t [...]

For morbidly obese women, all of the usual dangers of obesity apply. The risk of many diseases like heart disease and diabetes is elevated. Joint problems are another common side effect of obesity, too. But there’s one health problem that affects morbidly obese women in high numbers. PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a condition [...]