Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Obesity is a rising metabolic disorder that affects the entire world. Obesity is closely related to heart disease and other health issues. It is the condition based on the body mass index (BMI), calculating the fat ratio from a formula using the height and weight of the individuals. The formula is weight in pounds divided [...]

Obesity is having too much body fat. The body consists of water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, bones, and muscle. When the body has too much fat you have a much higher risk of developing heart disease as well as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and stroke. Obesity increases the risks of heart disease [...]

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 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 [...]