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Dr. He Lai Lihua Says: Environmental Factors and Technology Impact Weight Gain

Despite all of the help available today for losing weight, obesity rates continue to climb. The medical community now categorizes obesity as a disease, raising critical questions about why this “disease” has become so rampant in recent decades. What’s changed? The answer may be more intricate than initially perceived. Let’s delve into one physician’s advice ...

Tatiana Denning

Paper cutout of a thin female standing in front of a mirror and seeing a fat figure reflected back.

How to Overcome Being Overweight

Being overweight or obese is now the leading cause of preventable death in Australia, overtaking smoking. This month’s findings in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health have revealed the seriousness of obesity in this country. The study from Western Australia revealed that more than 60 percent of adults and one in four ...

Sheridan Genrich

Obesity.

5 Steps to Overcome Obesity

Obesity can be a touchy subject to talk about, let alone deal with. Looking for support and guidance can be challenging, but a plan is essential when trying to overcome obesity. The saying goes: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Making a 180-degree change is never practical. It can come like a ...

Mike West

Obesity.

Your Dining Habits Can Affect Your Weight and Lifespan

Scientists have found that many diseases originate from bad dining habits. Depending on your diet, it can either increase or decrease your risk of disease later in life. Dining habits linked to obesity About 90 percent of obese people eat too much at dinner, allowing extra calories to develop into fat. Nutrition expert Lawrence J. ...

Emma Lu

Dinner table with grilled steak, grilled vegetables, potatoes, salad, different snacks and homemade lemonade, overhead view.

5 Points to Nourish and Protect the Liver

Modern life is fast-paced and stressful. People are busy with careers, family, friends, and more. As a result, they may consume an unhealthy diet, eat late at night, stay up too late, smoke, and drink alcohol, lifestyle habits detrimental to the liver. To try to compensate, people may take healthcare products indiscriminately, potentially adding to ...

Raven Montmorency

It's important to maintain a healthy liver.

The Diet of Our Ancestors: A Cure for Obesity?

Obesity is becoming a global problem. Have you ever heard of eating like a caveman to lose weight? What does it mean? Add more greens to your diet or grill meat over an open fire or just eat with your bare hands? Not exactly. To understand what this means, we must first look at our ...

Raven Montmorency

Natives hunting an elephant.

The Societal Cost of Obesity

The inability to maintain a healthy weight continues to develop as one of the most widespread health ailments among citizens of developed societies. Despite the numerous industries revolving around calls for positive, health-driven lifestyles, obesity remains an imminent global health concern. In addition to the health risks that it presents, weight-maintenance issues must also be ...

Armin Auctor

An obese person being offered an ice cream cone.

Women Risk Their Lives to Be Fat in This Country

Throughout most of the world, women face the constant pressure of maintaining a slim body. Fat is considered unattractive. However, there is an African country where women want to become fat. Larger-sized women are what men in Mauritania consider attractive, proving the old adage that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Culture of ...

Raven Montmorency

Women in the African nation of Mauritania feel pressured to be fat.

Study: Normalization of ‘Plus-Size’ Risks Hidden Danger of Obesity

The normalization of “plus-size” body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating their weight — undermining efforts to tackle England’s ever-growing obesity problem, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia. While attempts to reduce stigmatization of larger body sizes — for example, with the launch of plus-size clothing ...

Troy Oakes

A doctor measuring an overweight man.