Average Obese Woman Gets 1 Hour of Exercise a Year

Obese men don't do much better, breaking a sweat only 3.6 hours annually, researchers sayA new study suggests that obese women get just one hour of vigorous exercise a year, while obese men don't do much better at fewer than four hours.The findings startled the researchers, whose main focus was finding better ways to measure how much exercise people get."They're living their lives from one chair to another," said Edward Archer, a research fellow...

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Research shows fat mass in cells expands with disuse

Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major burden on the health care system and economy. It's usually treated through a combination of diet, nutrition, exercise, and other techniques.To understand how...

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Green tea confirmed as a weight loss nutrient and heart health antioxidant

Green tea (and its less refined cousin, white tea) has been a part of the ancient Chinese tradition for countless generations, in large part due to its rich endowment of bioactive catechins. Many studies over the past decade have shown that green tea is a powerful tool to improve metabolism in a way that is supportive of weight loss.Scientists publishing in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry demonstrate that it activates genes associated...

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Obesity: Not just what you eat

Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major burden on the health care system and economy. It's usually treated through a combination of diet, nutrition, exercise, and other techniques.To understand how...

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Scarsdale Diet Plan

Below is the basic Scarsdale Diet Plan.How the Scarsdale program works:Dieters follow the Scarsdale Medical Diet (SMD) strictly for two weeks, and during which fast weight loss is promised (7 - 15 pounds).After the two weeks, you switch to Keep Trim Eating for two weeks, where you plan your own menus for two weeks, with a list of additional foods permitted, and higher calories.After two weeks on Keep-Trim, you are back on the Scarsdale Medical...

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Military Wife Drops 100+ Pounds to Surprise Husband

Misty and Larry Shaffer have been together since high school. She went to his senior prom; he went to her junior and senior proms. They got married in October 2008.He never said anything about her being overweight.When Larry, an Army specialist, was deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012, Misty decided she wanted to get in shape.She weighed about 260 pounds when he left, and less than 155 pounds when he returned.“I just sat in bed one night...

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Mum lost eight stone in a year after getting STUCK playing with child at soft play centre

Emma Kingston, 29, was scrambling through a climbing tunnel with 18-month-old son Freddie and had to scream for two staff members to haul her outThe humiliation of getting jammed in a children’s play pit and being heaved out shamed 18-stone mother Emma Kingston into ­slimming.Emma, 29, was scrambling through a soft play climbing tunnel with 18-month-old son Freddie and had to scream for two staff members to haul her out.She said: “We got to the...

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The latest weight loss phenomenon.

Now the latest weight loss phenomenon. It's a pill that can help you lose 20 pounds in a few months -- with no surgery. But it's *not FDA approved in the US But it has Americans crossing the border to get it. Science fiction this is not. Inside that tiny capsule what's called the world's first swallowable weight loss balloon. Yes, you swallow- a balloon Here's how the company says it works: The vitamin-sized pill is attached to a thin tube....

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Could living or working near fast food shops make you obese?

It may seem like an obvious association: exposure to fast food restaurants and likelihood of obesity. But researchers whose study revealed these findings say the link shows evidence of a "dose-response relationship" and could have implications in the wake of the increasingly worrisome public health issue that is obesity.Publishing their work on bmj.com the researchers, from the University of Cambridge in the UK, say people exposed to fast food...

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Obesity rates in Canada have tripled in less than 3 decades

Obesity rates in Canada tripled between 1985 and 2011, from 6% to 18%, with significant increases in the very obese categories; it is projected that approximately 21% of Canadian adults will be obese by 2019, according to an article published in CMAJ Open.Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, has substantial adverse health risks such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. As well, obesity has an associated annual cost in Canada estimated at between $4.6 and $7.1 billion.Normal weight is classified as BMI 18.5-24.9,...

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Mother's diet linked to premature birth: fruits, vegetables linked to reduced risk of preterm delivery

Several studies have proposed the benefit of a diet rich in fruit and/or vegetables in prevention of premature birth. Researchers say that ealth professionals "would therefore be well advised to reinforce the message that pregnant women eat a healthy diet."Pregnant women who eat a "prudent" diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and who drink water have a significantly reduced risk of preterm delivery, suggests a study published on bmj.com...

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Yet more evidence of the amazingly versatile power of probiotics: Probiotic microflora found effective in weight loss efforts.

Much has been made of the amazing power of probiotics in not only boosting the digestive and immune systems but in whole-body health. Now it appears that those symbiotic, friendly little bacteria have the ability to help us lose fat, particularly from the abdominal region. They do this by regulating the hormones in our bodies that send signals to our brain relating to being hungry or full, by destroying fat calorie absorption in the intestines,...

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Obese schoolgirl loses SIX STONE to battle for Junior Olympics swimming gold

Breanna Bond shed the weight in just over a year and has now qualified for the Junior Olympic Games A schoolgirl shed six stone to go from clinically obese to junior Olympic athlete.Breanna Bond, 11, weighed 14 stone and her weight made her a target for bullies.Just 14 months ago her mum Heidi decided it was time for Breanna, from California, to get fighting fit.Now after a healthy diet and plenty of exercise, eight stone Breanna has her sights...

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Curbing feline obesity by offering smaller more frequent meals

Just as with people, feline obesity is most often linked to excessive food intake or not enough physical activity. Attempts to cut back on calories alone often result in failed weight loss or weight regain in both people and their pets.So how do you encourage your cat to get more exercise?Researchers from the University of Illinois interested in finding a method to maintain healthy body weight in cats, looked at a previously suggested claim that...

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5 questions to ask before trying a new diet

Technically, it can simply mean a manner or style of eating, such a vegetarian diet or Mediterranean diet, but for most people, the 'D word' means a short term period of deprivation and downright misery, that will inevitably be abandoned. That's one of the reasons I didn't use the word diet in the title of my latest book S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim (the S.A.S.S! stands for Simple and Satisfying Solutions).While it is a weight loss strategy, the book...

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