Special Health Alerts
If your husband offers to help with the housework, you may want to think twice before you take him up on the offer. A lack of physical activity is a known contributing factor to weight gain and obesity.
The decrease in the amount of housework being performed by women in recent years compared to decades ago may be contributing to the rising levels of obesity that are being seen in today’s society, according to a recent study published in PLosOne…
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It is a subject that isn’t talked about very often, and certainly not one prone to be spoken about publicly, however for those who looking to lose weight, you might be curious to know the exact lengths some of your peers could be going to in order to battle the bulge.
One study has posed some interesting results, and claim that adultery or infidelity within a marriage could be helpful if you are trying to lose weight.
Obesity rat
es in the United States are at an astonishing level with about one third of Americans being overweight or obese. There are a variety of factors that contribute to weight gain and ultimately obesity, including consuming diets that are high in sugar and fat and living sedentary lifestyles, but new research in Reuters Health is showing that living at a low altitude may also be an obesity risk factor.
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One of the major issues that needs to be addressed in losing weight is controlling cravings, especially that of junk food. We all know that weight gain is strongly associated with the consumption of high-calorie food items, coupled with the low amount of energy utilized in daily activities. This imbalance in the caloric input-output primarily results in weight gain, as well as increases the risk in developing various medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and even cancer. But have you …
