Fighting obesity may seem hard, even impossible to some. But, the truth is, it’s not impossible, and it might not even be hard if one has the right tools and knows the right techniques. Today we will discuss the tools that may help in one’s endeavors to lose weight. There are several tools that come [...]
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In the recent years, obesity has become a major health issue throughout the world and most prevailing in North America. Researchers have concluded that obesity is a number-one controllable cause of many other health complications like cardiovascular diseases (heart diseases and high blood pressure), sleep apnea, diabetes and cancer. It also makes it [...]
Recently, research has shown that the gut flora is different between lean and obese people, which can affect the metabolic potential. The difference in the gut flora’s metabolic potential may cause a larger ability to harvest energy contributing to obesity. Yet, researchers have not been able to find whether or not these differences [...]
This is part 3 of our ongoing series: Alternatives to Surgery
Low calorie dieting, one of the four main diet methods, is another popular way for people to lose weight. Meta-analysis has shown that a low calorie diet over two months can help an adult person lose an average of 7 pounds. The main component of [...]
Obesity, like most words in the English language, is derived from a Latin word. The Latin “obesitas” can mean “fat,” “plump,” or “stout.” That Latin phrase is actually formed using two shorter components. They are as follows:
1. Ob means over.
2. Ēsus (esitas) means to eat in a past participle form (the only form of the [...]