Archive for the 'Obesity' Category

Importance Of BMI

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The Body mass index (BMI) was invented in the 1800s by a statiscian and antropometrist from Belgium named Adolphe Quetelet.  BMI quite accurately estimates body fat mass in terms of body fat percentage within the body, and is used to measure the levels of fat in the adult population.  However, there are some circumstances where [...]

Dads

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

This is a special story that our editorial team decided to select as a New Year’s Special.  Hope you enjoy it.
Once upon a time there was a quiet, shy little blonde haired girl whose Daddy was a tough Master Sergeant in the Army. On the day she was born, her Daddy came to the hospital [...]

Update, and Link Love

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

The Habit-A-Week Challenge is on hiatus this week, not only because I am kinda busy with other things, but also because so many bloggers and readers are also on hiatus (hopefully not having one last hurrah with all their favorite foods, but we’ll see. They’ll be back on January 2).
I thought I’d post a brief [...]

FTO Gene: How It Is Linked To Obesity

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

A variation of the FTO Gene is particularly associated with obesity. According to a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine, FTO Gene plays a major role in the increase of obesity.
Obesity is a problem which not only associate with poor metabolism or less physical activity but it is also much more to [...]

Yogurt: Helpful To Reduce Obesity

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Now a days obesity become a big problem, every body want to lose their extra weight and for that people generally search for such methods by which they can reduce their extra pounds easily.
To achieve better results people usually follow various types of diet plans or use various obesity pills. Generally these pill or diet [...]

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