Tag: "obesity"

The Global Pandemic Of Fat Children Must Be Addressed Immediately

For the last year or two the childhood obesity epidemic is more and more prominent on the news. If a child is obese it can lead to serious health issues for the child like diabetes, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, skeletal disorders, sleep problems, psychological problems and symptoms and gastro-intestinal spasms. Such disorders can be expected to [...]

Can Thyroid Dysfunction Affect Obesity?

Our human body is controlled by a series of hormonal functions. N fact it can also be said that hormones are the key to maintain a vital balance of the human body. They are produced in a very minimal quantity. Any kind of disturbance to it almost halts or misguides the bodily mechanisms. They are [...]

Do You Have to be Over Weight to be Morbidly Obese?

The first and probably the most critical step in dealing with excessive weight is understanding how morbid obesity is defined. The obvious reason for this is that if you do not know what you are really dealing with how you can deal with it. It can be very difficult to come up with a meaningful [...]

Is there too much emphasis on obesity in society?

I don’t know about you but I am getting really sick of constantly being guilt tripped about health and fitness. The other week I was at a friend’s place and had a go on Wii fit, a game which until that point I had deliberately avoided like the plague. Now don’t get me wrong, I [...]

The Cause of Morbid Obesity

Being morbidly obese introduces many challenges. {They can range from struggling with finding clothing too finding it difficult to get around and issues with health.} It is very difficult to come up with any positive aspects to being so over weight.
{Are there things that can be done [...]