Posts Tagged ‘overweight’
A team of scientists in Britain examined three hundred people who became severely overweight at a very young age. They did this to determine whether a faulty gene was involved. Researchers were looking specifically at the gene in charge of what is known as the leptin receptor. Leptin is a hormone that controls appetite and can influence how much we feel like eating or overeating. It has been previously implicated in animal obesity research studies. Read the rest of this entry »
More and more people are beginning to practice jogging as an alternative to going to the gym, or other sports. It helps both the body and mind, besides being a fun activity. The fitter they become, people start increasing their running distance, until they can jog for miles. One thing joggers have in common is the fact that they're all listening to music, while jogging. Read the rest of this entry »
There are a lot of people in the world today who have issues concerning being overweight. Exercise and controlling your diet are the two best ways to do that. However, there are a lot of people who are not able to exercise due to a number of reasons or exercise just 'not being their thing.' Being able to control your diet requires a great deal of effort and is not easy for everyone to do. Read the rest of this entry »
Overweight and obesity has rapidly risen high up amongst the health concerns. What was initially thought to be an affliction affecting the rich has now rapidly spread to the poor in the affluent countries. It has also spread amongst the rich in the developing countries. It has come to be identified with the urban population. This is clearly an indication that obesity has got more to do with diet and lifestyles. Increase in carbohydrate consumption has been more than consumption of fat in affluent countries. The carbohydrate consumption primarily comes from consumption of sweetened beverages. About a quarter of the daily calorie intake amongst the adult population in the United States comes from beverages. Similarly the calorie content of fast food too has increased over time. The consumption of beverages and fast food has considerably been increasing. For instance, there has been a three fold increase in the consumption of fast food while calories intake has risen four times during the last two decades. This increased calorie intake has contributed primarily to over weight reaching epidemic proportion. Read the rest of this entry »
The Weight watchers diet is a diet that has been created in the United States during the 60's, and it constitutes an innovative method of losing weight, which associates for the first time an alimentary diet based on a value system and psychological back-up. Read the rest of this entry »
