Adolescents are a prime target market for junk food advertising. With obesity on the rise, policy makers occasionally float the notion of legislating against ads for high calorie foods.
Two of the biggest health issues facing society today are overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. Despite therapeutic advances, prevalence of both conditions continue to soar. This suggests more effective treatment strategies are required to reverse the trend.
Now sugar is a drug and we use it as reward system much the same way as drugs and we can get addicted to it. When we denied ourselves of it we go through a withdrawal stages. So here are a few things to help you with this.
Have you ever come across the term ‘skinny fat’? The health risks of excess body fat aren’t reserved for those who are classified as overweight and obese. Some people are within a healthy weight range but still have a higher body fat percentage.
Two of the biggest health issues facing society today are overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. Despite therapeutic advances, prevalence of both conditions continue to soar. This suggests more effective treatment strategies are required to reverse the trend.
Obesity is one of the most significant health concerns of older adults, but weight loss can lead to bone and muscle loss. One way to prevent bone and muscle loss is exercise.
There are a variety of factors that are believed to feed into a person’s chance of successfully losing weight. But one factor that is often overlooked is planning meals and exercise.
Most people know that exercise improves your body and helps with weigh loss in some form. But exercise also improves your mental health by way of your mood, stress relief, a form of meditation and improves your sleep. A great way it also helps is if you suffer from depression or anxiety. It does not always have to be about improving muscle mass or weight loss.
When it come to weight loss, the focus is often on what we eat. Sometimes, it may even explore how we eat. But what is less often discussed is when we eat.
When it comes time to begin a weight or health and fitness journey, you have made the mental choice to make a change to improve yourself. Now this might be due to a light bulb moment or that you have had enough of feeling tired, overweight or unhealthy. All theses reasons are awesome as they have to mean something to you.