http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Health-Issues_Summary.html Usually, when considering a healthy living, people think about diet and workout. Very often, they forget other issues that are also important. Certainly, to be healthy, you should follow a good nutritional program and do exercise regularly. Nevertheless, you cannot leave out good habits such as good sleep practices, stress and fatigue management and good balance between work and leisure time. Once you have mastered the skills to be mentally healthy, you can start sculpting your body through exercise and good food habits. If you need some help to carry out this, do not hesitate in consulting these articles. en-us http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3931.html Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:22:18 CST Patients that suffer from morbid obesity have only one way to sustained weight loss and reduction of comorbidities: surgery. Traditional—open—gastric bypass surgery often involves postoperative complications such as infections, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. However, a new minimally invasive technique known as laparoscopy can be used to treat morbid obesity, achieving similar long-term results as open surgery, but with fewer postoperative complications. The laparoscopic technique application to morbid obesity was developed over the last decade with the purpose of reducing postoperative pulmonary and wound complications. Today, over 75,000 procedures for weight loss are performed annually. This number increased considerably with the arrival of laparoscopy. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3930.html Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:32:17 CST Obesity and overweight has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. An average of 13 percent of children from the ages of 6 to 11 and 14 percent of adolescents from the ages of 12 to 19 are estimated to be overweight. It is also estimated that 70 to 80 percent of overweight adolescents will become obese adults. Overweight in children is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States, especially among African Americans and Hispanics. One consequence of this growing problem is the emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. However, and despite of this increasing overweight, there is a parallel undernourishment among children of this generation. They consume almost 20 percent of their calories from the tip of the food pyramid, which includes food devoid of essential nutrients but high in fat and calories. It is estimated that only 2 percent of school-age children eat properly from the five food groups, consuming nutrients of all the types required (iron, vitamin A, vitamin B, and calcium). http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3924.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:45:44 CST Obesity is one of the main problems that Americans have to face. The number of children and teens suffering from this is worrying, and it seems to increase if measures are not taken. However, before you start any diet or nutritious program to lose weight, you must know your ideal weight in order not to lose other important nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Do not worry! You do not have to spend much money to realize your ideal weight. Here you will find a useful guide to find out whether your weight is proper or not according to your height. It is important that you take into account your body type and metabolism while looking for your ideal weight. Once you know which your ideal weight is, start with a weight loss program to lose your extra weight. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3935.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:12:45 CST Recently, a scientific research has found a relationship between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease. In the international Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Edith Cowan University Professor Ralph Martins in Western Australia and Thomas Jefferson University Professor Sam Gandy in the United States published the results of their studies, the firsts to link overweight with a circulating Alzheimer’s molecule in the blood. According to their research, being overweight significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Martins and Professor Gandy pointed out that when losing excess weight and keeping a healthy body weight the risk of developing this debilitating condition is reduced considerably. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3934.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:57:10 CST These days, concern about the weight of children and adolescents has grown increasingly, and you may wonder if you should be concerned about your child’s weight. The healthy weight of your child should be determined taking into account different factors such as sex, ethnicity, height, activity level, and physical maturity. Therefore, the best option to find out whether you child is in a healthy weight is consulting a family physician, pediatrician, health department nurse, school nurse or other health care provider. Any of these can check your child’s height and weight and tell if your child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher than normal. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3933.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:13:53 CST Contrary to what you might believe, the main concerns of obesity are related to health, and not appearance. It is estimated that more than 300 thousand deaths per year are attributed to obesity. The risk of death is higher if the person is overweight—even 10 to 20 points in excess weight can increase the risk of death, especially among adults of 30 to 60 years. Individuals who have a BMI of 30 or higher have an average of 75% increased risk of early death from different causes, compared to people with a healthy weight. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3938.html Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:43:13 CST In the last two decades, overweight in children and adolescents has become increasingly more common. Heart diseases such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol are frequently related to overweight children. Also, type 2 diabetes is now known to affect children in addition to adults. Adolescents often become overweight after they grow up. If at least one parent is overweight, the child has an 80 % chance of becoming an obese adult. But the most immediate consequence is the effect that overweight has in the child’s self-esteem, as most of these children are often discriminated and in states of depression. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3937.html Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:42:33 CST Have you ever wondered how overweight is associated with pregnancy complications? It is known that obesity makes pregnancy more difficult for women. Overweight women are less likely to get pregnant, and if they do, they risk having complications during pregnancy and affecting the baby after birth. Among the harmful effects of obesity during pregnancy are gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia (a hypertensive disorder that occurs when a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure), and ecampsia (a complication characterized by convulsions that usually follows after the onset of pre-eclampsia). In addition, many overweight women are hospitalized during pregnancy. It is estimated that an overweight woman is four times more prone to require hospitalization. http://www.iamnotfat.com/articles/Weight-Loss-Information_3936.html Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:22:22 CST It is not false to say that obesity is caused when a person eats more than what he/she can burn. However, the lifestyle, certain health conditions and other elements affect the weight of an individual and produce an imbalance in the calories that the person consumes and the ones that he/she burns off. Genes, the environment, diseases and psychological factors are all reasons that contribute to weight gain.