Is Your Child Showing Symptoms of Obesity?

Obesity is a health condition wherein body fat is increased and unused, reaching a dangerous point in a person’s health. This happens when the energy from food intake is greater than its use. This causes the body to store energy as fat.

The Problem of Public Policy and Bills on Obesity

The need for adequate public policy and bills on obesity is just as crucial and potential as the fight of the anti-smoking campaigns of the 90’s. It could not be denied that obesity has become an epidemic affecting over 60M of the population, and a most notable cause of preventable deaths.

Prevention of Child Obesity

Obesity among children and adolescents is a very serious issue that has a lot of medical and social effects that could probably persist into adulthood.

The Mother’s Pregnancy and Obesity

Most women have the misconception that once you have your baby, then it is only normal to not be to able to return to your original slim-figure. This may be correct, but only in part. The amount of weight gained after childbirth is determined ‘normal’ only under set considerations. What the new mom needs to know first is to realize that there may be a possible correlation between her pregnancy and obesity.

Overboard – Fast Food and Obesity

Drive-up restaurants, milkshakes, fries, and time-honored burgers and dripping Coney Islands – that’s what makes the American cuisine – since the 1950’s. This has been America’s characteristic manner of preparing food – Fast Food – the epitome of the American life. Yet should tradition hinder improvement?

The Cost of Obesity

According to a recent study, the expensive cost of obesity does not only run up the health and a medical bill of overweight people, but it is costing everyone as well. Some researchers estimated on year 2003 alone, every taxpayer pay around $170 annually which is mainly spent to manage obesity-related problems such as clogged arteries, cancer and diabetes.

Churning Childhood Obesity

The prevalence of obesity in minors is increasing in the United States. Childhood obesity is rounded at a critical stage as approximately 15.3% of children ages 6–11 and 15.5% of adolescents ages 12–19 are overweight, and an additional 15% children and 14.9% adolescents are at risk for overweight.

Adolescent Obesity

Obesity is considered as one of the major causes of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, certain type of cancer, and type 2 diabetes milletus. The changing diet patterns, inactive lifestyles and the absence of healthy recreational facilities in the community have been identified as the causes of adolescent obesity.

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding - Just Another Form Of Cosmetic Surgery?

Modern weight loss surgical techniques, such as laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, are leading to a belief in some quarters that this is just the latest in a long line of cosmetic surgical procedures. As this article will demonstrate however this could not be further from the truth.

Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery - Biliopancreatic Diversion

Although now usually performed in combination with a duodenal switch, the bilopancreatic diversion remains a popular form of malabsorption weight loss surgery and this article gives a brief overview of the procedure.

Gastric Band Surgery Or Diet And Exercise

Despite over 40 years of experience and considerable advances in weight loss surgery, the first line of defence for obesity remains diet and exercise. This article examines whether or not this remains an effective strategy.

Gastric Bypass – Choosing the Right Obesity Clinic Can Reduce Your Risk

Recent studies show the risks from gastric bypass may be higher than previously thought. You can reduce the risk by choosing the right obesity center for your surgery.