Obesity - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood.

Texans Find Qigong as a Response to the Obesity Epidemic

It wasn't long ago that workout programs were limited to variations on the basics: jogging, hiking, team sports, like basketball or soccer, and, if one was lucky enough to have a home or fitness club swimming pool, a few good laps. Even exercise machines tended to only simulate the same activities. Treadmills, stair climbers, stationary bikes, and elliptical trainers were a bit like the hamster-wheel version of trying to enjoy the great outdoors, indoors.

Are You a Candidate for Weight Loss Surgery?

Is weight loss surgery your last alternative to diet and exercise? Ask your self and read these facts.

How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat - 5 Damn Easy Steps To Start Now!!

There seems to be this crazy obsession with belly fat these days. So many people with so large (uncontrolled) bellies! This article covers the best, easiest and most effective steps you could take right today to get rid of your belly fat - without any hitch!

An Old Coach Offers a Simple Solution to Childhood Obesity

Anyone who's taught physical education for any length of time will identify with this utterly simple solution to our nation's childhood obesity dilemma.

Yoga - The Superior Path To Health - Integration - Personal Growth And Permanent Weight Loss

A strategy for efficient and permanent weight loss is available in the ancient science of yoga. It is a system for personal growth and integration, where weight reduction come as a natural by product of the personal growth and the perfect health one develops. Weight reduction could be a goal in itself, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee a healthy body. When the focus is health and integration, normal weight will be one of its natural consequences.

The Crisis Our Nation Faces with Obesity

No one can deny that we have a serious National Crisis with obesity in the United States. Perhaps it has hurt us more here than in other nations due to our per capita wealth and abundance. A good free-market system and capitalism will do that. But nevertheless it is time to re-adjust a little bit and we need to start with our own bodies.

Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Save your Life

Before you decide to use mini gastric bypass surgery you should consider both its positive and negative aspects. It is a great weight loss toll, fast and efficient, and perhaps the most effective available today, however it is still a surgery and some risks remain.

Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery - How It Works?

Lap band weight loss surgery was long considered last resort for weight loss. In the recent years, thanks to the medical advance as well as more information about weight loss surgery being available, it has changed.

Gastric Bypass Information - What Exactly Is Gastric Bypass And How It Works

Gastric bypass may seem like an easy way out of your weight problems, however there are certain things you need to take in to consideration first. How it works, how fast will you lose weight and how will it affect your general health.

Students Fail BMIs

Some schools are adding students BMIs to their report cards. Given the fact that schools have been a major part of the problem in fighting childhood obesity, this seems a little ironic. How would you feel if your child's school was telling you to do something about their weight problem?

Childhood Obesity - Exercise Is Good

Childhood obesity is an increasingly difficult problem. Action, if taken early, can change the outcome for obese children or even prevent it happening in the first place. An appropriate exercise problem is one tool that can alter the outcome for such children.