Causes of Obesity

Genetic Factors # There's a close connection between the obesity in parents and the obesity in their children. Oftentimes, the children ...

Cigarettes and Dieting

Description Cigarettes contain nicotine and tar, and nicotine from cigarettes stimulates ganglion receptors, making nerve transmission matte...

Controlling Bodyweight

Description When we think of controlling one's bodyweight, we tend to think of it as a method solely for losing weight. However, someone...

Dietetic Treatment

Low-calorie Diet A low-calorie diet is a diet that maintains calorie intake between 1200-1500 kcal for men and 1000-1200 kcal for women. Con...

Dieting Side Effects

Description To follow, a discussion of some of the common pitfalls and side effects of dieting. Dizziness Sudden dizziness, and ear noises (...

Diseases Associated with Obesity

Diabetes # Obese people have 4 times the risk of getting diabetes than people of normal weight. # Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by ...

Exercise Prescription for Obesity

The Intensity of the Exercise Changes with Body weight People with a normal obesity level over 120% (20% more than standard body weight) sho...

Side Effects of Obesity

Obesity is a disease, but it also poses a threat as a common risk factor for various adult diseases. Compared to non-obese people, obese peo...

The Definition of Obesity

Definition of Obesity # A person is considered obese when the percentage of body fat, according to age and sex, exceeds 5% of the average pe...

Types of Obesity

Type-1 and Type-2 Obesity Type-1 obesity is not caused by a disease and, in most cases, it is caused by excessive eating habits and lack of ...

Ways to Lose Weight

Do not follow fad diets. Most fad diets, like the banana diet and green tea diet, aren't very effective. While there may be a little cha...