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Cancer risk rises with obesity!
November 24th, 2009 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)
A recent European study shows clearly that the Western world is clearly in trouble! This time it's all about weight. Or rather, our exploding excess weight. In my past few blogs ...more »New Study: How weight-loss affects sleep apnea
November 16th, 2009 at 2:39 pm » Comments (0)
In my reading I find many interesting studies which emphasise the benefits of being a healthy weight. Here is yet another reason for weight -loss if you are overweight. Sleep apnea is ...more »Baby defects increase with obese mothers
October 21st, 2009 at 4:08 pm » Comments (0)
It's common knowledge that our health is affected by being overweight. The cost to the individual and society generally is accelerating alarmingly. It's now devastating to hear that the unborn ...more »Nag! Nag! Nag! Does it work for weight-loss?
October 12th, 2009 at 1:27 pm » Comments (0)
Please tell me if this works for you! According to one website you need to be nagged to lose weight, and for them, if not for you, it's good business! All you ...more »Weight-loss and dangers of gastric banding exposed in Australia
October 12th, 2009 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)
[LATEST NEWS JUST IN: In November 30 aborigines are being subject to a weight-loss lap banding experiment. Are they being properly informed about the dangers? Check out this disturbing report from ...more »A startling reason to begin your weight-loss plan NOW!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:46 pm » Comments (0)
Here is a startling reason to begin your weight-loss plan immediately! Dr Paul Thompson, a professor of neurology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and author Cyrus A. ...more »Weight-loss shame – increasing gastric banding for teens.
September 1st, 2009 at 4:33 pm » Comments (0)
Remembering that two thirds of the world's people cannot get enough to eat, I felt a lump in my throat when I came across this story in an Australian newspaper. It's ...more »Are weight-loss drugs worth the risk?
September 1st, 2009 at 11:34 am » Comments (0)
Think twice about taking any drug, unless it is absolutely necessary. Weight-loss pills, like all drugs have side-effects attached to them, and here is another instance of an "approved" drug ...more »The “new” cost of obesity
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:55 pm » Comments (0)
Respected non profit health and research organization RTI (Research Triangle Institute) International has just released statistics on community cost of obesity in US. (I expect that similar figures ...more »Turn the obesity statistics around- and save money.
July 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm » Comments (0)
Baby Boomers Force Up Obesity Rates Obesity in adults rose in 23 US states last year and baby boomers are more obese than their parents, says Associated Press. This report claims ...more »