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More than 35% of U.S. adults are obese, 1 and more than 34% are overweight.

More than 35% of U.S. adults are obese,1 and more than 34% are overweight.http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

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How to cut a PawPaw (Papaya)

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Weight Problems and Obesity in Children

The number of children who are obese or overweight is growing at an alarming rate. 

Extra pounds put kids at risk of serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. Childhood obesity also takes an emotional toll. 

Overweight children are frequently teased and excluded from team activities, which can lead to low self-esteem, negative body image, and depression. 

However, with the right support, encouragement, and positive role modeling, you can help your child reach and maintain a healthy weight.

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What Happens When We Eat Too Much.

What Happens When We Eat Too Much.

We need food daily for our well-being. The food we eat provides us with the vitamins and minerals we need as well as energy in the form of calories.

Being Overweight is a Major Problem, Worldwide

Being Overweight is a Major Problem, Worldwide.  What is obesity? It is a chronic condition defined as an excess of body fat.

Are You Trying to Lose Weight? Keep These in Mind

Are You Trying to Lose Weight? Keep These in Mind.  Being overweight is serious business. Here are some of the things we should not do and some we should do.

Is Losing Weight Easy?

Losing weight is easy they say. All we have to do is to watch what we eat and exercise more. We need to use more calories than we put in. All this is true, of course, but putting into practice what we know is not as easy as it sounds.

A Firm Diet Plan

A firm diet plan is what's needed when you move from your regular way of eating in your attempt to lose weight. It is usually very hard to stick to your diet plan.

What Are Healthy Eating Habits?

We all need good eating habits. We all need a healthy life. It is in our interest to stay fit and healthy, which means being full of energy, we need to sleep well at night, have peace of mind and be disease free. All this will give a sense of well-being. So what is a healthy well-balanced diet?

Keep a Food Diary

Keep a food diary because you need to write down what you eat if you want to lose weight. Studies have been done on female dieters looking at their behaviour during weight loss. 

Benefit of Fiber in the Diet

Your digestive tract that processes what you eat is 26 feet long. It is a complicated part of the body that gives you the fuel to go about your day with effectiveness and energy.

Caribbean regional task force to battle childhood obesity

The Caribbean Public Health Agency, known as CARPHA, has formed a regional task force to develop an action plan to reduce childhood obesity.

UK among worst in western Europe for level of overweight and obese people

Only Iceland and Malta have higher proportion of people who are overweight or obese, study find.

The UK has higher levels of obesity and overweight people than anywhere in western Europe except for Iceland and Malta, according to an authoritative global study that raises fresh concerns about the likely health consequences.
In the UK, 67% of men and 57% of women are either overweight or obese, according to the Global Burden of Disease study, published in the Lancet medical journal. More than a quarter of children are also overweight or obese – 26% of boys and 29% of girls.

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"No countries had significant decreases in obesity in the past 33 years," the authors write. "This raises the question as to whether many or most countries are on a trajectory to reach the high rates of obesity seen in countries such as Tonga or Kuwait."

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Obesity is the new smoking, says NHS boss in England

Obesity is the new smoking in terms of the impact on health and the cost to the NHS, 
the head of the NHS in England says.  A quarter of adults - up from 15% 20 years ago
 - and one in five schoolchildren is obese, figures show.

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Should schools become cake free zones?

Parent answers: Is this REALLY the most important issue in education today?

The Dangers of Obesity ......

In recent years several warnings have been issued  on the dangers of obesity on life expectancy.