A recent development is both serious and life-threatening! Statistics show that 60% of Americans are overweight. But discomfort about one’s appearance is not the only downside. Obese individuals have a higher rate of many chronic and deadly conditions, including cancer and heart disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts obesity will soon be America’s number one killer. What steps do we need to take now to become a slimmer, healthier nation?

As the old year comes to a close and everyone begins to look forward to the beginning of a New Year, many people are also anticipating the beginning of their New Year’s resolutions. For numerous individuals, New Year’s resolutions will involve vows to cut back on their food intake, get on a diet and exercise regimen and drop at least a few pounds. The question that hangs in the air for those who are anticipating the start of a new diet lies in exactly which diet might happen …

Are you a ‘look-and-lose’ dieter? Have you studied every diet ever created, read a zillion diet books, and yet are still unhappy with your weight? Has your quest for the holy grail of dieting become a substitute for actually making changes required to take the ill health out of your current diet? If so, you may not realise your thoughts are key to your happiness and success.

A survey of the factors causing obesity and measures to reduce weight successfully.

Are you overweight? Have you tried dieting — but nothing seems to be working? You may have a dysfunctional thyroid,and if your thyroid is out of balance, so is your metabolism. By following the program here, you can get your thyroid working properly, keep your weight under control and start feeling better today.

For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight.

And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, unfortunately, we were doing it all wrong.

Instead of eliminating fat completely, we should have been eliminating the “bad fats,” the fats associated with obesity and heart disease and eating the “good fats”, the fats that actually help improve blood cholesterol l…

I used to interview elite bodybuilders on their training and eating for a living and did this for years and years. One reoccurring theme that kept popping up when talk turned to diet/nutrition was how much food top bodybuilders packed away on a daily basis.

Did you know that the food you eat could be prematurely ageing you? Science has made some amazing discoveries in the last decade in nutrition. We really should be taking note of what we put in our mouth because more than ever, “we are what we eat”. Do you know the impact of what you are eating? Probably not. It’s time to find out because over-indulgence in certain types of food cause the body to prematurely age.

If you are a mom at home on a diet, you will probably related to a frequent situation I encounter as a weight loss consultant. Many of my clients with children are able to keep to a healthy eating plan through most circumstances except two. It all starts to go astray when the kids come home from school, or when they are preparing school lunches.

Severe obesity (BMI > 40) is becoming an uncomfortably common condition among women and men of all age groups. What causes this type of obesity, what are the main treatment options, and what steps can obese patients take to help themselves? Anne Collins outlines the issues and offers specific tips for obese individuals who want to lose weight.