Obesity is really widespread.~Joseph O. Kern II According to a recent report, in more than half of the United States the obesity rate is over 25%. This is an all time high and a bad indicator for what is about to come. If 10 years ago the highest obesity rate was under 20%, today it […]
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What Causes Obesity?
July 20, 2010
Fat is not a moral problem. It’s an oral problem.~Jane Thomas Noland Many scientists are debating what causes obesity and its constant rise to world domination. I my opinion the answer is easy: lots and lots of unhealthy food is what causes obesity. We are swamped in a world of tasty junk food that doesn’t […]
Fast Food Obesity Linked to Reduced Sensitivity to Fat
July 19, 2010
Nationwide obesity rates are rising sky high. Even worldwide obesity rates are growing. News paper critics laughed at the notion of an obesity epidemic. I understand them, you can’t quite call it an epidemic because it’s not what it literally is. But it does manifest as an epidemic. Almost one in three Americans is obese […]
Obese Teens Have Double the Risk of Premature Death Studies show
July 16, 2010
Obese teens that enter adult life while being overweight have double the risk of premature death. Researchers studies some 5000 military personnel age 20 to 80. They have found out that within all age groups, overweight and obese people had a greater risk of death. The frightening result discovered was that obesity in young adults […]
Obesity Facts Link Bad Memory to Being Overweight
July 16, 2010
Post menopausal overweight women present a greater risk of memory loss and issues. Although the further you go in age the harder it seems to remember things, being obese only hurts your chances more. Recent studies showed a worrying link between obesity and bad memory. Over 8000 women with ages ranging in from 65 to […]
Obese Sex Life is Problematic – Studies Show
July 10, 2010
Researchers in France found out that obesity is closely linked to reduced sexual activity and very poor sexual health. Sexual problems in males range from impotency, sterility and STD’s and in females from sexual inactivity to unplanned pregnancies. How we look and more importantly how we feel about ourselves plays a major role on our […]
July 20, 2010
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