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Weight Gain of Only a Few Pounds Can Be Too Much
Risks of Weight Gain and the Need for Early Prevention It’s easier to recognize a problem once the evidence becomes overwhelming. Denial and other defense mechanisms can keep blinders on for a long...
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Holidays and the Pig Out Afterward
Those who are overweight or obese tend to gain weight in excess at the holidays. While weight gain can follow any holiday, for most Americans the most difficult period is during the six-weeks between...
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Internet Use, Obesity, Poor Health, and Sitting Disease
Studies show that prolonged periods of inactivity increase the risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Read: 10 Weight Related Illnesses As a society, we share a sedentary lifestyle...
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Obesity Leads to Immobility Later in Life
Causes of Immobility Immobility can result from any disease or disability that requires complete bed rest or causes extreme limitations of activities. People who have strokes that cause full or partial...
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Little Known Ways Weight Loss Improves Life
Weight loss makes us look and feel good, but that’s not where the goodness stops! Our weight can affect many areas of our lives, and it can be incredibly surprising to find out how. So, if you’ve been...
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Is Obesity Contagious? The Answer May Startle You
Is obesity contagious? Before you grab me by my shoulders and begin shaking me hard while shouting in my face “what kind of question is that?” hear me out. I am not referring to the generic definition...
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Weight-Loss Surgery: How to Prepare Mentally and Physically
Dealing with obesity is a tough process, and you could well reach the stage where you need to consider weight-loss surgery. This is a big step in the life of any obese person because it signals the...
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Find Obesity Help: Where to Begin Today
Living with obesity is a difficult experience. And finding obesity help is a world-wide need. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers anyone with a BMI over 30 to be obese and a BMI over 40 to...
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Advocating for Your Healthcare as an Obese Patient
At one time or another, we are subject to fat shaming and weight discrimination. Even in the sacred space of healthcare, practitioners often treat us indifferently rather than properly. The New York...
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Bariatric Surgery: Gastric Sleeve vs. Gastric Bypass
Bariatric surgery is a term that encompasses many different treatments — such as a gastric sleeve surgery. All of these treatments and surgical procedures are aimed at obese people who need to lose...
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