Diets
The facts about obesity in American children
Most Americans and parents will agree that child obesity rates are on the rise, but does anyone really understand the facts behind this new national epidemic?
FACT: pediatric obesity rates have tripled.
While adults obesity rates have doubled over the past 25 years, obesity rates in children have over tripled. The Centers for Disease Control report that rates for the age range of 2-5 years has gone
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by Jane Allyson
Scientists in Aberdeen have found that people with a variant of the FTO gene (which was linked to obesity
No
Blame is a highly emotive term, is it appropriate in the defining question of this debate? Does a person's
Diet & Weight Loss
- Getting the right mindset to lose weight
- Lose weight quickly: The best way to take off the pounds
- The pros and cons of fasting
- Which foods promote weight loss
- Pros and cons of the Jenny Craig weight loss program
- How to wrap your way to weight loss
- Best way to reduce weight
Diet (Other)
- Having a sense of humor about weight problems
- Weight gain during college
- Unsuccessful diet stories
- Eat for all-day energy
- How dieting affects your skin
- To diet, or not to diet?
- Vegan diets: Health and environmental benefits
Diet Programs
- How to choose the right weight loss program
- Benefits of a macrobiotic diet
- Do weight loss products affect netabolism
- Examples of naturally low carb foods
- Low-carb diets and Nutritionist diets: determining which is more effective
- The importance of tracking your food when doing Weight Watchers
- A 1200 calorie diet plan for women
Weight Issues
- How watching too much television may be fuelling childhood obesity
- How desperation can lead some people to turn to weight-loss surgery
- Reasons why you could be struggling to lose weight
- Why British children are getting fatter
- HGH and its role in metabolism
- Why so many people fail when trying to lose weight
- Obesity in children: Involving protective services
Lose Weight and Get Thinner for Summer, Fast but Healthy
Summer months are coming up, and that means swimsuits, beaches, pool parties,
by Emily Monaco
Is it abuse to overfeed a child? In a word, yes. Abuse is defined as behavior that will in some way handicap a child, and while overfeeding
by Jenna Pope
Today's American Society is supersized. We think nothing of sitting at a desk all morning long, and then driving through McDonald's
The Atkins diet is one of the most enduring and widespread diet fads that has swept the nation. Unlike many others though, it has
Writing Assignments
- Diet Programs
- Book reviews: The Fast Track One-Day Detox Diet, by Ann Louise Gittleman
- Diet reviews: The Fast Track One-Day Detox Diet
- Diet programs: Jillian Michaels online weight loss program
- Book reviews: Flat Belly Diet, by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass
- Diet reviews: Flat Belly Diet
- Ways to reduce your cholesterol when doing Weight Watchers
- Why eating more is better with the HMR weight loss program
- What is an LCHF diet?
- Diet & Weight Loss
- Hospitals performing gastric bypass surgery in Massachusetts
- DVD reviews: Kim Kardashian Fit In Your Jeans by Friday Butt Blasting Cardio Step
- How a disciplined approach to eating can help you lose weight
- Why discipline is important for weight loss
- Weight Issues
- How obesity can affect your confidence

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