Posts Tagged ‘BMI’
Sustained Fitness Promotes Long Healthy Life!
Fitness is considered to be a reliable objective marker of habitual physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted as a measure of overall obesity. Duck-chul Lee, from the University of South Carolina at Columbia (South Carolina, USA), and colleagues explored the independent and combined associations of changes in fitness as estimated from…
Read MoreHigh Protein Breakfast Curbs Snacking Later in the Day!
Body weight is one of the most basic issues of human life. Medically speaking, not all overweight people are obese. Obesity is defined as weight that exceeds 15 percent of normal weight for height and body type. “Morbid” obesity exceeds 20 percent of optimum weight. An obese or overweight person is at high risk for…
Read MoreDon’t Be Bitter About Weight Loss! Try Bitter Orange Extract!
Body weight is one of the most basic issues of human life. Self-esteem, acceptance among peers– and perhaps lifelong success or failure—are, unfortunately, all tied to our physical appearance. Medically speaking, not all overweight people are obese. Obesity is defined as weight that exceeds 15 percent of normal weight for height and body type. “Morbid”…
Read MoreAdolescent Obesity Linked to Severe Obesity in Adulthood!!!
Adolescent obesity is linked to severe obesity in adulthood, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the November 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Although the prevalence of obesity has increased in recent years, individuals who are obese early in life have not been studied over time to…
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