Can Being Overweight Be Inherited?
Summary: Can family genetics play a role in determining if a person will be overweight? This article explains the facts about whether being overweight can be handed down from generation…
The Strong Connection Between Sleep Deprivation and Weight Gain
Summary: This article provides basic statistics on children dealing with obesity today. The environment plays a huge factor in being overweight, and a sleeping study has been researched for children…
Calculating Your Body Mass Index; Is Your Health At Risk?
Summary: Body Mass Index is an indicator of surplus body fat and has since replaced the height-weight charts. It is used to assess a persons level of health risk.
Lost Lives Through Weight Loss
Summary: Recent study reveals a startling connection between suicide and a popular weight loss operation known as bariatric surgery. There is a great possibility that depressive symptoms may worsen in…
Obesity – Not Everybody Agrees It Is An Epidemic
Summary: Obesity has become such an important topic in health and self-improvement circles that it deserves its own "News and Views" column. Here is the February, 2006 issue.
Is Overeating an Addiction?
Summary: This article discusses obesity and the now common surgery for being overweight. After having bariatric surgery, patients have been experiencing what researchers call an addiction transfer. This article relates…