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Eating On The Run For Weight Loss

Too many people resort to fast food and junk because they don't think they have any other options.

Fitness: Getting Started

It seems like everywhere you turn, there is someone trying
to sell you some product or program to help you get in a
great fitness level. There is so much hype that it seems
hard to muddle through all the junk and find something that
can actually be helpful to you.

No Thanks, Sweety: I'm Losing Weight

Avoiding foods sweetened with sugar can be a real challenge for anyone trying to lose weight or fat. This article contains tips that will make avoiding sugar easier, in a tasty and enjoyable way...

Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery

Let's face facts; obesity is ripe today in America and rising on a global scale in western civilisation where are we going wrong. Being a health and fitness nut I would simply recommend eating a balanced diet and exercise often, but you've heard all that before, and it doesn't work for you, right? That's ok, losing weight is tough, especially for those who some doctors would class as morbidly obese, which are those people who weight 50-100% their ideal body weight.

Obesity in Old Age May Disable, Not Kill

Many physical problems are related to obese condition, like difficulties in breathing, personal hygiene, pain in the knees and back and skin problems. Obesity is a risk factor for arthritis of the knee and hip, potentially disabling conditions. Obesity and its related problems may increase the risk of death at younger ages.

Pathological Eating Disorders and Poly-Behavioral Addiction

According to the World Health Organization (June, 2005), obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults overweight - at least 300 million of them clinically obese - and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. This article purports that the poor prognosis in treating patients with obesity may possibly be due to not diagnosing and treating thier other poly-behavioral addictions simultaneously. This systematic underdiagnostic standard in the field of addictions could be due to a lack of diagnostic tools and resources that are presently incapable of resolving the complexity of assessing and treating a patient with multiple behavioral and substance abuse addictions. The Addictions Recovery Measurement System (ARMS) is proposed as a first step in fighting this global War on Poly-behavioral Addictions.

Rating The Diets: A Mindless Exercise?

The current rage to rate the top diets is considered. The importance of actually starting a diet rather than waiting for the "perfect" one is suggested.

Rating the Fad Diets

Which diet is both safe and nutritionally sound? With this rating system you can analyze any diet to help determine if it is right for you, or just another fad.

Read Food Labels To Lose Weight

Many people are frustrated because they are working out and not losing weight. However, if they made a small change in the the way they look at food by reading labels, they could make significant changes in their physique.

Some Straight Talk About Low-Carbohydrates and Your Health

There have been many diets and weight loss plans that have come and gone over the years. Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets were popular decades ago. And today are making a comeback. These diets d...