Understand the Science of Obesity And You're On Your Way Written by Wan Ibrahim
Many people think obesity means that a person is overweight, but that's not exactly true. An overweight person has a surplus amount of weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. An obese person has a surplus of body fat. Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine if a person is obese or not. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be obese, and a BMI over 40 is considered to be severely obese. Factors such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, genetics and certain medical disorders cause obesity, but it can be conquered. Eating Disorder Obesity itself is not an eating disorder, but people who are obese or who fear becoming obese may develop one. There are three type of eating disorder:- Binge eating - binge eaters eat uncontrollably and quickly eating an unusually large amount of food at one sitting. They eat mostly sugar and fat. As a result, they may lack certain vitamins and nutrients. Bulimia nervosa - bulimics binge eat, usually in secret, then purge to get rid of calories just eaten. They may also exercise intensely for long periods of time to burn off extra calories, or they may go for long periods of time without eating. Anorexia nervosa - anorexics literally starve themselves due to an intense fear of being fat. Their bodies are severely depleted of nutrients. As a result, they develop muscular atrophy, dehydration, low blood pressure and organ damage to name a few. Because anorexia is so life threatening, first stage of treatment is getting body weight back to normal. Treatments for eating disorder include therapy and medications. Fat & Cholesterol For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, unfortunately,we were doing it all wrong. Instead of eliminating fat completely, we should have been eliminating "bad fats," fats associated with obesity and heart disease and eating "good fats," fats that actually help improve blood cholesterol levels. Dietary Treatments Americans spends millions of dollars each year on diet books,products, and weight-loss plans. But, why aren't they working? Because people are doing wrong things! These popular diets often offer promises of quick weight-loss with no hunger, and majority of those dieters who do succeed end up gaining weight back within a year.
| | Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Carbon Monoxide PoisoningWritten by Ed Bishop
Carbon monoxide poisoning is responsible for at least 400 accidental deaths and over 5,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms per year. Unfortunately, carbon monoxide poisoning is often misdiagnosed as flu, food poisoning, allergy/asthma or chronic fatigue syndrome. Children, elderly, individuals with respiratory problems and pets are at risk, even at low levels. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are; headaches, nausea, drowsiness, vomiting, tiredness, pain, cramps and sleep disturbance. Some people experience headaches and dizziness for almost 2 years prior to carbon monoxide poisoning diagnosis. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is highly toxic, making it impossible to detect with our senses. Carbon monoxide is produced by incomplete combustion in household appliances like furnaces, boilers, water heaters, stoves, ovens, fireplaces as well as well as automobiles. Tips to protect yourself and your loved ones:
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