Weight Problems - Facts You May Not Know

Written by Janis Ihrig


Why are weight problems so hard to resolve? Here are some facts you may not know. Billions are spent on weight loss programs butrepparttar percentage of overweight people continues to climb. The number of overweight people increased dramatically duringrepparttar 115552 last 40 years ofrepparttar 115553 20th Century... According to government studies,repparttar 115554 following statistics reveal some startling facts about weight gain. Overweight - 20 years of age and over - shows percent of population Year 1960-62 | 1971-74 | 1976-80 | 1988-94 | 1999-2000 US 44.8% 47.7% 47.4% 56.0% 64.5% SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. As you can see,repparttar 115555 overweight problem inrepparttar 115556 United States has escalated. There are over four million-plus entries listed on Google.com for "Weight Loss." Do you know if any these entries have a real solution? We are hoping to help you out here, so you can determine for yourself what might work and might not before you buy another promise that may not addressrepparttar 115557 underlying factors.

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Fact Two The body stores acid poisons in fat cells. This is whatrepparttar 115560 body does in order to keeprepparttar 115561 acid poisons out of vital organs.

Study confirms IBS improvement

Written by Dr. Maia Dodds


Study confirms IBS improvement Dr. Maia Dodds

Irritable bowel syndrome is a debilitating and distressing condition, which affects 10-20% ofrepparttar population. IBS is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel function such as constipation, diarrhea or alternating diarrhea and constipation. Some people have occasional symptoms, which can be aggravated by stress or food intolerances. Others experience crippling symptoms, and struggle to maintain their quality of life inrepparttar 115551 absence of any targeted, effective pharmaceutical treatments. This disorder affects people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, although women are predominantly affected. Severe IBS can dramatically restrict mobility, through loss of control of bowel function and severe abdominal pain. These symptoms contribute to IBS being second only torepparttar 115552 common cold asrepparttar 115553 most frequent cause of absenteeism from work and school. Despiterepparttar 115554 significant impact on individuals andrepparttar 115555 population at large, there is no clear established cause for IBS. Whilst medical investigations are important to eliminaterepparttar 115556 possibility of an over-lapping pathology such as parasites, candida, inflammatory bowel disease, cealiacs or Crohn's disease, there is no specific investigation which patients can test positive for in order to confirm a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. A diagnosis of IBS is more often a diagnosis of exclusion - if its not another gastrointestinal condition, and it fitsrepparttar 115557 symptom picture of IBS, then it is IBS. The current accepted criteria for diagnosing IBS isrepparttar 115558 Rome criteria (adopted in medical texts and byrepparttar 115559 American Gastroenterological Association). Their definition of IBS consists of: At least 12 weeks, which need not be consecutive, inrepparttar 115560 preceding 12 months of abdominal discomfort or pain that has two of three features: -Relieved with defecation and/or -Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool and/or -Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool. The following symptoms supportrepparttar 115561 diagnosis of IBS:

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