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Childhood Obesity

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They are too fat. No question about it. Who, or what are too fat? Our children—more than one in five grade-school children and adolescents in the United States are so fat as to be actually termed obese. Really, this should not come as a surprise to anyone who takes note of gatherings of children, for […]

6 Faulty Thoughts That Can Lead to Obesity

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Millions of people struggle with being overweight and obese. Obesity rates in the US have been rising from 30.5% in 2000 to 42.2% in 2018. Currently 3 out of 4 Americans are not able to maintain their ideal weight. And the obesity crisis is already affecting our children. 1 in 4 American children under 5 […]

10 Tips to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays

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The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day can be the most challenging for those striving to lose (or maintain) their weight. The abundance of cookies, rich desserts, and beverages, combined with increased stress levels, lack of sleep, and sedentary lifestyles, leads to the perfect storm for veering off track. Plus, we often give ourselves unspoken “permission” to over-indulge. It’s […]

Intermittent Fasting to Control Diabetes and Obesity

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People with obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure or high cholesterol are often advised to eat less and move more, but our new research suggests there is now another simple tool to fight off these diseases: restricting your eating time to a daily 10-hour window. Studies done in mice and fruit flies suggest that […]

Herbs Used for Weight Control

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As dietetic professionals, we know there are many approaches used for weight loss including dietary changes, exercise regimens, behavior modification, drugs, and surgery. Most weight loss programs include a combination of approaches. Recently, many consumers have been turning to highly promoted and marketed herbs and herbal preparations in their quest to lose weight. Several widely […]

Childhood Obesity – A New Epidemic

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It’s all over the media…. It’s a matter of international concern… It threatens the future well-being of cultures, nations, peoples. No, not AIDS. Not tuberculosis. Not anthrax. We’re talking about the easiest—perhaps the hardest to prevent and treat. We’re talking about obesity in children. Innocent—appearing enough—although aesthetically negative, it has much more serious outcomes than […]