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- One step at a time. Mitchell, Lora; Atkinson, Krishna // Heart & Soul;Mar/Apr98, Issue 26, p46
Recounts the author's success story in dealing with her weight problem. Comments received by the author regarding her overweight look; How she deals with her problem.
- Further Reading. // Fast Food Habit: Fats, Sugars, & Empty Calories;2005, p101
This section presents a list of books about the U.S. obesity crisis.
- Getting Rid of Extra Pounds. Tyre, Peg // Newsweek;12/8/2003, Vol. 142 Issue 23, p62
Focuses on the problem of obesity in the U.S. Percentage of Americans who are overweight; Increase seen in the number of cases of diabetes; Efforts to find ways to control people's weight through medication including an epilepsy medication called topiramate; Increased number of people...
- Understanding emotional overeating. MacDonald, Pat // Practice Nurse;10/24/2008, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p31
The article addresses the issue of obesity in Great Britain. According to the Government's Foresight report, "Tackling Obesities: Future Choices," 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children are obese, and by 2050 almost 9 in 10 adults and two-thirds of children will be obese, unless something changes....
- Management of obesity in adolescents and children. Williams, Nerys // GP: General Practitioner;4/28/2006, p32
The article discusses the child obesity issue in Great Britain. For both children and adolescents, obesity is an important issue to address because it carries increased risks of developing the same range of diseases which also afflict obese adults, namely hypertension and type-2 diabetes. The...
- Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among adults in Kinondoni municipal district, Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Shayo, Grace A.; Mugusi, Ferdinand M. // BMC Public Health;2011 Supplement 4, Vol. 11 Issue Suppl 4, p365
Background: Obesity is on the rise worldwide, not sparing developing countries. Both demographic and socio-economic factors play parts in obesity causation. Few surveys have been conducted in Tanzania to determine the magnitude of obesity and its association with these risk factors. This study...
- Physiogenomic analysis of weight loss induced by dietary carbohydrate restriction. Rua�o, Gualberto; Windemuth, Andreas; Kocherla, Mohan; Holford, Theodore; Fernandez, Maria Luz; Forsythe, Cassandra E.; Wood, Richard J.; Kraemer, William J.; Volek, Jeff S. // Nutrition & Metabolism;2006, Vol. 3, p20
Background: Diets that restrict carbohydrate (CHO) have proven to be a successful dietary treatment of obesity for many people, but the degree of weight loss varies across individuals. The extent to which genetic factors associate with the magnitude of weight loss induced by CHO restriction is...
- The effect of the holiday season on body weight and composition in college students. Hull, Holly R.; Hester, Casey N.; Fields, David A. // Nutrition & Metabolism;2006, Vol. 3, p44
Background: With the rapid increase in obesity rates, determining critical periods for weight gain and the effects of changes in fat mass is imperative. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in body weight and composition over the holiday season (Thanksgiving through New Year's) in...
- GLUCOMANNAN AND OBESITY: A CRITICAL REVIEW. Keithley, Joyce; Swanson, Barbara // Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine;Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 11 Issue 6, p30
Presents a critical review on the role of Glucomannan in preventing obesity. Percentage of U.S. adults who have overweight problem; Mechanisms of action, safety and efficacy of glucomannan for reducing weight; Content of Glucomannan;
