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I just love it when we get compared to primates!
A study was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald suggesting that cutting our calories in order to lose weight would only result in an automatic reduction in our exercise output, meaning [...]
It appears the main issue impacting on health systems globally is the over-consumption of food. In the stone age and some centuries ago the ability to gain weight in times of plenty served us well during famines and wars. However, in our current times the over-consumption of food is aggravated by a sedentary lifestyle in [...]
Everyone knows that we are experiencing a global pandemic of obesity that shows no signs of abating. Some of us would like to blame ‘fast food’.
And, if you were not aware, the medical conditions caused by obesity are placing a significant strain on peoples’ health and health systems. Doctors are overloaded and many are burning [...]
Well, if the headline of this blog doesn’t grab your attention, I don’t know what will! We don’t mind losing some things, like our waists and fitness level, but when it comes to potentially ‘losing our minds’, it should make us want to sit up and listen.
The bad news is out and hard to ignore. [...]
Gastric Balloon surgery is a reversible, non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical intervention for the treatment of obesity. The procedure involves a soft expandable balloon being placed in the stomach via your mouth. It takes about 20-30 minutes to insert. Once inserted the balloon is filled with saline solution making it too large to pass through the sphincter of [...]
Childhood obesity is becoming a real problem across the globe. Experts believe that if we don’t do something drastic to halt the escalation of childhood obesity this latest generation of children will experience significant health problems and have a significantly reduced life expectancy.
Prevention of weight gain must start with children commencing at birth. Guidelines put [...]
…. If you are new to the site, please refer to the previous posts before reading the post below:
The Secret to Getting the Body and Life You Want (Part 1 of 4)
The Secret to Getting the Body and Life You Want (Part 2 of 4)
You will have noticed that complying with the activities you need [...]
You can break bad dieting habits and get the body you want
Changing behaviour and ways of thinking is not easy, but it is not impossible either.
We have all heard the saying:
“If you keep on doing what you are doing, you will get more of what you’ve got”
Well, nothing could be truer than this sentence when [...]
Most Western countries have identified the fight against fat as their primary health protection target. However, many developing countries are suffering the same fate.
The top ten countries, from highest to lowest, in prevalence of obesity between 1980 – 1998 will probably surprise you.
They were:
1. Samoa
2. Kuwait
3. UK
4. New Zealand
5. Mauritius
6. USA
7. Australia
8. Germany
9. Switzerland
10. Netherlands
FACT: [...]
The increasing prevalence of obesity across the globe has been too rapid to be explained by a genetic shift.
Over the last few decades we have simply eaten more than we needed.
While the increased rate of obesity can be attributed to changes in the food supply and eating behaviour combined with a reduction in physical activity [...]
