Unfortunately, body fatness does contribute to cancer and for some types of cancer the evidence is extremely strong. The most convincing link between obesity and cancer is for cancers of the following organs: Oesophagus (adenocarcinoma) Pancreas Colorectum Breast (postmenopausal women only) Endometrium Kidney   There is evidence of a probable link between cancer and body [...]

1. Accept slow incremental progress to your goal. Rome was not built in a day, and nor will your ideal body be achieved as fast as you would like. Rapid weight loss usually means that you will end up a smaller but flabbier version of your former self because you will lose muscle tissue and [...]

Recent categories suggested for BMI are as follows: Body Mass Index Category < 16- 17.5 Extremely underweight < 18.5 Underweight 18.5 –25 Normal weight range 25–30 Overweight 30–35 Unhealthy obesity 35–40 Extremly unhealthy obesity > 40 Severe or morbid obesity

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

…. 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]