An obese woman who has ovarian cancer is more likely to die from it than a woman of normal weight who also has ovarian cancer, say scientists from the The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA. They say that fat cells encourage tumour growth by excreting a hormone.

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Obesity is the second leading cause of death after smoking. It is associated with an increased mortality rate of all ages including children. Losing weight though commercialized is still to your benefit if you carry more weight than you should.

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Ban all ads for junk food. Stop TV personalities doing commercials for sugar-laden breakfast cereals and banish pester-power promotions for fast food from the airwaves. Then the quarter of Australian children who are overweight, including the one in 20 who are obese, would trim their overfed tummies, wouldn’t they?

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Confidence is not only the fastest way to success it’s also by far the sexiest quality you can possess. Even if you have the most perfect figure in the world, if you lack confidence your sex appeal will greatly diminish.

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There are a lot of “crash” diets out there that promise that you’ll drop a considerable amount of weight in days or a week.

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Diet plays an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus. Proper diet ( ADA diet is usually recommended) controls blood glucose and improves cardiovascular risk. Now comes a study showing that a vegan diet is actually superior to ADA diet for diabetics.

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One of the dangers of dieting is the ‘diet mentality’. The constant need to weigh, measure, count and account for food that most dieters feel can become an obsession with food that comes close to that experienced by someone with an eating disorder. Is it possible to lose weight without becoming obsessed with food?

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Most of us have tried at least one quick fix to drop pounds for good, but find the weight keeps coming back.

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Sometimes making one change to your lifestyle can pay off in permanent weight control. That’s true about eating breakfast. Yep, your mother was right…eating breakfast is good for you, in more ways than you think. Breakfast sets the stage for the rest of the day’s energy balance…and what you eat can keep you on track toward a healthy tomorrow.

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Yes, we can make fast food a part of our lives, but we first must learn how to make it work for us, not against us. Not all fast food is bad for us, and there are plenty of choices we can make at most fast-food restaurants to support a healthier lifestyle. (more…)