In obese individuals weight loss may be a big problem. If you are obese, you may have tried many formulae for weight loss, but may not have succeeded in reducing body weight to normal or regained lost body weight after sometime. You may have tried many herbal and other natural formulae to reduce weight, but [...]
Archive for the ‘Diet & Weight loss’ Category
19 Jun
Lose Weight by Acai Berry Diet
Acai berry can be considered as the wonder diet of this century, which is gaining popularity only recently, thanks to the internet. Acai berry grows naturally in the flood plains of Amazon River basin in Brazil and its neighboring countries. The acai berry is part of staple diet among some of the Amazonian tribes, which [...]
29 Mar
Good Qualities of Pomegranate and Goji Berry
There are many fruits in nature which have many good qualities including some medicinal values and healing properties. Pomegranate and goji berry are two such fruits that has healing properties and medicinal value. Pomegranate is a shrub which can grow up to 5 meters tall and produce fruit bearing sprouts upon them. Pomegranate grows in [...]
28 Mar
The Acai Berry
Acai berry is one of the natures gift to mankind. It is very reach in minerals, vitamins, fibers and also in antioxidants (richest known antioxidant source in nature). In terms of antioxidant content it is way ahead of its nearest rival the blueberry. The concentration of antioxidants in acai berry is more than double of [...]
19 Oct
Obesity: Epidemiological factors
The causes of obesity are complex and have multiple causations: Age: Obesity can occur at any age, but usually increases with age. Infants with excessive weight gain have an increased incidence of obesity in later life. About one-third of obese adults have been obese since childhood. It has been well established that most adipose cells [...]
10 Oct
Obesity: an Assessment
Before we consider assessment of obesity, it will be useful to first, look at body composition as under: (1) The active mass (muscle, liver, heart etc.) (2) The fatty mass (fat) (3) The extracellular fluid (blood, lymph etc.) (4) The connective tissue (skin, bones, connective tissue) Structurally speaking, the state of obesity is characterized by [...]
5 Oct
Obesity
“Obesity or overweight is the extra luggage we have to carry in the journey of life”. The above quotation is a simplified definition/explanation of obesity. As with extra luggage there are lots of problems during life, same is true in the journey of life with obesity (extra luggage) and lots of health related problems arises [...]
28 May
Scientific Approach to Obesity (Weight) Reduction
Obesity (weight) reduction is a very difficult and tough problem. To reduce weight one has to be strongly determined, and mentally tough. Without strong determination no strategy of weight reduction will ever work. If there is doubt in one’s mind than weight reduction will not be possible. One may loose few pound in few days [...]
28 May
What is Obesity & It’s Consequences?
Obesity may be defined as “an abnormal growth of adipose tissue (fat cells just below skin and in abdomen) due to an enlargement of fat cell size (hypertrophic obesity) or an increase in fat cell number (hyperplastic obesity) or a combination of both”. Obesity is most commonly expressed in term of Body Mass Index (BMI). [...]
