“Pot Belly” Can Be Due to Smoking: How True?
Research reveals lighting a smoke could pad your midsection with extra pounds, leading to an unwelcome belly bulge, without necessarily cranking your total body weight into obesity territory. An observational study found cigarette smoking to increase abdominal and visceral obesity but not overall obesity. Cigarette smoking and obesity are the most severe hazards to the […]
Defining Overweight and Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Tips
Being overweight or obese is often referred to as behavioral issues. However, in today’s modern world, experts have started to view obesity as an actual disease (1). In fact, it has become an epidemic in the US, affecting more than 93 million adults and a little less than 14 million kids and teenagers (2, 3). […]
19 Tips to Help Prevent Obesity in Adults and Children
Obesity is preventable. Learn how to prevent it and its related health problems in this article.
9 Main Causes Of Obesity
If you are overweight and on your way to obesity, then read this! You could find the causes of obesity and ways to prevent it!
Obesity vs. Overweight: What Is The Difference?
You’ve heard the terms obesity and overweight used interchangeably. But these two are not the same. Read this article and understand the differences.