“Pot Belly” Can Be Due to Smoking: How True?
Studies show that lighting up a cigarette might pack fat around your belly, giving you more of that unwanted gut, even though it doesn’t make your overall body tip the scales toward obesity. An observational study found cigarette smoking to increase abdominal and visceral obesity but not overall obesity. Cigarette smoking and obesity are 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.
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.
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!