The Paleo Diet, also known as the paleolithic diet, is based around the idea of eating a diet as similar as possible to that of our hunter-gatherer ancestors in the paleolithic era. Therefore, the paleolithic diet involves foods that are nutrient-rich, such as plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, seafood, berries and nuts. […]
A publicity release
This is a copy of a news article from 1999. A new method of calculating breast cancer risk can help doctors predict a woman’s risk of developing an invasive form of the cancer, results of a new study suggest. The technique "can provide useful information to women who may be contemplating the risks and benefits […]
References for Surgery for Weight loss
Alasfar F, Sabnis AA, Liu RC, Chand B. (2009) Stricture rate after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass with a 21-mm circular stapler: the Cleveland Clinic experience. Med Princ Pract. 2009;18(5):364-7.(Retrieved January 28th 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19648758 Anthone GJ, Lord RV, DeMeester TR, Crookes PF. (2003) The Duodenal Switch Operation for the Treatment of Morbid ObesityAnn Surg. 2003 […]
Religion and Obesity
– Overview – All over the world, there are hundreds of millions of people that struggle with being overweight. For the first time in the history of the world, more people are dying each year from being overfed rather than underfed. There are a variety of different factors that can cause weight gain ranging from […]
Weight Loss Motivation by Moose and Doc
The most basic of Google searches on the topic of weight loss presents us with an overwhelming array of fad diets and guaranteed techniques to lose weight. Thus, it is very easy to get lost in a fog of contradictory and sometimes misleading, information. So, how do we get motivation for weight loss? It is […]
Trickery happened to set these important thresholds.
Comments and average body mass index for men, for women, and BMI cut off points for overweight and obesity This is the publication that banished the old BMI criteria, and established new Body Mass Index criteria, for the definitions of overweight and Obesity at 25 and 30 kg/m2 respectively. This article mentions the older BMI […]
Fool me twice
The "Metropolitan Life" tables. By Steven B. Halls, MD,FRCPC In 1943, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company introduced their standard height-weight tables for men and women. The tables were revised slightly in 1983. They were called "desirable" weights, which would indicate those persons with the lowest mortality rates4. The phrase “ideal weight5” gradually became associated with […]
Healthy Habits: How to Live Longer and Lose Weight
The 5 Healthiest Habits There has been way too much focus over the past few decades on weight loss diets and body weight and not enough on overall general health. Indeed, our very own website is also guilty of this, hosting a whole bunch of articles on weight loss diets. However, of late, our focus is changing. Having looked […]
About weight percentile calculation
This post is all about weight percentile calculation and BMI percentile I made this page because I occasionally receive emails from parents of small children, wondering why the BMI calculator classifies their child as overweight or obese and yet the Weight Percentile value didn’t seem overweight. Back to the BMI and Weight percentile calculator The […]
Shed pounds now with this four day diet!
The foods on the four day diet are loaded with healthy nutrients, but very low in calories. Hence, you will get all the fiber, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals you and your body needs. You may also find yourself feeling satisfied on fewer calories. Below you will find a few amazing meal plans for weight loss. […]
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