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10 Holiday Diet Strategies Save You From Stretchy Pants
on December 4, 2008

Just because it’s the holiday season doesn’t mean that you have to abandon any form of sensible eating. Use these 10 killer diet tips to best prevent that dreaded holiday weight gain.

Tis the season to stay healthy
on December 4, 2008

The holiday season is upon us, supposedly the most wonderful time of year with all of the trimmings associated with the many midwinter holidays. The holidays also mark the darkest time of the year for those in the northern latitudes, bringing with it considerable health risks. The holiday season effectively marks the return of good mental and physical health.

Christmas' origins are believed to be as an adaptation of a pagan festival of Deus Sol Invictus. The pagan holiday of Yule, partly co-opted into North American Christmas tradition, is likewise considered related to the cycle of the sun, marking the turnover from the shortening days as the cycle hits its lowest point. Tekufah Tevet, a Jewish holiday preceding Hanukkah, is celebrated as marking the winter solstice. Hanukkah itself also known as the festival of lights, begins at sunset on the shortest day of the year.

Joy, or just happiness?
on December 4, 2008

As the Christmas season descends upon us with all its mass and moment, we hear familiar tunes thumping away in the background, everywhere we go.

We’re told “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” in a “marshmallow world” – a “winter wonderland” – and if, down here in Texas, those chilly descriptions don’t exactly ring true, at least there are lights and elaborate yard displays to keep “wonder” in play.

Exercise may speed weight loss after gastric bypass
on December 4, 2008

People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.

More and more severely obese adults are turning to gastric bypass surgery in an effort to lose weight. The procedure, which restricts the amount of food a person can eat, can spur substantial weight loss and help control obesity-related conditions like diabetes.

Bypass to a new life for Sara
on December 4, 2008

HAVE you ever asked anyone if your bum looks big in a particular outfit? How would you feel if your bum, and the rest of your body, looked big in everything? SARA PEPPER has suffered from obesity throughout her life and made the daring choice of choosing weight loss surgery. Here she tells her story EVEN as a child I was chubby.

Patient Guide to the Prevention and Management of Pediatric Obesity
on December 4, 2008

This patient guide is based on clinical guidelines written tohelp physicians who are evaluating and treating obese childrenand adolescents. The number of U.S. youth who are overweightor obese has risen dramatically over the past three decades.Although percentages vary among different ethnic groups, currentlyabout 17% of children are obese. Obesity in children and adolescentsleads to a variety of diseases. For example, before the epidemicof obesity, diabetes in adolescents was almost always Type 1(requiring insulin) but now Type 2 diabetes (usually associatedwith older adults) accounts for 30% of newly diagnosed casesof diabetes in teenagers. Also associated with obesity are sleepapnea (temporary interruptions of breathing during sleep), highblood pressure, high cholesterol, bone and joint problems, anddepression.

I have had ample opportunities to meet and interview some of the best and brightest minds in the world of diet and health over the past couple of years and I consider it a real privilege and an honor anytime I am afforded the chance to glean from the many years of knowledge and experience that these people possess. As a simple layperson without any medical or nutritional background or education, I am merely a student trying to learn everything he can in order to make informed decisions about what is right for me and my body.

Blame your blues for big belly
on December 3, 2008

Older adults who have symptoms of depression have a higher tendency to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat, over a five-year period, according Blame the blues for your belly love handles to a study.

Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function And Structure
on December 3, 2008

In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new study.

Hormone May Help Obese Men Shed Pounds
on December 3, 2008

Testosterone—the manliness hormone—may help obese men lose weight. A study is being launched in Sydney to determine whether testosterone replacement therapy might be the key to unlocking and shedding those extra pounds.