Researchers Discover Breast Cancer Obesity Link Ongoing research now clearly shows there is a breast cancer obesity link in older women. Smoking and alcohol intake are also shown to play a significant role in breast cancer statistics. In the UK, twelve percent of women develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Many of these cases relate [...]
Child Obesity Statistics
Child Obesity Statistics Alarming Facts Global research reveals more child obesity statistics and the prognosis is not good. In the UK alone a study of children between 4 & 14 years of age indicated that 500,000 children are potentially at risk of developing life-threatening fatty liver disease related to excess weight. Similar research into Non-Alcoholic [...]
Diabetes Cure-Looks Promising
Scientists Find A Diabetes Cure? A type 2 diabetes cure for recently diagnosed people may be as simple as going on an extreme diet for two months, according to a report from Newcastle University, in the UK. This small sample report clearly indicated that adopting a special low calorie diet produced excellent results on type [...]
Diets For Weight Loss
I am often asked about diets for weight loss and my advice is generally client specific, but there some easy steps you can take to get the ball rolling. Address Underlying Issues Comfort eating is often the root cause of weight gain. Whatever troubles you needs to be dealt with head-on to remove the tendency [...]
Abdominal Fat – Better Indicator Than BMI?
Although the increased health risks associated with abdominal fat have been well documented, it is good to see additional confirmation in recent weeks. While BMI has always been considered a reasonable indicator of the health risks associated with excess body fat, there have been questions as to whether there may be a better alternative. It [...]
Summer Diet
Summertime is an ideal time to change your diet for the better. Let’s face it, you were probably going to change it to some degree anyway. Now is the time to really address your eating habits and make lifelong changes, as opposed to going on some temporary diet just to fit into summer clothes or [...]
