All Entries For obesity
Back on the Job, after 4 Years of Disability
On disability since 2006, Beth returns to work part time--and faces some of her biggest fears in the process.
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Who Says Exercise Won’t Help You Lose Weight?
There are a number of factors that go into determining our size and shape. New research is analyzing the behaviors that can reduce the effect of genetics on weight loss.
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How to Keep Going When the Road is Long
You might think that after losing more than 130 pounds, motivation comes easily to me. It doesn't. come to me, I have to find it. But now I know where to look.
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Survey Shows Americans Are in Denial about Their Weight
Americans are heavier than ever, but according to a new poll, they view themselves as thinner than they actually are. How can this be? And what can we do about it?
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See Yourself as Fit Person, No Matter Your Size
Sometimes the difference in whether you gain or lose is how you see yourself.
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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
In March 2010, the United States Senate declared September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in hopes of educating parents of this growing trend.
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Could Your Weight Affect How You React to Food Cues?
A new study found that a person's weight might influence his or her physiological response to food.
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How the 'Girl with the Scars' Learned to Survive the Locker Room
Along her weight-loss journey, Beth faced a lifelong fear: changing in the locker room. Read how ~INDYGIRL overcame this fear--and how you can too!
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Will Improving School Lunches Affect Childhood Obesity?
Every day we hear statistics about the number of obese children in America. Is revamping school lunches a way to start solving the problem? Some say "yes", some say "no way".
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An Obesity Expert Tells Us What Really Works with Weight Loss
Want to know what an obesity researcher has to say about weight loss? What works? What doesn't? Read on to find out.
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Finding a Doc Who Sees beyond the Scale
Blogger ~INDYGIRL shares tips on choosing a doctor will treat you with respect and dignity, regardless of the number on the scale.
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If More Americans are Exercising, Why Aren't We Losing Weight?
A new report shows that more of us are active, so why aren't less of us obese? I think that even though we're moving more, we're still eating too much.
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Have Restaurants Gone Too Far with the Unhealthy Offerings?
A new offering from Friendly's gives new meaning to the word 'bun.' Where do we draw the line?
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Turning It around When You're Spiraling Out of Control
Embarrassed, I admit to you all that for a few days I was out of control. I want to share my turn-around with you so it might help you turn it around during a bad spell.
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I'm Changing the Image of Yoga, One Pose and One Student at a Time
Abby Lentz defies the stereotypes that yoga is only for skinny, flexible people. Her style of yoga is for everybody and every body! Learn more about what inspires her.
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