Two-thirds of US adults and some 25 million children are obese or overweight, and the fatness of the land is harming Americans’ health and threatening US competitiveness, a report published Monday showed.
“In the past year, obesity rates have continued to rise in 31 states. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe that obesity is an epidemic,” the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) said in its fourth annual “F as in Fat” report.
Chocolate munchers in South Korea were horrified to discover worms and moths crawling out of their favourite confectionery.
Customers made the gruesome discovery when unwrapping the Chinese-manufactured chocolates, which imitate a popular international chocolate brand.
New York hotelier and real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley has left $12m (£5.97m) to her pet dog, Trouble.
The pampered pooch received the largest bequest from Mrs Helmsley’s will.
The will also says that when Trouble dies, she is to be buried alongside Mrs Helmsley, who died last week, and her late husband in their mausoleum.
Mississippi has exceeded the 30% obesity rate for adults, the first time any state’s population has done so, reported a health advocacy group. But 19 other states with large obese populations are not far behind.
In the report from the Trust for America’s Health, adult obesity rates in 31 states increased significantly over the past two years, and no state had a decline.
Fish, chips, sausages even Mars bars, there’s simply no end to the food we like to deep fry. But while it might taste great, the experts are always telling us it’s bad for our health. So how bad can deep frying really be and is the good old barbie giving us cancer?
Obesity And Woman’s Ability To Conceive
24 Aug
Posted by Inna Korshunova as Amusing news, Weight Loss
Australian researchers have found a fatty diet damages eggs in the ovaries and prevents them from becoming healthy embryos, a finding they say may explain why obese women are often infertile.
While obesity has long been suspected of hampering a woman’s ability to conceive, the University of Adelaide research is said to be the first to find a direct scientific link.
Are your mornings plain madness? By the time you’ve polished your pearly whites and knocked your golden locks into some semblance of order you’re running late … again!
The last thing on your mind on the way out the door is breakfast. Who’s got time and you’re not hungry anyway, so what does it matter? Well, we want to find out the answer to the morning’s biggest question: is breakfast the most important meal of the day?
Monitoring portions and exercising self-control are key ways to keep the pounds at bay
It’s 4 p.m., the time of day when many people begin to search for food. But not just any food: only a chocolate bar, a bowl of ice cream or a bag of salty chips can curb your craving.Unfortunately, if you’re trying to shed excess pounds, frequent indulgences can be a source of weight gain.
With the huge number of milks on the market, it is no wonder parents are confused over which one is best for their children. Milk is a fantastic food. It is a good source of high biological value protein, it is the primary source of calcium in our kids’ diets and provides a number of other key nutrients including vitamins A and D and the mineral phosphorus, which are all vital for optimal bone development during childhood years.
Reporter Dr Andrew Rochford set out to see if fresh or frozen vegetables are better for you. While he was at it, he thought he’d find out whether cooking the three-year-old steak in his freezer would put him at risk of food poisoning.
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