Adult obesity is moving to the top of the list as the nations #1 killer. As Americans continue to eat themselves to death being overweight may soon pass up tobacco the leading cause of death according to a U.S. government study.

The fat is broken down in different ways in the body. It is quite important to determine the fat distribution, as the impact on health is not the same depending on the location of overweight. In obesity or overweight type female (gynecoid), excess fat is located at th
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Overweight is often used interchangeably with pre-obese and is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As much as 64% of the United States adult population is considered either overweight or obese, and this percentage has increased over the last four decades.

The percentage of overweight/obese children is growing at an alarming rate. With today's tech
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Our modern society is one that is, unfortunately, plagued by weight issues. Our poor diets fueled by convenience foods and our sedentary lifestyle exacerbated by computers and televisions, have spawned a culture that battles obesity more than ever. It should be no surprise, therefore, that our children are fighting similar battles. Childhood obesity continues to be one of the most dangerous conditions facing children today. A childhood spent battling weight is often a predicator of an adulthood
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Obesity has been receiving a lot of media attention recently with statistics showing that the problem is increasing at an alarming rate. Historically obesity has been exclusively seen as a problem of adults, becoming more prevalent with advancing age, however with children’s lifestyles becoming less and less active due to a number of factors, obesity in children is also on the rise. There have always been fat children but they were always an exception to the norm.

Excessive body weight is a
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Childhood obesity and obesity in general is the gripping the world in its suffocating and rather embarrassing grip. If your child is obese or overweight, don't be ashamed as every 6 in 10 people in the developed world are. And what's more than likely is that this figure is more than likely to rise, as longer jobs, longer internet surfing, higher daytime tv viewing figures and more fast food food products will contribute to this ever growing problem in our society.

Obesity is not just a matter
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