Archive for 'obesity'
Would you be shocked if I called you fat? I was surprised when I went to my doctor one or two years gone and was told that at five feet nine inches tall and 210 pounds I was fat. You'll giggle, but it is not a joke. And everywhere I look, I see folks larger [...]
Would you be sickened if I called you overweight? I assumed ‘a tiny chubby, maybe-but actually not obese!’ When I hold my stomach in, I will still see my toes. And everywhere I look, I see folks larger than I am-at the fast-food diner, at the donut shop, ice cream parlor, etc… Perhaps you think [...]
Millions of overweight and large folk in the world are so engrossed in finding that ideal weight losing treatment. Many dieting plans and weight losing exercises regime has been introduced to control the stigma and quandary experienced by both chunky and overweight folk. There are many prescription and over-the counter drugs available in the market. [...]
Everywhere I look, I see folks larger than I am-at the fast-food eatery, at the donut shop, ice cream parlor, etc… Would you be outraged if I called you overweight? I believed ‘a tiny fat, maybe-but actually not obese!’ When I hold my stomach in, I am able to still see my toes. You'll giggle, [...]
Obesity and junk food – there’s tiny doubt about the link. Obesity has reached pandemic proportions in the U. S. Obesity Junk Food Info 2 times as many American adults are overweight today as in the 1960s. Eric Schlosser in his brilliant and surprising book, Junk Food Country , describes the US as ‘an empire [...]