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Obesity Statistics: The Scale of the Problem and Its Consequences
Obesity had nearly tripled in the last few decades and if you’re an adult in America today that’s not overweight or obese…you are in a real minority. Read on ...
Are You Obese, Overweight or at a Healthy Weight? Calculate Your BMI Score Here to Find Out
Although far from perfect, the Body Mass Index (BMI) score is used to determine what obesity category you fall into. Learn how to calculate your own BMI score ...
For Parents: 7 Ways to Help Your Child Overcome Obesity Stigma
Is your son or daughter overweight or obese? If so, then you’ve got to be on the lookout for weight-based victimization and do your best to counteract the ...
The 10 Principal and Sometimes Sneaky Causes of Obesity
Are you overweight? You surely know that by eating less and exercising more you’d probably lose weight – but are you aware of the more subtle causes of weight ...
Quick Food Addiction Self Test
Worried about the compulsive nature of your relationship to food? Take this very quick quiz and see if you might meet the diagnosis for food addiction.
The Behavioral and Neurological Evidence for Food Addiction
An overview of some of the evidence supporting the still controversial concept of food addiction – evidence from behavioral studies as well as from animal ...
Chronic Stress Leads to Obesity – Cut the Stress to Shed the Pounds
Chronic stress causes brain changes that lead us to crave comfort foods and to actually strive to increase abdominal fat stores – it’s our unconscious mind ...