Tag: overweight
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Will losing weight make you healthier?
Advertisements, news articles, celebrity interviews, blogs, books, social media. We’re inundated with information on weight and weight loss. Along with it is the notion weight is closely connected to health. And, with that, losing weight will improve one’s health. It may not come as a surprise then that the weight loss industry is worth approximately…
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What does your weight really tell you?
Many people have a love/hate relationship with weigh scale. Approximately one third of adults weigh themselves at least once per week (that includes me). And a similar number are trying to lose weight at any given time. Even a visit to the doctor may result in you getting weighed. So there must be some value…
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Role of Exercise in Weight Loss
When people look to lose weight, many turn to exercise as the solution. And why not? Exercise burns calories, which in turn could come from fat and result in weight loss. And as the proportion of people who are overweight or who have obesity has climbed in all parts of the world, focus on weight…
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Fitness vs. Fatness: Is it better to be skinny vs fit?
Is it better to be skinny vs fit? If you’re a couch potato but thin is that okay? Or is being in good shape, even if you have a few extra pounds better for you? For more than two decades, debate has raged over whether it’s better to be skinny or fit. It was a…