Tag: weight loss
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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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You Can’t Outrun a Bad Diet
The phrase ‘diet and exercise’ is so common it rolls off one’s tongue. Similar to peanut butter and jam. Rarely is one mentioned without the other. One might, therefore, think the two are interchangeable. If you have a poor diet, you can make up for it with being more active. And vice versa. However, over […]
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Will exercise make me hungry?
You just finished your workout. Your exercise is done and now you’re wondering if you should eat something or not. After all, you just burned a few hundred calories, surely you must be hungry. Plus, the cookie on the counter is calling for you. Or maybe it’s a Starbuck’s Frappuccino. Is this physiology or psychology? […]
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Obesity’s Impact on Mental Health
Obesity is the accumulation of body fat to the extent it harms one’s health. Defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, more than 650 million people (13%) worldwide have obesity. In Canada it’s even higher at 27%, while in the United States, it’s 42%. We often think of obesity as it relates to […]