Articles, tagged with "body mass index bmi", page 1
How To Treat Blood Pressure
Many people especially those in their old age are suffering from blood pressure. What makes this issue so alarming is the fact that young people between 30 years s to 40 years too are suffering from this ailment. Blood pressure is the increase of the bloo...
Do Genes Play a Role in Success after Lap-bandŽ surgery?
More than 1,000 people with a body mass index (BMI) exceeding 35 experienced a less successful (in terms of) weight loss after lap band surgery and other procedures. This was made evident by a recent study, which likely mirrors conditions in New York bari...
The BMI Calculator Will Tell You Your Ideal Weight
You know you have to lose weight but do you know how much you have to lose? Do you have a target to shoot for? Like most things we are trying to achieve, losing weight works best when we have a goal. Otherwise, how will you know when you have lost enough ...
Measures to be taken by a pregnant woman
Being pregnant is a beautiful experience as they say it is a magical time for the mother and the child. Yet magic never happens on own, there should be someone to create it. In this case it is created by the mother. A pregnant woman needs to know her pres...
Treating Hypertension Through Natural Methods
High blood pressure is a curse of modern life. The stresses of living in a fast paced environment combined with age has many looking for methods to reduce the worry and fear they live under. While doctors are more likely to pay some lip service to the nee...
Weight Loss by Lap Band Surgery
Lap Band is referred to as laparoscopic adjustable gastric band is an inflatable silicone device that is placed around the top position of the stomach via a surgery, known as Laparoscopic Surgery or Lap Band Surgery, in order to treat obesity. It has been...
How to Burn Belly Fat Fast for Women
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the number of obese individuals in America has increased by 20% since 1985; most are trying to figure out how to burn belly fat fast. Over half of those people are women. Studies have proven...
How to Control Childhood Obesity in Your Kids?
The bad news and the good news about childhood obesity is that it is your responsibility and as a parent you can control it too. With good lifestyle choices, proper balanced diet and a regular exercise you can keep your child fit and free from obesity. Pa...
Gastric Band Surgery Procedure: Ashra Healthcare
Gastric band surgery in India is proving itself as a safe weight loss surgery procedure. India is providing weight loss surgery procedures at a low cost with success. However Gastric Band surgery is the safest of all weight loss surgery procedures with le...
The DASH Diet for Girls
School age girls are perpetually under pressure to adhere to a specific body type. Print and T.V. advertising always present the most desireable women as tiny, in good physical condition and concerned about their appearance. That is why for some high sch...
Belly Fat: Fight the Flab Without Surgery
Statistics Canada released a report based on the calculation of body mass index(BMI) showing that the number of overweight or obese people is increasing steadily in our country. We can blame our poor dietary habits, or a lifestyle that is predominately se...
Know Your Perfect Weight as Per Your Height
Everyone wants to stay fit and healthy for long life. Ideal weight has been an issue of concern for everyone nowadays. At every stage of life, as we grow, our weight and height are always changing. And knowing that whether one is under weight or over weig...
Causes of Obesity
There are many who struggle with obesity these days. This condition is characterized by excessive fat storage in the body. Whether a person is pre-obese, obese, or morbidly obese can be determined by measuring Body Mass Index (BMI), or the ratio of a pers...
Diet Surgery Showdown: Gastric Bypass versus Lap Band
Nowadays, many people turn to surgical weight loss alternatives to achieve the body weight they want. While dieting and exercising are still the recommended methods to maintain the healthy condition of the body, undergoing diet surgeries can be more conve...