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Obesity – A Modern Civilization Disease That can not Be Ignored

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Obesity is an “urban disease”, “diseases of modern civilization”, “rich man’s disease”, “lazy disease”. In recent years, the incidence of obesity shows an increasing trend in the world. For this, the whole society should give full attention.
1. Obesity can cause many complications
Obesity is currently developed and developing countries with a worldwide social problem. Obesity can not only affect the people working, living, learning, but also cause many diseases. According to the survey found, with the improvement of living standards, physical activity gradually decreased, among the over 25 years old and glucose tolerance test in normal populations, overweight and obese people increased nearly one-fold in five years. People with Hypertension and hyperlipidemia have increased nearly one-fold. These obese people generally had a high[Read More]

Berries Are An Incredible Source of Disease Fighting and Health Promoting Antioxidants

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Berries are packed with a healthy dose of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidant and water.
Berries are an incredible source of disease fighting and health promoting antioxidants. Antioxidants, phytochemicals and flavonoids are found in both the skin and seeds of berries. The bright color, plump appearance and sweet taste make berries an ideal snack any time of the day.
Strawberries
Strawberries are a bright red, heart-shaped fruit that is covered in seeds. This sweet flavored fruit is a major source of a particular phytonutrient known as phenol which protects the cell structures of the body and help to prevent the detrimental effects of free radicals.
Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, beta carotene, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium. One cup[Read More]

Obesity Disease: Overweight Easily Leads to High Blood Pressure

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

As every doctor knows, weight and high blood pressure are inextricably linked. And when it comes to heart decease and high blood pressure, the groups that are most commonly affected by it are folks who are either overweight or obese.
What is the connection? Well, as you might imagine the heavier you are the more work your heart has to do to pump blood to various parts of the body. This can cause the heart to be strained or even damaged. It is also true that heavier people are much more likely to suffer from a hardening of the arteries that lead to the heart, better known as arterial sclerosis.  This condition increases the chances of a heart attack several fold.
Treatment
While it is[Read More]

A Modified Weight Loss Plan for Those With Celiac Disease

Friday, April 9th, 2010

When a person is gluten intolerant, following a diet can be difficult. With minor adjustments, a South Beach meal plan can be made safe for those with celiac disease.
Most folks who pick a diet plan like South Beach tend to follow it as rigidly as possible. They believe that to remain true to the plan, they need to follow all of the rules. For most dieters, that level of strictness is necessary in order to change their bad habits and learn the principles of good nutrition. However, for those with celiac disease, that level of inflexibility is not always the best option since those who must remain gluten free cannot eat some of the recommended foods.
The Purpose of South Beach Diet[Read More]

Obesity and Cardio Cerebral Vascular Disease

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Obesity is an important factor leading to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also lead to obesity significantly increased mortality rate than the normal one important factor.
At present the medical profession recognized easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease risk factors, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, high-density lipoprotein decreased fibrinogen, increased physical activity reduced, genetic and smoking a variety of factors.
If these factors are obesity, the harm caused by the collective to be compared is not difficult to find that they have very close correlation between the sex, obesity can lead to almost all the possible trigger factor in cardio-cerebral vascular diseases, thus not difficult to imagine that obese Bing Fat cardio-cerebral vascular diseases increase the risk of it is logical.
Related studies have shown[Read More]

To see your disease through the facial spots

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Female friends are often associated with facial pigmentation spots are closely related to their own health status, and some spots may also be a symptom of certain diseases, you know, they all have those signs do … …
A. hairline edge spots
B. Department of spots eyelid
C. temple, eye spotted tail
D. nose spots
E. eye around the spot
F. cheek spots
G. plaques around the mouth scar
H. jaw Spot
I. forehead spots
Analysis:
A. and gynecological diseases, such as the female hormone imbalance, endocrine disorders, etc.!
B. more common in pregnancy and the number of excessive flow of people and female hormone imbalances are!
C., and reduced thyroid function, pregnancy, menopause, nervous and psychological factors such as the face of fierce combat!
D. prevalent in the ovary disease!
E. common in uterine disorders, abortion,[Read More]

Fitness can prevent liver disease

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Although fatty liver is benign, but about a quarter of patients with cirrhosis of the liver may occur. Once cirrhosis, which indicates that ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding or liver failure and even death. If early diagnosis and treatment, you can control the development of fatty liver, put it into reverse.
the fatty liver of self-control, mainly to correct unhealthy lifestyle, regular exercise, control diet, in order to wipe out the cause. The best way to reduce fat is to exercise and diet. For those who take the office all day Every day, I even go to persist in some way to climb once more building, the prevention of fatty liver is beneficial. Simple diet, the body’s basal metabolic rate lowered to reduce energy expenditure,[Read More]

Obese middle-aged women susceptible to gallstone disease

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Recently, many media reported the 59-year-old Hong Kong’s well-known actor, “Lydia” Lydia has received in the biliary tract surgery and partial liver resection surgery, and then transferred to a hospital emergency news.
From “Lydia,” the condition of the biliary tract disease caused public concern. To this end, the city well-known experts remind hepatobiliary age, physical characteristics and “Lydia,” similar to that of middle-aged women: gallstone disease is biliary tract disease, the most common diseases, mainly in the 40 years of age, health and more obese children, women, of which , there is a history of diabetes and women with these characteristics is high-risk population, therefore, the class of middle-aged women should pay attention to “protect guts.”
Hepatobiliary Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen[Read More]

Obesity will increase the ovarian cancer disease

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Obesity may lead to a variety of diseases, even when the cancer attacks the body, “siding with the bully.” The United States to a new study showed that obese women suffering from ovarian cancer mortality rate after the higher than normal weight patients.
According to the British “Guardian” recently reported that the U.S. researchers in 216 women suffering from ovarian cancer carried out a comparative study, in which 35 persons as obese and 108 normal weight. The results showed that obese patients not only the survival rate is low, but after treatment is also a high risk of cancer recurrence because of their fat cells secrete a hormone or protein, resulting in excessive growth of ovarian cancer cells.
This is the first time, researchers[Read More]

Obese women are susceptible to the disease

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Because of obesity on the body’s endocrine system and metabolism have a certain impact on growth negative, and so reduce the body’s immune system function, therefore, obese women often easy to merge some of gynecological diseases. Including ovarian insufficiency, uterine hypoplasia, uterine body cancer, infertility, vulva, vagina eczema, in addition to abnormalities associated with sexual function. Among them, ovarian insufficiency (uterine hypoplasia, uterine functional bleeding) the highest incidence (about 20%), uterine body cancer, followed by (about 14%). In addition to gynecological disorders, the clinical, as often said the “three F’s disease” ( “Three F” – female, obese, middle-aged) – refers to cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, and women very much related to obesity, diabetes prone sex are high. Some people think that obese women,[Read More]