Obesity & Health
Learn more about the health risks of obesity, medical findings, related health issues, and the benefits of losing weight.
What is Weight Cycling?
Weight cycling -- the repeated loss and regain of body weight -- sometimes happens to people who go on and off diets. Five to 10 pounds may be gained or weight can change by 50 pounds or more during weight cycling.
Weight cycling -- the repeated loss and regain of body weight -- sometimes happens to people who go on and off diets. Five to 10 pounds may be gained or weight can change by 50 pounds or more during weight cycling.
How are obesity-related health risks determined?
Obesity-related health risks are assessed by various methods, typically based on the relationship between your height and weight. BMI is the preferred way for health care providers to determine patients' obesity-related health risks.[p]
Obesity-related health risks are assessed by various methods, typically based on the relationship between your height and weight. BMI is the preferred way for health care providers to determine patients' obesity-related health risks.[p]
Ephedra-Free Products not Risk-Free
There is a new warning out about two weight loss products ... esecially for people with hypertension, heart disease or other pre-existing conditions that could be aggravated by the supplements.
There is a new warning out about two weight loss products ... esecially for people with hypertension, heart disease or other pre-existing conditions that could be aggravated by the supplements.
After Losing Weight, Will I Have Extra Skin?
Does everyone who loses a lot of weight have extra or saggy skin?
Does everyone who loses a lot of weight have extra or saggy skin?
Causes and Medical Concerns
Learn how you gain weight and what medical issues may affect your weight loss efforts.
Learn how you gain weight and what medical issues may affect your weight loss efforts.
Diabetes, Not Obesity, Causes Increased Risks
New research suggests diabetes is to blame for the increased risk of death seen in the obese -- not obesity in and of itself.
New research suggests diabetes is to blame for the increased risk of death seen in the obese -- not obesity in and of itself.
Do I Need to Lose Weight?
Are you worried that you're carrying around some extra pounds? Here's how to find out if you really need to lose weight or not.
Are you worried that you're carrying around some extra pounds? Here's how to find out if you really need to lose weight or not.
Health Risks of Obesity: Incontinence
Learn more about a health risk related to obesity, urinary incontinence.
Learn more about a health risk related to obesity, urinary incontinence.
Health Risks of Obesity: Heart Disease
Learn about the connection between heart disease and your weight and what you can do to reduce this risk.
Learn about the connection between heart disease and your weight and what you can do to reduce this risk.
How Do I Know if a Weight Loss Product's Claims are Valid?
Learn how to identify unrealistic claims by advertisements for weight loss products.
Learn how to identify unrealistic claims by advertisements for weight loss products.
How Prevalant is Being Overweight in America?
How many American adults are considered overweight or obese? Details on the prevalence of obesity in America.
How many American adults are considered overweight or obese? Details on the prevalence of obesity in America.
How to Lose Weight in a Healthy Way
From the Adam Weight Loss Guide, learn how to start losing weight in safe, healthy ways.
From the Adam Weight Loss Guide, learn how to start losing weight in safe, healthy ways.
Just the FAQs: Stretch Marks
Learn what stretch marks are and if they can be fixed.
Learn what stretch marks are and if they can be fixed.
Shed Pounds to Spice Up Your Sex Life
Losing weight can help spice up your sex life, according to recent research.
Losing weight can help spice up your sex life, according to recent research.
Should You Use Diet Pills?
Learn more about the difference between diet pills and diet medication and decided if they're right for you.
Learn more about the difference between diet pills and diet medication and decided if they're right for you.
Spot False Weight Loss Product Claims
Products that promise weight loss are everywhere. Learn how to spot false weight loss product claims and advertisements.
Products that promise weight loss are everywhere. Learn how to spot false weight loss product claims and advertisements.
The Benefits of a Healthy Weight
Learn about some of the major health improvements you can experience if you lose weight.
Learn about some of the major health improvements you can experience if you lose weight.
The Health Benefits of Losing Weight
Losing weights brings many benefits, including decreased risk factor for these health issues.
Losing weights brings many benefits, including decreased risk factor for these health issues.
The Risks of Obesity
Find out the health risks of being obese.
Find out the health risks of being obese.
Understanding Hypothyroidism
Could your unexplained weight gain be caused by an underactive thyroid? This article will explain the symptoms, treatments, and health concerns related to hypothyroidism.
Could your unexplained weight gain be caused by an underactive thyroid? This article will explain the symptoms, treatments, and health concerns related to hypothyroidism.
What are the risk factors for being overweight or obese?
Learn about the risk factors of being overweight or obese.
Learn about the risk factors of being overweight or obese.
What is a Very Low Calorie Diet?
A very low-calorie diet -- sometimes referred to as a VLC diet or VLCD -- is a medically-supervised diet plan that produces rapid weight loss.
A very low-calorie diet -- sometimes referred to as a VLC diet or VLCD -- is a medically-supervised diet plan that produces rapid weight loss.
What is Obesity?
Learn about the difference between overweight versus obesity and weight it is a concern.
Learn about the difference between overweight versus obesity and weight it is a concern.
What is the Cause of Obesity?
Learn more about what causes obesity ... it can be more complicated than you may think.
Learn more about what causes obesity ... it can be more complicated than you may think.
What is Your Ideal Weight?
Learn how to assess your ideal healthy weight.
Learn how to assess your ideal healthy weight.
Xenical Medication Orlistat May Become OTC Weight Loss Pill
The makers of Xenical have announced that a reduced dosage of orlistat, the active component of Xenical, may become available as an over-the-counter supplement.
The makers of Xenical have announced that a reduced dosage of orlistat, the active component of Xenical, may become available as an over-the-counter supplement.