America is Suffering from an Obesity Epidemic

66 million Americans are clinically obese. That means that they have more than 30% fat by body weight, when a ‘normal’ body should have less than 25%. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions over the past twenty years. Obesity used to be thought of as a problem of a few states in Appalachia and the Southeast. [...]

Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, And High Blood Pressure: Can They Really be Prevented, Managed or Reversed?

They are the biggest killers in America: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. The most common causes of these deadly conditions are: Physical inactivity, fattening snacks and beverages, obesity, stress, and smoking. The shocking news is that these diseases are so easily preventable. A frequent cause of blame is the unhealthy food [...]

Medicare Is Missing The Obesity Target

On July 16, 2004 the headline posted all over America was “WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs.” (cnn.com) It was almost impossible to miss this story, since [...]