According to a study from Japan, children whose mother did smoking even in the early stage of pregnancy have three times more chances of getting overweight later in life. The same Japanese study also finds that children, whose mother had the tendency of skipping breakfast during pregnancy, have 2.4 times more chances of having obesity later in life (Via – Yahoo News).This study included 1400
Increasing obesity problem among Women in India
Obesity is growing like an epidemic in the developed countries like UK and US. But Asian countries are not far behind. Obesity is getting bigger in Asian countries like China, Thailand, Malaysia and India.According to a Government report from India, Punjab and Delhi have the highest number of obese women there. According to the stats, 34 percent of women in Delhi and 37.5 percent of women in
Childhood obesity panel to educate parents and schools
Warwickshire County Council’s Childhood obesity panel which was established to solve the obesity problem there has been asked to tackle the obesity problem in children. This panel has warned that approx 13 percent of children of the age of 10 and 11 are overweight (From BBC News UK).Panel asked the parents to measure the weights of their children. The panel urged that various agencies need to
Sarah Flower successfully lose 100 pounds with weight watchers
Sarah Flower had successfully lost more than 100 pounds with weight watcher in two years time.Sarah had spent most of time thinking very negative about her. She began to gain weight in her 20's. Then she got married and had two girls. By the age of 32, she gained more than 100 pounds to her weight also her eating pattern was out of control.In 2005 on her birthday, one of her friend gave her some
Losing 135 pounds after heart attack at the age of 58
Huey Robichaux had suffered from heart attack problem and had to undergo two surgeries to clear his blocked arteries. It was that time of life he just decided to lose some extra pounds. He was 135 pounds heavier according to his BMI. He was able to lose 135 ponds at that time of his life (From The Daily Iberian).When you look at Huey today, it is really hard to believe he was 135 heavier 14 years
