Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts |  Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat. Although accurate methods to measure body fat do exist, they are expensive and impractical for general use.
Body weight has traditionally been used as a surrogate measure of excess body fat. In the past, an obese or overweight body weight was based on ideal body weight tables established by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company [6]. These insurance tables estimated an "ideal" weight for a given height, frame size, and gender based on collected mortality data. | | Bone diameter and cortical thickness are less in children with excess body fat [28]. This emphasizes the need to maintain ideal body weight in children.
B. Disorders Associated with Low Bone Mass
A number of disorders have been associated with low bone mass in children (Table 1).
Skeletal health should be evaluated with diagnosis of these disorders. If skeletal fragility develops, bone fractures can occur with minimal or no trauma, a condition known as osteoporosis. The ability to reverse bone deficits with early diagnosis and treatment remains uncertain. |
Steven V. Joyal
See book keywords and concepts |  The five characteristics are:
?excess body fat around the waist: for men, 40 inches or greater; for women, 35 inches or greater
?elevated triglyceride levels: equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL
?reduced good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein [HDL]) levels: less than 40 mg/dL for men; less than 50 mg/dL for women
?elevated blood pressure: equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg without antihypertensive medication
? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  In this interview, you'll learn:
How Jay Robb got started in nutrition, and where his product formulation philosophy comes from
How to detoxify your body and lose excess body fat with Jay's Fruit Flush recipe
Why eating healthy fats is just as important as avoiding processed carbs
Why Jay Robb's protein products use no chemical sweeteners
Why sweet potatoes are loaded with trace minerals not found in other foods
What's coming soon from Jay Robb Enterprises (the Fat Burning Chef TV show!)
... and much more. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  Mood swings, tiredness, and mental fuzziness are often intertwined with being overweight, and excess body fat is one sign of problematic eating habits and blood sugar levels. If you are overweight, even by as little as ten pounds, you are more likely than a thin person to have blood sugar problems, and you also have an extremely high risk of developing full-blown diabetes within five to ten years. The scale of this problem in the United States is enormous, and it's growing in Western Europe and other developed and developing nations. |
Elaine Magee
See book keywords and concepts |  A recent study concluded that this way of eating might reduce the prevalence of both metabolic syndrome (a condition that includes excess body fat, high blood fats, and high blood pressure) and the cardiovascular risk that goes along with it. It also doesn't hurt that the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) and lower levels of obesity. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts | | A clear physiological rationale supports the notion that exercise could bring about loss of excess body fat and/or serves to maintain weight loss and/or prevent accumulation of excess adipose tissue over time. Metabolic rate during exercise can increase up to 20 times above resting levels; therefore, it seems obvious that if a person were to engage in exercise regularly without increasing energy intake appreciably, weight loss should occur. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  People with diabetes tend to have low levels of many nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin D, and omega-3 fats.
• excess body fat interferes with the normal distribution of nutrients in the body, often creating deficiencylike states. The reason is that fat cells serve as a nutrient sinkhole, in which many vitamins and minerals get deposited. When nutrients are stored in fat, they are withheld from other parts of the body, such as the liver, the heart, or the brain. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts | | Body weight has traditionally been used as a surrogate measure of excess body fat. In the past, an obese or overweight body weight was based on ideal body weight tables established by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company [6]. These insurance tables estimated an "ideal" weight for a given height, frame size, and gender based on collected mortality data. Overweight and obesity were then defined as some percentage above the estimated ideal body weight. | | Swedish women with two copies of a common polymorphism, Glu27, were about 10 times more likely to be obese than those with the wild-type ADRB2 gene, with approximately 20 kg excess body fat and a 50% increase in fat cell size. Another variant of the ADRB2 gene, Glyl6, was associated with improved adipocyte [32-adrenergic receptor function. Thus, genetic variability in the human ADRB2 gene may be a significant contributor to human obesity.
The [33-adrenergic receptor (product of ADRB3) is expressed in adipose tissue and is involved in the regulation of lipolysis and thermogenesis. |
Dr. Steve Blake
See book keywords and concepts |  The inability to burn fat can contribute to excess body fat.
Appendix C: Antioxidants
Antioxidants neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons that steal electrons from stable molecules. The stable molecules can then become free radicals, causing a chain reaction of damage. Free radicals can damage artery walls and low density lipoproteins (LDL), increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Free radicals can also damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Usually, oligomenorrhea and chronic anovulation caused by hormonal abnormalities is the cause of the menstrual irregularity in women with significant amounts of excess body fat.2 A reduction in body weight by reducing calories, increasing physical exercise, and possibly other weight-management interventions will result in beneficial changes in the hormonal profile, including a marked reduction of androgenic hormones and their effects.1 A reduction of weight by even as little as 5 to 10 percent can not only restore regular menses, but also improve fertility. |
Mark Sircus
See book keywords and concepts |  Type-II diabetic complications - Greater risk for certain cancers
?Excess body fat Cognitive decline
?Heart disease in men Osteoporosis
In 1981, the Life Extension Foundation introduced DHEA in an article that described the multiple anti-aging effects this hormone might produce. DHEA did not establish scientific credibility until 1996, when the New York Academy of Sciences published a book titled DHEA and Aging and summarized the concept of DHEA replacement in their journal Aging. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts | | Despite these limitations, the correlation between BMI and excess body fat in the general population is good [12]. Both the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization have defined overweight as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI of 30kg/m2 or greater [1, 5]. These BMI cutoffs were determined using studies evaluating the relationship between BMI and mortality and morbidity risk [9, 10]. In general, morbidity and mortality risk increases as BMI rises, but this relationship is curvilinear. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Not only do you get diabetes, mood swings and lack of cognitive function, you also pack on excess body fat by the hour.
Wow! To think it all started out with breakfast. That's right, that box of cereal with refined white flour, or what they call "enriched, bleached white flour." It's all in the diet folks.
So now, let's take a look at a healthy person, someone making wise food choices, and starting off their morning right. What do they eat? Well, they're going to eat whole grains; slow-burning complex carbohydrates. Maybe it's this Ezekiel cereal, or maybe it's the whole grain Total cereal. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Because frankly, if I had eliminated my back pain and lost all my excess body fat and been a thin person by taking some magic pill ten years ago, I would have just taken that magic pill and forgot about everything else! I wouldn't be writing articles about health and nutrition today. I wasn't looking to be a health writer and inspire others to achieve new milestones in human health. I was just looking to eliminate my pain and lose some weight. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  It could generate billions of dollars of revenue for both Nastech and Merck, and it could actually help people lose excess body fat, and in doing so, reduce their risk of Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many other disorders.
At the same time, it could also be just another failed magic bullet. It could be a quick-fix promise that fails to deliver, or that prevents people from making the long-term lifestyle changes that would enhance their health overall. I will definitely be watching this one. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The location of excess body fat may affect the amount of health risk associated with overweight. Increased abdominal fat, which can be estimated by waist size, may be especially hazardous to long-term health.5'6
For overweight women, weight loss can significantly improve physical health. A four-year study of over 40,000 women found that weight loss in overweight women was associated with improved physical function and vitality as well as decreased bodily pain. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  This, in turn, suppresses blood sugar spikes and the formation of excess body fat following meals, especially meals containing refined carbohydrates.
So you put all of this together, you have a rather interesting combination in Trim Spa. You have ingredients that take up space in your stomach, and thereby suppress your appetite. Those same ingredients also interfere with the absorption of refined carbohydrates, effectively lowering the glycemic index of your meal, which protects you from the insulin spiking effects of dietary carbohydrates. | | So even though I don't appreciate all of the marketing surrounding this supplement, a closer look at the ingredients convinces me that this is, in fact, a very effective nutritional supplement for people working to lose excess body fat. Why is that? Let's take a look at the ingredients it contains, and find out what makes Trim Spa so good.
(By the way, as always, I receive no funds whatsoever from the maker of Trim Spa. This is not a paid review, nor some sort of infomercial. It's merely my own opinion on the weight loss potential of this product. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  It takes about 3,000 calories to make one pound of excess body fat, so by eating 6,000 calories a day, you can achieve slightly more than one pound of body fat each day. This means in one week alone you can pack on 7 or 8 pounds of body fat, which would put you well on your way to achieving your weight gain goal. In fact, using this approach, you would probably be able to achieve your goal in 90 days or less. Cash that $10,000,000 check well ahead of time and retire as the global champion master of obesity! | | There's not a great deal of awareness of the steps it takes to actually add excess body fat. In other words, we're living with the effects of the obesity plan every single day in our own lives and in our society, and yet we're not really cognizant of the causes. This article is designed to help make you aware of the causes by presenting the topic of weight loss to you in a unique way.
Suppose a billionaire appeared at your doorstep and offered you $10,000,000 if you could add 100 pounds of body fat in less than one year. How could you actually do it in 12 months or less? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  What would it mean to wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and see that you're not carrying 80 pounds of excess body fat, to actually look and feel good about yourself, and know your purpose in life? How much would that mean to you?
These are the kind of things you can experience by making the changes I'm talking about here at the Tree of Life. These are some of the many benefits that are available to you. This is what you can walk away with, and, in my view, there's nothing more important in your life than healing yourself at all levels. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  What I mean is that it's very difficult to set a specific health goal and then attempt to achieve that day by day, because the body takes time to change, and if you're attempting to watch your blood pressure, cholesterol or excess body fat, and you're trying to see improvements in your numbers every single day, it's going to be painstakingly slow.
It doesn't mean the change won't happen, and it can be accelerated in many ways, but they will take time, because the body takes time to adapt. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Our articles and reports have already helped literally millions of people quit drinking sodas, boost their immune system function, eliminate harmful prescription drugs, lose excess body fat, reverse diabetes, reduce their risk of cancer, enhance cognitive function and live happier, more well-informed lives. (See our reader survey results for details.)
Our motivations are, simply:
To help educate, empower and uplift our fellow human beings through an online education campaign that reveals the astonishing healing power of foods, herbs, natural medicines and simple therapies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | I don't need to think about how quickly my blood pressure will drop, or how quickly I can lower my LDL cholesterol, or whether I can lose 10 pounds of excess body fat in a month. The effect that I will get in terms of health will be naturally unfolding according to the inputs, and the inputs, of course, are the diet, lack of stress, physical exercise and closeness with nature, which includes sunshine, fresh air and fresh water.
The inputs really determine the result. |
Michael T. Murray
See book keywords and concepts |  Approximately 80 to 90 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes are obese (20 percent or more above their recommended weight). If these people were not obese, they would not have developed diabetes. That is the bottom line. Therefore, the major focus of this chapter will be factors that are associated with increased body fat as well as type 2 diabetes.
How does excess body fat contribute to diabetes? |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Are there any supplements that can make you magically lose excess body fat? Into this quagmire of controversy steps Jonny Bowden.
I first met Jonny nearly eight years ago. I had just written my first book, The Zone, and I was speaking about it in New York City. At the time, Jonny was a very well recognized nutritionist working with clients ranging from those seeking weight loss to fitness enthusiasts to bodybuilders. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  Excess body fat, poor muscle tone and size, lowered digestion efficiency and organ function; lowered toxin elimination, increased body toxicity, fatigue, joint and muscle soreness, and compensating water retention. Shock or circulation collapse.
Oxygen SOURCES: Pure Air, pure water, electronically-ordered 100 percent organic fruit and vegetable juices. |
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