Pro-Anorexia websites
Have you heard of pro-ana websites? Have you visited them? Do you know people who have? My colleagues and I are very concerned about their impact on weight loss communities, and on young women. Wha ...
Weightloss with a history of anorexia...
I am 22 now, but when I was 15-17 I became mildly anarexic. I got down to only 120, but being built with a bit of muscle, that was quite small.Now being 22 and 170 lb, I need to lose weight (I gained ...
The Cheers magazine is looking for articles on...
The Cheers (thecheers.org) is a 4-year old online magazine that has just launched a new design and new concept. The magazine is now published once a week, the theme for this week is Obesity (issue wil ...
Recognizing the Signs of an Eating Disorder
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, over 50 percent of American teenage girls and almost a third of boys use unhealthy behaviors to control and lose weight. If you think someone yo ...
Aspirin reduces overall cancer and mortality rates
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The regular use of aspirin, but not other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, is associated with a reduced incidence of cancer and cancer-related death, particularly amon ...
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Target Heart Rate Calculatorhttp://www.etoolsage.com/calculator/Targe_Heart_Rate_Calculator.asp?toolsort=150 The calculator permits the user to determine the target heart rate zone (training zone) . T ...
Aerobic Heart Rate
I started to use a heart rate monitor for my running a few weeks ago. It seems the the maximum heart rate equation is way off (the equation indicates my max should be 187). When running at a normal ...
Diet Delivery: Rating the Plans
Epicurious have compared five popular delivered (prepared) diets. Fresh and whole foods win the ratings.
Rankings (from best to worst)
1. Deliciously Yours (formerly eDiets Express) - Daily c ...
The Obesity Rate is Obese
Americans are larger than ever. Trust for America’s Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention, has documented the round-belly-growth in their latest report on each state’s obesity ra ...
Reduce the risk of crib death
Crib death is the sudden unexpected death of an apparently well baby aged from birth to two years. You might hear it called sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Although crib death is th ...
