Fat

from exercise.about.com

You might want to stand up while you read this, especially when you find out what some scientists have discovered about sitting.

from msnbc.com

Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day.

from nytimes.com

Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?

from prevention.com

For most of my life, I've put on weight in my thighs, not my tummy. But in my mid-40s, things began to change. (Sound familiar?)

from exercise.about.com

The other day, I got an email from a man who wrote, "My wife is fat. How do I get her to exercise?" Hmm. What a sweet, sweet man. It can be tough on a relationship when one person is active and the other person isn't. Not only do you worry about the other person's weight, you also worry about their health, mortality and stress levels.

from exercise.about.com

I once had a client who asked, "When I eat too many calories, how do they know to go straight to my thighs? Do they have some kind of homing device or what?" I suppose that's one way to look at it since our genes usually determine where we store excess fat. But, a more important point is that, if we didn't eat too many calories, we wouldn't have any extra calories to store.

from menshealth.com

If you can't see your abs, don't assume it's because you're missing out on a magical abdominal exercise or secret supplement. Blame your mindset.

You see, losing belly flab is a boring process. It requires time, hard work, and most important, dedication.

from exercise.about.com

Over the years, there's been much debate about whether you can be overweight and still be fit. There are certainly plenty of overweight people who are active and exercise regularly but, if their weight is too high, does that cancel out the benefits of exercise?

from msnbc.com

When it comes to living longer, fitness may trump fatness, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

from wired.com

If there's a sadder commentary on the state of American society, we can't think of it -- we've grown so fat we sink the boats of It's A Small World. According to Miceage, the boats routinely bottom out under the weight of super-sized riders, bringing the popular ride to a grinding -- literally -- halt.

from yahoo.com

Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among the public service ads shown in the past.

from nytimes.com

CONTROVERSIAL new procedures in cosmetic medicine, like genital rejuvenation or buttock implant surgery, tend to take hold on the West or East Coasts and then move inland.

from walking.about.com

Back in 1991, no US state had 20% or more obese adults. In 2006, 19 states had more than 25% obese adults. What has happened to us in just the time it takes to grow baby into a troubled teenager?

from womenshealth.com

Sometimes the best way to care for someone is to leave him the hell alone

My fiancé is really cute. I don't mean to brag, but it's true. Craig was a skateboarder, soccer star, and windsurfing instructor back in college.

from baltimoresun.com

If it really is what's on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.

Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding vital organs such as the heart, liver or pancreas -- invisible to the naked eye -- could be as dangerous as the more obvious external fat that bulges underneath the skin.