TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| 15.6% Of Hawaii's Public High School Students Obese - 5,600 Students Attempted Suicide Within Past Year The latest Department of Health (DOH) data report on youth shows that an estimated 7,300 of Hawai'i's public high school students are obese (15.6%). Additionally, an estimated 5,600 students reported attempting suicide within the past year, a statistic that shows Hawai'i's youth are at greater risk than the national average. However, the findings of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showed Hawai'i youth's decline in risky health behaviors, such as tobacco, alcohol and other drug use. medicalnewstoday.com |
Simple Techniques Can Help Avoid Overindulgence Some people overindulge on junk foods or needless shopping sprees when they feel depressed. Others lose control the minute they feel happy. Is there a way to avoid such extreme actions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research demonstrates simple techniques that can help people act in their long-term interests rather than indulging in immediate pleasures. "The recipe is simple," write authors Aparna A. medicalnewstoday.com |
Changes In Stair Design Could Help Fight Obesity Some simple changes in the design and location of staircases could help to make buildings more "physical activity friendly" and contribute to the fight against obesity, according to an article in the June Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association. medicalnewstoday.com |
Improvement Needed In The Present Primary Care Policies For Childhood Obesity Research just published on bmj.com reports that current primary care policies aimed at reducing obesity and increasing physical activity in children are very costly to run and not successful. In a number of countries including the UK, US and Australia, family doctor screening and brief counseling is part of national policy to deal with childhood obesity. medicalnewstoday.com |
Overweight Adults Could Burn More Calories By Watching Less TV US researchers conducting a randomized controlled trial found that adults weighing above the healthy range could burn more calories by watching less television: trial participants who cut their television viewing time in half were more active and on average burned an extra 120 more calories a day... mnt.to |