Any guess at what disorder affects 40 percent of people over the age of 60? It’s called metabolic syndrome, which unfortunately does not simply mean that your metabolism is slow or out of whack. Metabolic syndrome is a metabolic disorder that involves not one, but a combination of three or more of the following health issues: abdominal
There’s loads of advice out there regarding how to lose weight quickly, some good, some bad. While your primary reason for wanting to learn how to lose belly fat may be due to vanity, there are also loads of convincing health reasons for wanting to trim down your waistline. For example, dangerous visceral fat — the
Back in 1980, only around 10 percent to 14 percent of adults globally older than 20 years old were considered obese. Fast-forward to today, and the number of those struggling with obesity is around 30 percent to 40 percent. Considering the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that worldwide prevalence of obesity has more than doubled
We’ve all heard it: You can’t outrun a bad diet. Now a groundbreaking new study really lays the evidence on the table, and it confirms what wellness enthusiasts already suspect. Published this summer in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers examined energy use across lifestyles, from hunter-gatherers to industrialized urbanites. The message? It’s
There are plenty of metabolism booster supplements out there, but do any of these purported metabolism boosters actually work? When most people think of what it means to have a “high metabolism,” they picture someone who’s “luckily” naturally thin. We assume these people can maintain a healthy body weight mostly due to their genetics, despite
A major topic in the field of obesity research is the link between obesity and the hormone leptin. Some evidence has suggested that obese-prone individuals don’t respond to increasing leptin levels in the same way that non-obese-prone individuals do, which is the reason obesity is now associated with possible “leptin resistance.” Even if someone is
Body “fat” overall gets a bad reputation, especially visceral fat that is known to increase the risk for health problems like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but there are different types of fat, including white fat and brown fat, that do different things. Can some of it actually be good for you? Few of us would
While losing weight fast is tough for anyone, there are several factors that can make it extra challenging for women. In fact, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, the prevalence of severe obesity cases in the U.S. is higher in women across every age group, and overall, the prevalence of general obesity among
Have you ever eaten a large, carb-laden meal and, even though you packed in the calories, felt hungry in just a short while? Or maybe you were starving after a long day and scarfed down a healthy dinner you just weren’t excited about? You may be struggling with reaching satiety. Even though you know you’re
Do you often find yourself asking, “Why am I always hungry?” Is that a question you’re asking a lot lately? Whether you’ve just finished a meal or constantly crave snacks throughout the day, persistent hunger can be frustrating. But don’t worry; you’re not alone. Weight is a bit more complicated than “calories in, calories out.”
