Overweight

 Every parent knows how handy the TV is as a quick and easy in-house babysitter, but how much should you really be allowing your children to watch on a daily basis? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), many children are…

Children often put on weight in adolescence, and their fitness is frequently below par, too. The phrase ‘puppy fat’ is often used in these circumstances, to describe a chubby period that many teenagers go through, without it having much of…

There are various risk factors that contribute to your likelihood of having asthma. Factors such as your weight and the environment that you are living in can contribute to your wellbeing, but what recent research has revealed is that a…

Many people want to lose weight for aesthetic reasons, but there is more to maintaining a healthy weight than looking good. Perhaps you should be more concerned about the risks to your health, and especially to your heart. How Weight Can…

In the developed world we're more than familiar with the terrors of morbid obesity. We are all aware of just how many different ways there are for it to kill you and we all live with an idealised notion of the human form which we all pursue…

There are many different ways we can tell if we're overweight. We might find our favourite jeans feel too tight, or our jumpers don't seem to give us the same freedom of movement around our arms. Most of us just rely on our weighing scales…

Mexico is one of the most obese nations in the world. A staggering 82 percent of the adult female population is either overweight or obese. The number is at 64 percent for men, and still a worryingly high 34.4 percent for children. These…

If you’re overweight and out of shape, working on your wellbeing isn’t easy. In fact, the difficulties you face as an overweight person can put you off even trying for better wellness in the first place. The obstacles to your weight loss…

The wellbeing of English children is more at risk to obesity than ever before, as, according to the latest figures from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), at least 1 in 3 kids in their last year of primary school in England…

Everyone wants a healthy sex life, but a stalled libido can get in the way of your sexual health and even have an impact on your overall wellbeing. The underlying causes of reduced sex drive can be varied, so you don’t have any idea what’s…