Obesity & Health
Learn more about the health risks of obesity, medical findings, related health issues, and the benefits of losing weight.
Watch Your Waist: Waistline Circumference
Waist circumference can be an important indicator of how your weight is affecting your overall health risks. This article will help you understand how to measure waist circumference.
Waist circumference can be an important indicator of how your weight is affecting your overall health risks. This article will help you understand how to measure waist circumference.
Determining Obesity-Related Health Risks
Obesity-related health risks are most commonly assessed by using the BMI formula.
Obesity-related health risks are most commonly assessed by using the BMI formula.
Diet Pills: Should You Use Them?
Learn more about the difference between diet pills and diet medication and decided if they're right for you.
Learn more about the difference between diet pills and diet medication and decided if they're right for you.
Do I Need to Lose Weight?
Are you worried that you're carrying around some extra pounds? Here's how to find out if you really need to lose weight or not.
Are you worried that you're carrying around some extra pounds? Here's how to find out if you really need to lose weight or not.
Ephedra-Free Products not Risk-Free
The FDA warns that even though a weight loss product does not contain ephedra, that doesn't make it safe.
The FDA warns that even though a weight loss product does not contain ephedra, that doesn't make it safe.
Evaluate Weight Loss Product Claims
Learn how to identify unrealistic claims by advertisements for weight loss products.
Learn how to identify unrealistic claims by advertisements for weight loss products.
Excess Skin After Weight Loss
Does everyone who loses a lot of weight have extra or saggy skin?
Does everyone who loses a lot of weight have extra or saggy skin?
Health Risks of Obesity: Gallstones
This article will help you understand more about gallstones and the connection between obesity and gallstones.
This article will help you understand more about gallstones and the connection between obesity and gallstones.
Health Risks of Obesity: Heart Disease
Learn about the connection between heart disease and your weight and what you can do to reduce this risk.
Learn about the connection between heart disease and your weight and what you can do to reduce this risk.
Health Risks of Obesity: Incontinence
Learn more about a health risk related to obesity, urinary incontinence.
Learn more about a health risk related to obesity, urinary incontinence.
Health Risks of Obesity: Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes and obesity are connected, so much so that more than 85% of the people diagnosed with it are overweight. This article will help you understand type 2 diabetes and the connection between type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Type 2 diabetes and obesity are connected, so much so that more than 85% of the people diagnosed with it are overweight. This article will help you understand type 2 diabetes and the connection between type 2 diabetes and obesity.
How to Lose Weight in a Healthy Way
From the Adam Weight Loss Guide, learn how to start losing weight in safe, healthy ways.
From the Adam Weight Loss Guide, learn how to start losing weight in safe, healthy ways.
Hydroxycut Recall
Hydroxcut products have been recalled after an FDA warning was issued to warn consumers about possible health risks related to the products. The following products are included in the Hydroxycut recall.
Hydroxcut products have been recalled after an FDA warning was issued to warn consumers about possible health risks related to the products. The following products are included in the Hydroxycut recall.
Hypothyroidism: Symptoms, Treatments and Concerns
Could your unexplained weight gain be caused by an underactive thyroid? This article will explain the symptoms, treatments, and health concerns related to hypothyroidism.
Could your unexplained weight gain be caused by an underactive thyroid? This article will explain the symptoms, treatments, and health concerns related to hypothyroidism.
Medical Concerns of Obesity
Learn how you gain weight and what medical issues may affect your weight-loss efforts. From the Adam Weight Loss Guide.
Learn how you gain weight and what medical issues may affect your weight-loss efforts. From the Adam Weight Loss Guide.
Obesity: What are the Causes?
Learn more about what causes obesity ... it can be more complicated than you may think.
Learn more about what causes obesity ... it can be more complicated than you may think.
Obesity: What are the Risks?
Find out the health risks of being obese.
Find out the health risks of being obese.
Obesity: What is It?
Learn more about obesity and the difference between it and being overweight.
Learn more about obesity and the difference between it and being overweight.
Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity
Learn about the risk factors of being overweight or obese.
Learn about the risk factors of being overweight or obese.
Spot False Weight Loss Product Claims
Products that promise weight loss are everywhere. Learn how to spot false weight loss product claims and advertisements.
Products that promise weight loss are everywhere. Learn how to spot false weight loss product claims and advertisements.
Stretch Marks: What are They and Can They be Removed?
Learn what stretch marks are and if they can be fixed.
Learn what stretch marks are and if they can be fixed.
Talk to Your Doctor About Your Weight
Before you talk with your doctor about your weight, you'll want to have a few things in mind.
Before you talk with your doctor about your weight, you'll want to have a few things in mind.
The Benefits of a Healthy Weight
Learn about some of the major health improvements you can experience if you lose weight.
Learn about some of the major health improvements you can experience if you lose weight.
The Health Benefits of Losing Weight
Losing weight brings many benefits, including decreased risk factors for many health issues.
Losing weight brings many benefits, including decreased risk factors for many health issues.
The Health Risks of Obesity
The health risks of obesity are serious and even life-threatening. This feature will help you better understand the health risks of obesity.
The health risks of obesity are serious and even life-threatening. This feature will help you better understand the health risks of obesity.
The Prevalence of Overweight in America
How many American adults are considered overweight or obese?
How many American adults are considered overweight or obese?
Understanding Underlying Weight Gain Causes
Weight can causes can include many different factors, such as alcohol intake or health problems such as hypothyroidism. This article will help you understand many different causes of weight gain.
Weight can causes can include many different factors, such as alcohol intake or health problems such as hypothyroidism. This article will help you understand many different causes of weight gain.
Weight Cycling Explained
Weight cycling -- the repeated loss and regain of body weight -- sometimes happens to people who go on and off diets.
Weight cycling -- the repeated loss and regain of body weight -- sometimes happens to people who go on and off diets.
Weight Loss and Gallstones
Gallstones are a risk of rapid weight gain or loss, such as 10 pounds or more. Yo yo dieting and weight cycling can lead to gallstones.
Gallstones are a risk of rapid weight gain or loss, such as 10 pounds or more. Yo yo dieting and weight cycling can lead to gallstones.
What is Your Ideal Weight?
Learn how to assess your ideal healthy weight. From the ADAM Guide to Weight Loss.
Learn how to assess your ideal healthy weight. From the ADAM Guide to Weight Loss.
Your Top Questions, Answered
This feature will answer the questions you've always wanted to ask, including health-related weight issues, dieting basics, and assessing your weight.
This feature will answer the questions you've always wanted to ask, including health-related weight issues, dieting basics, and assessing your weight.