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"The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli, 148592

Obesity epidemic : the ten countries with the fattest people

I got out my calculator, did a little extra research, and here they are! The top ten countries for obesity. I must admit, I was prejudiced. I expected the USA to top the list, and I was absolutely wrong. I also thought England would thud heavily towards the top, but it didn't even make the list (an honourable 12th place only.) The figures are for the percentage of the adult population with a BMI over 30. That will, of course, catch a few rugby players and heavyweight boxers who have high BMIs

100 comments    obesity usa mexico
Mireille Giuliano enjoys a glass of champagne.94

Can Americans Learn from "French Women Don't Get Fat?"

First of all, is it true? If so, is it simply a selective gene pool, or are there tips we can glean from the French lifestyle to help us manage our weight in like manner? And, most importantly, if there are such tips, are they found in this book?

27 comments    health tips diet
Morbidly Obese People77

Mobidly Obese People

What has happened to today’s society? Why are people everywhere in the world today struggling with becoming morbidly obese people? To my mind it’s so simple – the answer is right there in...

25 comments    health diet exercise
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Stop Pointing Fingers At The Obese!

This hub was inspired by an Isabella Snow hub on Fat Amercians. She believes it is purely the individual's fault, and I completely disagree. Americans already know WHY (information overload on that subject)...

4 comments    health food diet
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Strip That Fat Rocks

Strip That Fat is a brand new weightloss program that promises some great results. Is it as good as it claims to be? Absolutely. Instead of relying on gimmick diets this program shows you the tried and true...

17 comments    weight loss fast weight loss
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Obesity and Fast Food Outltets

In an ongoing effort to address the obesity epidemic researchers are looking at factors that directly or indirectly have an impact on this phenomenon. The findings from a recent study conducted by...

2 comments    health food diet
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Why Americans Are Fat

There are fat, chunky or chubby people everywhere, in every country. A small percentage of those people are overweight due to a physiological condition -- the rest have gotten fat all on their own. As I sit...

25 comments    obesity americans overweight
America's Obesity Epidemic77

Does Anybody Walk Anymore? America's Obesity Epidemic

A fellow hubber wrote a good hub on America's Obesity Epidemic.  Since, in a previous life, I have written somewhat extensively on the subject I figured I would chime in with my angle.  I agree that what we...

7 comments    health obesity overweight
Kirsten Plotkin, Author of My own Plan56

Why Don’t Diets Ever Work!

Everybody knows diets never work long term.  But here is what you don’t know; it is now possible to cure all non-medical weight problems and obesity permanently. And Guess What? The cure has nothing...

2 comments    weight problems obesity epidemic
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How Did we All lose Our Good Old Common Sense?

After 5 years of experiments and practice, I have finally published my book on the internet.  I have called it My Own Plan, because it reveals how I came to discover the reason for the obesity epidemic we...

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