AMA Classifying Obesity as a Disease The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially defined obesity as a disease. While pundits and talk show hosts are certain to make light of the AMA’s classification, the fact remains that 30% of Americans are obese. In a study released by the Robert Wood Johnson
"RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association recognize obesity as a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention." In an annual meeting in Chicago yesterday, an overwhelming vote by 524 members of the American Medical Association's (AMA) policy-making House of Delegates
June is Men's Health Awareness Month! MIAMI, FL (JUNE 12, 2013) - Most men understand they need to change the oil in their cars regularly and check the brake and transmission fluid. But they seem unwilling to do the same routine maintenance on themselves. June is Men’s Health Month. Even
Papa Joe Aviance's Inspiring Weight Loss by Tammy J. Colter We have all been on just about every diet out there. Perhaps some of these diets sound familiar to you: The Atkins Diet, the Zone Diet, Weight Watchers, NutriSystem, the South Beach Diet...I could go on and on. But the
“Neither one of us felt good about ourselves before, and we always turned to food. The surgery has empowered us to take control of our lives. Now, we can go out to dinner and share a meal–and actually be full! We bought a pair of motorcycles to celebrate our weight
Find Comfort Without Food! For many people, food has been used as that fix/all to life’s upsets, successes, up’s and down’s. Sometimes, life can be just too much, and put more demands on us than we can cope with. It is a healthy choice to want to comfort ourselves. The
The OH Team would like to wish all you Dads out there a very Happy Father's Day! May you all have a very special day with your family!
Father's Day is a day to celebrate and honor the men who raised us and the husbands that help to raise our children. Here are 10 great quotes to honor fathers around the world. 1. "Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad."-Anne
Award-winning chef, Luigi Diotaiuti, shares easy, delicious recipes perfect for summer. Washington, DC - - Kids love to cook and Chef Luigi Diotaiuti loves to teach them how. He regularly works with students from Washington DC’s Hyde-Addison Elementary School to create simple, yet delicious meals, whether in his restaurant kitchen
Vacations are wonderful. They are a time when we can be carefree, face none of the daily responsibilities of work or home, spend time with those you love and care about, and to make it your primary focus to have fun. Yeah vacations! When you pack for vacation you take
