After struggling to control her weight for more than 20 years, it was a desire to say that she had indeed tried everything that led Michelle Heh through the doors of a new gym -- a decision that changed her life forever.
"I have struggled with obesity all my life," she said. "I started my first serious diet in high school and have pretty much done every program you can think of. I have been on most of them more than once."
The normal function of the gallbladder is to store bile produced by the liver, and to aid in the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine).
Gallstones compose a solid formation of cholesterol and bile salts and 80-90% of this condition are cholesterol gallstones. It can be as small as a grain of sand, or as large as a golf ball (though smaller gallstones are more common).
A diagnosis of diabetes used to mean a lifetime of no sugar, no alcohol and a rigid diet. Not so anymore.
A good diabetic meal plan is simply a healthy meal plan. The plan is high in fiber and rich in healthy fats, whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. The menu is much like a prevention diet for heart disease, cancer or other chronic diseases. The chief difference is that diabetics need to pay closer attention to meal timing and carbohydrate intake. This is on top of careful monitoring of daily blood sugars.
Mother-of-two Ruth Lee, 37, of Bridlington, weighed 22st 4lb and now weighs 11st 4lb, dropping from a size 28 to a size 12 over two years.
Ruth said she has battled with her weight for years and after losing half her body weight, she is now left with excess skin that can only be removed through surgery.
Be honest: If you belly up to a Burger King and order a Double Whopper with cheese, do you really want to know that it contains a whopping 990 calories?
More important, should Bur-ger King, Taco Bell and other fast-food purveyors be forced to list this information prominently?
State lawmakers seem to think so, and this week a legislative committee approved a bill that would require all Connecticut chains with 15 or more locations nationwide to post calorie counts on menus, menu boards and drive-through signs. If approved by the full General Assembly, the law would go into effect next year.
Cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women in the United States. While heart-related illnesses are widespread, the good news is that your lifestyle choices can have a significantly positive effect on your overall heart health.
He’s only nine, but Zack Padgett is worried about his cholesterol.
“It was kind of scary, because I could have died or something like that,? Zack says.
A healthy cholesterol level in children is less than 170, but Zack’s level recently topped 350. That’s extremely high, but is not unusual. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends cholesterol lowering medication in children as young as 8.
Americans have gained a lot of weight in the past few decades. Is it our sedentary lifestyle? The increase in processed foods and sweeteners? Supersized portions? Researchers from the World Health Organization in Australia say it’s very simple: we eat too much. They presented their findings May 8th at the European Council on Obesity.
