Is Bmi an Accurate Indicator of Body Fat?
Yip See Kit
Body Mass Index, also known as BMI has always been considered as the standard for indicating how much body fat in the body. However, according to recent research, it might not be as accurate as originally thought.A research team from Michigan State Universi...
The Characteristics And Metrology Of Obesity
justarticles
Obesity has been labeled as the most dangerous pandemic for the twenty first century by many social and health care commentators. While the idea of a non-communicable and non-pathogenic physical condition may not fit the traditional definition of a pandemi...
What Kids Learn That’s POSITIVE from Playing Video Games
Marc Prensky“Our family engages in "mindless" video games from time to time ... but it's treated like "junk food"…. It really has no "nutritional" value for our minds.” – Ben Armstrong 1Like the observer above, many parents and critics express the opinion that computer ...
Nintendo Wii Fitness With Wii Fit
Karenbennett
Nintendo has announced a new fitness game Wii Fit which is a full on exercise product set to give you more of a workout than Wii Sports, while still retaining all the fun of gaming. Wii Fit will help to keep you physically fit via a dedicated peripheral, a ...
Nintendo Wii Brings The Gym To You With Wii Fit
Karen Bennett
Nintendo has announced a new fitness game Wii Fit which is a full on exercise product set to give you more of a workout than Wii Sports, while still retaining all the fun of gaming. Wii Fit will help to keep you physically fit via a dedicated peripheral, a...
Dropping Weight With Hypnosis?
rene1
Sadly, if you live in the United States, chances are that you or someone you know is among the epidemic of overweight people. The numbers on the nation's scales keep climbing, meaning this country is under a serious health crisis. Although for some people, the s...
How Walkable is your Neighborhood?
Calum MacKenzie
Though not everyone wants a home in the center of town, there's a really clear set of home buyers looking for vibrant communities where they can walk or bike to most places they want to visit. Being able to get to the store, walk your kids to school, ge...
3 Breakfast Recipes To Boost Metabolism
We've all known for some time that breakfast is an integral part of the day. Now research has shown that, regardless of physical activity, eating high fibre cereal in the morning at least three times a week leads to having a lower body mass index. This study followed 2...
Go for Scientific Weight Loss
Karen Cole Peralta
Considering the US Center for Disease Control's advice is a very good idea. Fat, although systematically proven useful to the human body, is not only a waste of food. When you're fat, if very fat, you're obese, and you do indeed have a disease. It ca...
