Tag Archives: overweight

Always On A Diet, Still Overweight

Mar 12 2010

Rachel Teague-Borowski, a client of Fitness Together in Summerlin, Nevada lost over 100 pounds. She reports “I had hit a significant plateau for six months after losing the initial 40 pounds on my own. Fitness Together broke that plateau and it really started coming off quickly! I am down 16 dress sizes. I am most [...]

By Michele | Posted in Healthy Living | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Overweight often Discriminated Against

Mar 12 2010

Being Fat In Today’s World’ Invites Social Discrimination, Australian Study Shows
 
Obese people feel “a culture of blame” against them, which they say has been made worse by media reports about the health risks of obesity, a new study from Australia found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San [...]

By Bryant | Posted in Healthy Living | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Why are Americans Still Overweight?

Mar 12 2010

Americans spend $50 billion a year on an impossible ideal of thinness and beauty that is virtually unattainable to the vast majority of the population. One out of every three adults in America is now considered overweight. Statistics like this explain why Americans are obsessed with devices and diets, potions and powders, supplements and [...]

By Michele | Posted in Healthy Living | Also tagged , | Comments (0)