Severely obese people face enhanced risks of heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes and strokes and The American Heart Association, AHA, has recommended bariatric surgery, as appropriate for the extremely obese, for whom all other options have failed to aid in weight loss and subsequent reduction of cardiovascular risks. Persons with  BMI of 40 and over qualify as severely obese, while BMI of 30 indicates obesity and BMI of 25-29.9 is an indication of overweight. According to lead author, Paul... 

Anorexia and Bulimia are eating disorders and it was prevalent among white teenage girls. New research has thrown up some very alarming facts, stating that whopping 10% eating disorders are now seen in kids below ten years of age. Anorexia occurs when people starve themselves to keep their bodies from gaining weight and this is common among young people before the onset of puberty. Whereas bulimia is binge eating followed by fasting, vomiting, excessive exercises, use of enemas, laxative and diuretics... 

The famous Hollywood actress Eva Mendes, who is also known for her animal rights protection activities, asks people to refrain from buying fur while shopping for the holidays. The actress says that even in case you purchase a fur glove with the little ornament, it means that the animal was killed for this glove to be made. A couple of years ago, Mendes was shot nude for the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaign that went under the motto “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur”.... 

Irritable bowel syndrome represents a functional disorder, which is connected with the damaging of the large intestine’s work. It is not that serious as cancer, for instance, but it can give a lot of trouble and embarrassment to the patient. The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome differ from patient to patient. Some of the signs of the disease can be only felt, others can be seen in fact, in the stools. If a person suffers from irritable bowel syndrome, he endures pain and cramps in the abdominal... 

Many people these days suffer from eating disorders. Whether it be one end of the spectrum with anorexia nervosa and bulimia, to the other end with compulsive eating, there are hundreds of thousands of people with these debilitating problems. Often, these remain hidden. A bulimia sufferer may enjoy a normal meal in a restaurant only to go and purge themselves five minutes later in the rest room. Anorexia sufferers may start to wear bulkier clothes to hide the fact that they are so thin and to avoid...