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Obesity results in sexual dysfunction

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

There is a lot of overweight people who suffer sexual dysfunction in his life, this is because there has been various factors, physical and psychological associated with this disease, including highlights:

Obesity results in sexual dysfunction

*Physical complications: Lack of flexibility and difficulty to relate anatomical movements or find a suitable position for themselves and their partner, excess fat hinders genital contact, physical fatigue and breathing with the effort.

*Psychological complications: The vision has on the body sometimes creates feelings of inferiority, low self esteem and inhibition at the time to engage in physical contact, sometimes leads to depression and anxiety by being overweight, neglect and lack of interest because they feel self-rejection (real or imagined) and this favors sexuality (decreased sexual desire or sexual dysfunction)

Dysfunctions in women:

* Anorgasmia.
* Decreased libido.
* Anhedonia (inability to feel).
* Vaginismus (vaginal muscle contractions so that you can not perform the sexual act.) (more…)

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Obesity, the extra kilos and the diseases they cause

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Obesity, the extra kilos and the diseases they cause

We always wonder why those extra kilos, but we never stop to think about where they are located specifically.

The truth is abdominal or central obesity is one that attacks the young and adult men, and in the case of women in postmenopause, and not given great importance, in contrast to peripheral obesity, which is located to sides of the hips, buttocks or breasts, which is what affects women of childbearing age, is largely to consultation, only for aesthetic and not merely healthy.

People with abdominal obesity, such as wide waist, abdomen prominent are the least often assist the doctor unless they feel bad for other symptoms, without carrying the same obesity, should pay close attention not only to kilos accusing the balance, but where they are located.

Keep in mind that the waists of men over 102 cm and 88 cm in women, are cases of abdominal obesity and this type of fat, is part of the great pandemic of metabolic syndrome causes to which are added daily cases especially problems such as diabetes, coronary cardio problems, hypertension, among others, end up being as harmful to our health.

Keep your weight, check your body mass index, and no doubt to make sure you go to their doctors for advice.

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Risks of Obesity

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Obesity, “said U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH). Today, ninety-six million Americans are considered obese. But what can be done to reverse the trend?

Try a low glycemic index diet that is rich in whole grains and low in refined sugars

* Exercise regularly and for long periods of time
* Get enough sleep (studies show that adult diet is less than eight hours of sleep per night lose less weight than those who receive eight hours or more)
* Drink water – at least eight glasses per day

The trend is not absolute and may be altered radically. There are factors that contribute to obesity.

1. Genetics 2. Environment

3. Our behavior (more…)

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The Main Cause of Obesity

Friday, February 12th, 2010

There are many causes involved in the onset of the problem. Besides, the poor living habits (poor nutrition and lack of exercise) there are also genetic and organic factors that induce their appearance. Recent research suggests that, on average, the genetic influence contributes approximately 33 percent of body weight, but this influence may be greater or less in a particular person.

They can also influence socioeconomic factors. These factors strongly influence obesity, especially among women. In some developed countries, the prevalence of obesity more than doubled among women of low socioeconomic status than among those with the highest level. The reason that socioeconomic factors have such a powerful influence on women’s weight is not completely understood, but it is known that measures against obesity increase the social level. Women who belong to groups of higher socioeconomic status have more time and resources for dieting and exercises that allow them to adapt to these social demands.

And finally there are the factorespsicológicos, which for a time were seen as a major cause of obesity, are now seen as a reaction to the strong prejudices and discrimination against obese people. One type of emotional distress, negative body image is a serious problem for many young women who are obese. This leads to extreme insecurity and discomfort in social situations.

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The Dangers of Excess Body Fat

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Excess Body Fat

The reason why people reduce weight is not just to look good, but also to avoid the dangers of excess body fat and obesity. Weight loss helps you stay fit and healthy and also increases resistance power. Obesity is a health disorder and can cause heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Obese people’s cholesterol level tends to shoot. It occurs when the accumulation of body fat is more than up to 25% in men and more than 32% in women. One in three Americans processes extra body fat and the study shows that almost 20% of them obese.

If you are obese condition, you will notice breathing becomes a difficulty. The heart is the process of pumping blood arduous. Blood pressure increases and also become the biggest heart. When cholesterol levels shoots up, causing the deposit of plaque narrowing the arteries and raises blood pressure even more. This is a risk factor that can cause heart attacks. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, body fat reduction is more effective than any drug therapy as a modulator of cardiac structure. (more…)

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Cancer due to obesity

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Cancer due to obesity

It is clear that obesity expected transcending barriers. Every day we show more illnesses linked to their appearance. Obesity Treatments analyzes the relationship between kidney cancer and obesity.

Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York has demonstrated the relationship between a high level in the body mass Indicate and occurrence of renal cancer. Thus, for every point you increase the risk of this type of carcinoma. In studs, obese patients have a 48 percent chance of developing such problems in the kidney.

To reach these conclusions, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center studied more than 1600 patients with kidney cancer. Hence extracted nearly 90 percent of them had malignant tumors and of these, 60 percent had RCC. (more…)

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Obesity, diabetes and its link to Alzheimer’s risk (II)

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Alzheimer's risk

This article is continued: Obesity, diabetes and its link to Alzheimer’s risk

There are about 18 million type 2 diabetics who are considered to have at least two to three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease compared to non diabetics.

However, type 2 diabetes often leads to heart disease and other conditions before killing the general strike, Alzheimer’s disease, in the 70s.

Dr. Ralph Nixon, University of New York, vice president of the Alzheimer’s Association’s scientific advisory board, states that the genetics are still the main risk factor for dementia. (more…)

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Obesity, diabetes and its link to Alzheimer’s risk

Monday, January 11th, 2010

diabetes

You’ve heard that diabetes damages the heart, eyes and kidneys, but new research indicates a link more disturbing is that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Doctors always suspected that diabetes damages the blood vessels supplying the brain and the damage can start now before someone is diagnosed with diabetes, which is when the body is gradually losing its ability to regulate blood sugar.

In fact, they are blurring the lines between what specialists call “vascular dementia” and fearsome classical Alzheimer’s disease, and whatever its label, there is no reason to protect your brain by combating diabetes and heart-related risks. (more…)

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