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English medical literature refers to severe obesity as ‘morbid obesity’. That is the weight exceeding the norm by 100 lb (1lb=453.59g). In Russian literature (information provided by Jacob Bogatin) morbid obesity means excessive body mass which is over 100% higher than the norm; thus, it is applied to the condition more severe than the one defined by American standard. It is morbid obesity which causes increased occurrence of illnesses and higher death rate among overweight people. Unfortunately, these people are numerous. According to the statistics of Diagnostic Center in Philadelphia Prevalence of overweight (i.e. percentage of people with body mass excessive by 10%) is 25 to 30% of the population in the developed countries, with 4 to 8% suffer from morbid obesity.

Hence, over 2 or 4 excessive kilos are not worth making fuss about them, neither blaming yourself for your weight gain. You may worry about some of your body features that appear too plump and require esthetic correction. Meanwhile, obesity becomes health- or life-threatening only when the adipose tissue is notably excessive, such as when weight exceeds norm by 50 or 100%. But in less severe cases achieving ideal weight is not necessary for confronting the related problems. Moreover, according to the popular health magazine changing lifestyle, taking prescribed vitamin complexes and forming healthy habits result in weight reduction without any special treatment (just consider vitamins online); nevertheless, it is essential to monitor weight and prevent excessive weight gain.

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The government’s latest guidelines for healthy eating get personal.
It’s interesting to know that as you get older you need be pay more attentions to what you should or should not eat!!

People tend to become less active and to eat less as they age. This makes them vulnerable to getting too few nutrients, note Tufts University nutrition expert Alice H. Lichtenstein, ScD, and colleagues.

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According to a report on CNN.com, a recent study found that red meat and processed meats can raise the risk of certain types of cancer.

What the study found was that people who consume high amounts of red meats (all beef, pork and lamb) and processed meats (bacon, red meat sausage, poultry sausage, luncheon meats, cold cuts, ham and most hot dogs) were more likely to have esophageal, colorectal, liver, or lung cancer.

During the eight year study, 500,000 men and women between the ages of 50 and 71 participated and 53,396 cases of cancer were reported.

Looks like fish and poultry are the best choices for your meat fix

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red meat ,cancer

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Study: Red meat, processed meats raise cancer risks – Xinhua
Study: Red Meat Compounds Tied to Cancer – NPR
Meat-rich diet good for men: CSIRO – Stuff.co.nz
High Meat Consumption Linked to Heightened Cancer Risk – Washington Post