Tag: weight loss
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Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern in which someone alternates between periods of eating and periods of fasting. For example, someone who is practicing intermittent fasting may only eat during the hours of 8 am to 4 pm, and fast for the remainder of the day. Intermittent fasting does not define what people can eat,…
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How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off: Addressing the Global Obesity Epidemic, a Major Risk Factor for Serious Chronic Illness
Obesity affects nearly 2 billion adults, 340 million children and adolescents, and 41 million children under the age of five worldwide. It affects both children and adults, men and women, and individuals in both developed and third-world countries. In other words, obesity does not discriminate. The reasons why an individual becomes obese are complex and…