Tag: Fat

Tips for Increase Metabolism

Sometimes losing weight and gaining muscle can be an uphill struggle. You can calorie count and exercise untill the cows come home but see minimal results for all your effort! This …

Obesity and Cancer

Obesity causes a host of medical problems. Now add cancer to the list. That obesity increases risk of diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease is well-known. But that obesity …

Weight and Heart Disease

Being overweight or obese or having too much abdominal fat are strongly associated with heart disease risk factors including an increase in total and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, triglycerides, and …

Weight and Blood Cholesterol

A Closer Look at Weight and Blood Cholesterol Increased weight negatively affects cholesterol levels in the body, as well as some of the components of cholesterol. Your total cholesterol level …