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Overweight and obesity are known to dramatically increase the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer and dementia. Excess body fat fuels the fire of systemic inflammation and the release of dangerous chemical messengers or cytokines that damage the delicate inner lining of our...

Before : 350 pounds After : 185 pounds The Lifestyle Christie Buie, 41, from Monroe, Washington, has struggled with her weight her entire life. "I was a fat teenager and a fat adult," she says. "People ask me about my story, and I don't have any excuses. I feel like I was the most horribly...

Metabolism is a fancy word for how your body regulates energy consumption. Someone with a higher metabolism burns more calories even at rest than someone with a lower metabolism, and can therefore get away with eating more food—even junk food. But a high metabolism isn’t a privilege...

There are many people out there who know that they need to lose weight. However, the majority of the time this is because they know of the physical implications often associated with overweight, for example, being more susceptible to some diseases e.g. cancer or heart diseases, and in general,...