Why Obese Women Considered Normal Weight

Modern lifestyles have changed the perception of obesity, even among women who are generally more sensitive about the appearance. Research shows 1 in 4 obese women do not feel there is a problem with her weight. 

Research conducted at theUniversity of Texas Medical Branch atGalveston is involved 2,200 adults in their productive age, between 20-39 years. More than half had a body mass index above normal.

In general, revealed 30 percent of adults are overweight feel her weight was normal. About 70 percent of obese people consider themselves just overweight, while 39 percent of obese people just take it as seriousl overweight.

Seoeran scientist who led the study,Mahbubur Rahman assume the cause is a change in norms and modern lifestyle. At the present time, have a body fat has been regarded as normal and nothing to worry.

“Wherever we can find people who are overweight but overweight reasonably assume that happened,” said Rahman was quoted as saying from HealthDay, Tuesday (23/11/2010).

This trend applies also to women, who are generally very concerned about shape and weight. Revealed in this study, only a few women who feel too fat weight.

Among the female respondents are overweight, 23 percent of them think their weight is lower than the real thing. Only about 16 percent of respondents with normal weight women who consider themselves too fat.

Besides disturbing appearance, being overweight is also a risk factor for many serious diseases such as diabetes and various heart problems and blood vessels. Obesity which only occurs in the abdominal or central obesity is more dangerous than obesity are evenly distributed throughout the body.

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Fat at the Waist Into A Cure For Heart Disease

Generally increased risk of heartdisease when someone starts widening waistlines. This assumption seems to be adjusted again, now that the scientists really take advantage of fat in the waist to cure heart disease.

Scientists from Erasmus University, Notterdam, the Netherlands succeeded in developing stem cells (stem cells) derived from the fat deposits around the waist. The cellwas then injected into the liver to overcome the causes of failure of heart muscle damage.

Compared with stem cells derived from other organs, stem cells from the waist fat is required to provide a number of benefits for the heart. In addition to not affect normal blood

flow, the cells are also able to increase the ability of the heart in pumping blood. 

In a trial of 11 men and 3 women with heart defects, the breakthrough was able to show satisfactory results. One is to improve the quality of the heart muscle by 3.5 percent within 6 months after the injection of stem cells.

Improving the quality of the heart muscle is shown from the rate of heart muscle damage was reduced by 16.2 percent. Meanwhile, the ability of the organ to pump blood increased by 5.7 percent. 

Another advantage is that almost all adults now have the deposition of fat in the waist, so it is not difficult to get it. Of the approximately 250 cubic centimeters of fat in the area,scientists can get at least 20 million stem cells will be injected into the heart.

“Tests prove the beginning of stem cells from fat, waist safe to use after an acute heart attack,” said one scientist involved in the trial, Dr. Eric Duckers.

Experiments with a larger scale will be done in the near future by involving 375 people from all over Europe. Participants will include the ability of blood the heart pumps have been reduced an average of 45 percent. 

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Slimming doing in the mountains!

If you suffer from obesity, then move the best option. To the mountains, according to scientists. It appears to be much easier to burn fat in places where the air is thin.




For the study, 20 men with an average BMI of almost 34 found, who managed to at least until one month after the end of the experiment all were able to keep pounds away. This could be due to the unique circumstances, which speeded up the metabolism, reduce appetite and blood pressure lowered.



The team of scientists examined include the effect of a stay of one week at high altitude, without any other changes in lifestyle. After that stay turned everyone to have lost some weight, eat less and have a much lower blood pressure. These effects were additionally up to four weeks after the examination to see.



It could well be that the oxygen level is the cause of this result. A low oxygen level, which is much more of a chemical that suppresses appetite. For many athletes, this is - unwanted - side effect already known. Even though people knew that thin air has a certain influence on the weight. What exactly was that influence and that the principle of thin air also can be used to make obese people lose weight, is entirely new.

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Guess the Sex of a Baby Without the Aid of Ultrasound

Parents are usually the two candidates during the semester ultrasound (USG) is running is to know the sex of the baby. But you know how in the world in science and genetic stability of the vast majority women.

An ultrasound is the best way to determine the gender haneundedo believe we can not guarantee 100% accuracy. Exchange of current ultrasound can hear the surprise in the factory needs to know the sex of the baby feels a lot of people.

But traditional methods and maternal instinct alone the fruits of his mind, women are dealing with a lot of guessing. The results are not guaranteed 100% compared to the hundreds of people, and many pregnant women have demonstrated.

eHow Monday (15/11/2010) you can assume that some of these gender as reported by the way:

1. Experienced severe vomiting during the first semester of a baby girl gets signed. In contrast, low levels of severe nausea and sickness caused the boy is not bad luck.

2. Times the height of the bulge (taper) to sign the boy. Distended abdomen as opposed to sign her.

3. The beauty of her body, thighs and waist with a trusted symbol of a girl is feeling particularly swollen. But if you are overweight, tend to be in front of the boy.

4. Containing proteins such as meat and salty, sour boy, is that foods like food first. Conversely, the only sign of food or fruit if you like her.

5. North of the sign of the boy, if you prefer to believe that, in the south, instead of rolling to a woman to sleep and sleep position.

Pregnant women, these characteristics may occur if the sons and ttalyiitneun experience I have found no scientific evidence.

Guess the Sex of a Baby Without the Aid of Ultrasound

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Drink Plenty of Water Before The Blood Donor

After doing blood drives most people will bother some even experience fainting. Scientists recommend that before blood donors drink lots of water to avoid the risk of fatigue and fainting.

Researchers from the U.S. Red Cross (American Red Cross)

found that drinking half a liter of water or 16 ounces (453 ml) prior to blood donation could reduce the risk of fainting up to 20 percent.

This finding was encouraging because so far people are afraid of donating blood is worried his body limp. With this discovery is expected to more people who voluntarily donate their blood.
“If people fainted after giving blood most will give up and never want to again give blood. If we can reduce the risk of fainting by 20 percent then we can reduce the inconvenience to the donor,” said David Robertson, MD, professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University as reported redcrossblood.org, Thursday (11/18/2010).

Water can increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system that makes people more alert, increased blood pressure and give more energy.

The results found the lack of drinking water before the blood donors can lower blood pressure is a major factor people fainted. 


Every year millions of people die from lack of blood, because every three seconds one person needs blood. Donor blood is an activity that is very noble and worthwhile. But unfortunately not everyone can do that.

In fact other than a person can save lives, blood donors also have other benefits for the body such as:

1. Donor blood can stimulate bone marrow to produce red blood cells to replace lost blood cells, so that it can stimulate new cells and refreshing the system.
2. Donor blood can help reduce excess levels of iron accumulate in the body. Kelebiha these substances can be harmful to the body.
3. Help alleviate some health problems like heart disease, especially in males.

As quoted from UCSFHealth, the requirements to become a blood donor are:

1. At least 17 years old.

2. It has a minimum weight of 45 kg.

3. For women are not menstruating.

4. Having blood pressure (systolic no more than 180 while the diastolic is over 100) and normal pulse.

5. Do not have infectious diseases such as HIV or hepatitis.

6. Not a cold or cough and body temperature normal.

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