This is an article discussing different ways to help an overweight friend or family member lose weight. It gives tips on how to positively encourage them to become healthy, and gives ideas on gifts that will help to motivate them.

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Weight loss statistics in recent years have made for some grim reading. Studies by Wellness International Ltd for the USA alone show that in 1982, 4 percent of children were overweight. In 1994 the figure was 16 percent, and in 2001 up to 33 percent. You don’t have to be Einstein to see where the trend is going.

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Children have no idea how the consequences of being overweight will affect them. Why are we not made more aware of all the problems they will have to face? Childhood obesity can be a death sentence from day one. Who are we kidding here, or are we as parents so blind has to let our children pay for our mistakes?

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It is important to understand that obesity is not just an uncomfortable condition of the body but it also can cause serious health problems. Many people are not aware of these problems, so they do not try to prevent them before they appear. This is unfortunate, since prevention is possible, though not easy.

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Understanding the impact of what you eat is very important. What goes in your body is your responsibility. Learning how to eat is more important than what you eat. Having a Junk day can make a big difference in your life. Many people have adapted to junk day and made it a new way of life.

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Having healthy children is so important to parents. Keeping them healthy is our responsibility. Are we holding our part of the bargain? Children are our future or are they really? If our children are obese, who’s to blame?

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Losing weight is on every ones mind everyday. Listening to Oprah tells you how important weight control is to most of us. If you are really serious about taking control of your weight, you need to understand some basic mistakes we all make. You need to commit time and energy to learn how to help yourself. Deal with it up front and stop the excuses.

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Chances are, this summer, on at least one occasion when you are running around between summer activities at the pool, a concert, amusement park, ballpark or multitude of other places, you will find yourself standing in line at a concession stand where the options are pretty much candy, cotton candy, snow cones and corn dogs. What to do? Here are four strategies to help you eat better on-the-go:

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A link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes has been proven by a study at Monash University. This discovery could eventually lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease.

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Feeding you children healthy lunches can be a real challenge considering time constraints, tight family budgets and perhaps a lack of personal knowledge. This article will try to educate you about good food choices, buying food economically, and saving time in the process.

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