Is Teen Bariatric Surgery a Good Idea?

Sadly, obesity not only affects adults but also many adolescents. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 18 percent of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 are obese. The excess weight creates a host of physical and psychological problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure and low self-esteem. After many failed weight loss attempts, adolescents and their parents sometimes turn to weight loss surgery as their last hope for a healthy, happy life. However, in the long term teen bariatric surgery might pose more risks than benefits.
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Health Hazards Of Being Overweight

To be smart and trimmed is the dream of many. To lose extra weight on your body you surely have to do something. Lets face it losing weight can prove to be quite a tough challenge for many of us. But remember it has taken years to deposit that unwanted fats on your body and now it will take some time, patience and lot of hard work to melt it down.
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Losing Weight: Do It for Yourself

Times of the baroque has passed and plump bodies are no longer popular. If you want to be “in”, apparently you should be thin and have a perfect body overall. While being slim is healthier than being fat, you should always make sure that you’re losing weight for yourself. Success means do it for yourself not for somebody else.
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Three Weight Loss Myths Debunked

Does anyone know the truth about weight loss? It cannot be denied that even in this age of premium medical technology, it is still difficult for most people, especially for those ill-informed, to separate facts from myths. This is specially the case for those who are trying to keep on the right track towards losing weight. Here are some of the most popular weight loss myths and the real truth behind them.
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Split Second Decisions for Your Health

The average person makes about 200 food-related choices every 24 hours. This may seem like an overestimation, but we make several snap second, oftentimes mindless, decisions about food 200 times a day. For example, adding a 49-calorie tablespoon of sugar to your morning coffee. It’s an almost forgettable gesture in your morning routine, but over the course of a year, those calories add up to more than 5 lbs of body fat. It’s not necessary to keep a calorie counter in hand, but making smarter split second decisions can help you stay healthy and keep off pesky pounds.
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Weight Loss With Yogurt

I knew I wanted to drop a few calories to lose weight, so I experiment with Greek yogurt and salads for lunch. It seems like a very simple choice, and it is, but it took quite a bit of trial and error to figure out how many servings of Greek yogurt and how many salads. I worked with it and wrote down everything I learned during this time. One of the greatest things I learned during this development time was this:
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