Is their really such a thing as job discrimination for overweight people? Researchers say that many fat people are discriminated against in the work place and are labelled as lazy and gluttonous. If they do get the jobs, they tend to be given menial tasks and have lower salaries. A group of students were given “CV’s” of what they thought ... Read More »
Testosterone is usually broken down in the body’s fat cells, so losing the belly can definitely boost your sex life! Abdominal fat breaks down testosterone even faster than elsewhere in the body, which can cause a testosterone deficiency. Read More »
We all know that restaurant portions are way larger than they should be, but to what extent? About 90% of restaurants fall outside the suggested amount of fat, saturated fat and sodium per meal. Many meals may fall below the recommended kilojoules per meal, but this fools people into believing they are eating something healthy. The fast food drive-thru’s are ... Read More »
Mr. Perry 59 (name withheld), can eat whatever he likes, including unlimited pies, burgers and desserts, and never get fat. He cannot put on weight because of a condition called lipodystrophy that makes his body rapidly burn fat. He used to be a chubby child, but when he reach 12, it seemed as if the fat just dropped off. He ... Read More »
Even one unit of alcohol per day can stop you from losing weight and may even make you gain weight! The body processes the alcohol first and the kilojoules you took in from food are left until last, with an increased chance that they would be stored as fat. I have started rewarding myself with the occasional glass of wine……but ... Read More »
Kelly and Christina’s “Fat feud” goes waaaaaay back! Christina used to call Kelly “fat”, and when the tables turned and Kelly lost the weight, Christina had just gone through a divorce and started piling the weight on herself. Kelly say’s “I call myself an FFP (former fat person). And when you’re an FFP, you will always see in yourself what ... Read More »
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