Conditions
Obesity
Obesity occurs when somebody is carrying too much body fat for their height and sex and it is one of the biggest problems facing the western world. Morbid obesity is when somebody has a Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding 40, and sufferers will frequently suffer from breathlessness, excessive sweating and joint pain. They also open themselves up to a host of additional health worries, from heart disease to breast cancer. Lack of exercise is the most common cause of obesity, but there are other causes as well, including some disorders of the thyroid gland. In most cases, the only treatment needed is a reduction in calories and increased exercise. In more extreme cases, drugs can be prescribed that suppress the sufferers apetite, and as a final resort, a gastric band can be fitted which artificially reduced the sufferers stomach size.
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i'm 18 years old, i work 5 days a week in a big cafe so i'm always on the move and i rarely have very much time to eat and since i only get half an hour dinner, and sometimes not even that, so i usually eat a sandwich or pasta. i thought this may help my weight problem but it is still a big problem, anything you can reccomend to help me, i have tried dieting but i'm pretty much allergic to healthy food since i hate salads and most vegetables.
anything you can suggest would be a great help,
thanks
Since my hysterectomy last year, i have put on lots of weight that i cannot seem to shift. I have put on 6 stone and now weigh about 20 stone. My BMI is 42. I have tried dieting and exercising. Sometimes i make myself sick to try and lose weight but i never seem to lose more than a stone. I also have an underactive thyroid for which I'm on medication. Would i be able to have a gastric band fitted on the NHS? I am really disappointed in myself that i can't shift the weight. I don't want to be fat anymore. I am a 38yr old woman who has tried just about everything else.
i cant seem to lose weight ive tried everything i walk everywhere i run its making me depressed and hate myself pls help
for the past couple of years i have gained alot of weight and just cant resisit sweet things and cant stop eating them. I really want to loose weight but just dont know how and what to eat and when. Could you please help me. I need a plan on what to eat and when. i go swimming twice a week but that obviously doesnt do much when i end up eating chocolate. please can u help xxx
Hi Im 16 Years Old And i Weight 21stone..i have always been big bomne but hav put on alot of weight in 5 years when i was 11 i weighed 13/14 stone so ive done everything what shall i do because imm all out of ideas and have extremely low confidence
hi i am 33 yrs old and trying to lose weight my youngest child is six yrs old after i had him i oppted to being sterilzed since this i can not get rid of my weight i just seem to be putting more on i have been to my doctors to see if they will help me but got no joy i was wondering if there is anything that you could to to help me as its starting to get me down thank you claire from sheffield
i have a 9yr old son who weighed 9 1/2 lb when born. when he reached 6 he started to gain weight and now weighs nearly 10 stone. when on school holidays & is less active he looses weight but then goes back to school & is doing things like basket ball, football ect he puts it all back on again & more. he has yearly checks for diabetis & thyroid, but results come back normal. he also has loose stools & will go up to 3 times per day, i can not understand whats going on & what to do please help?
hi am 20, mum of 2. im 5.2 at weigh 10 n a half stone. my problem is ever since i hav had my 2nd baby i dont seem to hav lost my weight i was a size 8 n now hav gone 2 a size 12. also wen walkin my lil gal to skool i seem to sweat alot and it is only a half hour walk there n bk. am so embarrased of my weigh n sweatin so much i hate it!!!!!! and am not a sweatie person so i dont understand y am sweatin so much. plus its not like i eat much, i always feel bloated, n seem to skip meals. will u plzzzzzzzzzzzz help!!!! ( i always watch ur show, love it)
I have always been slim,then 2 yrs ago I had perritonitus,& had to have a colonoscopy,then in may this year I had it reversed,& now have put on alot of weight all over,but my stomach is so big I look 5-6mths pregnant,& it feels solid,everything has worked perfect with the reversal,& the surgon just said I have got fat.I hate looking like this.
Hi I am 22 and 5'2 and weigh 15 1/2 stone I have tried so many diets but just can't seem to lose any weight it seems like sometimes I sniff or look at a bar of chocolate and I gain a stone it is so annoying please can you help?
Thanks Lisa
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