http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Belle Wellness, Fitness and Diet Belle Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357655&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet According to the Mayo Clinic, fat distributes itself differently if you gain weight as an adult than if you gain it as a teen or adolescent. You can actually experience redistribution of fat even if you don’t gain weight. In women in particular, fat that once seemed to accumulate on the hips and thi... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Belle Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357658&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet For a couple of years now, weight loss with the aid of hoodia has been all the rage on the Internet, and on television. Originally coming only from South Africa, the plant hoodia gordonii is now grown in Mexico, the U.S., and China. These plants have not been scientifically studied for their effecti... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Belle Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357659&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet It’s 2009, and there are as many overweight and obese people as ever. Obesity in the United States continues to increase, with men and women in racial and ethnic minority populations more likely to be obese. Obesity is strongly correlated with type II diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, an... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Belle Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357673&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet The World Health Organization calls obesity one of the most prominent, yet most neglected public health issues in the world today. Worldwide, 1 billion adults are overweight, and 300 million of them are obese. Excessive weight is known to promote type II diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some typ...