Healthy Fitness Network

The symptoms and complications of many diseases can be improved by losing weight, and kidney disease is the latest addition to that list.

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I guess it was only a matter of time before one of the most popular diet companies on the planet went after the other gender.

Jen4Men™ has launched in Australia and New Zealand targeting men who find themselves fighting in the “battle of the bulge”. Jenny Craig™ has a section for men on their USA based website, but for obvious reasons not many men would proudly proclaim they were on Jenny Craig to loose weight.

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A while ago I solicited some opinions from the brain trust known as the Diet Blog readership, regarding female celebrities and body types. It was very interesting to hear the variance of opinions.

Once again I am asking for your feedback on the following male celebrities:

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I didn’t eat a lot candy growing up. All my Halloween chocolate ended up in the freezer, and then in cookies many months later. It was traumatic.

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I’m very carb sensitive. In my case the symptoms presented as cravings, severe hypoglycemic symptoms, uncomfortable bloating, and steady weight gain over the years.

This means I must take care to eat lower glycemic load meals and snacks, and always eat some protein and monounsaturated fat along with carb foods, so that I maintain a steady blood sugar level without big spikes and drops.

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Lots of people think it’s okay, normal even, to pack on 10 pounds or more a decade. We call it middle-age spread. But, those extra pounds may decrease a woman’s risk of leading a long, healthy life free of chronic disease.

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When I joined my first job in 2006 as a management professional, I was quite fit and my weight was just perfect, but soon as I continued working and months passed my body started losing shape and I gained weight quickly. I am 5′7″ tall and my weight became 82 kgs from 68 kgs within 8 months, and I realized the threat when I started feeling back pain and joint pains at this early age of 26.

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I’m a guy, so I know nothing about menopause–and I don’t want to know either–but based on my father’s panic and jumpiness, it’s bad.

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