Healthy Junkie http://HealthyJunkie.com Health Care & Fitness, News, Articles, Information, Issues, Definition and lots more updates en-us Copyright 2007, Healthy Junkie team. 240 Cigarette smoking still a huge problem in the U.S. http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96648 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:31 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96648 Cigarette smoking still a huge problem in the U.S.A 40-year decline in smoking has stalled with 20.6% of Americans 18 and older being current smokers, according to data from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Although the smoking rate for U.S. teens is continuing to decline, the rate of the decline has also slowed, the CDC reported in July. Twenty percent of high school students still smoke.

Furthermore, more than half of all children are exposed to toxic, secondhand smoke and 98% of those who live with a smoker have measurable levels of toxic chemicals in their blood stream. These children are more prone to pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, and decreased lung function.

]]> Irish genetic code to aid battle against diseases http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96493 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:39 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96493 Scientists believe new research which charts the genetic make-up of Irish people will result in important advances in the study of diseases and the history of the population here. Researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) have defined the exact genetic make-up of an Irish person for the first time and shown how it differs from other nationalities.

It is now hoped that this revelation will help scientists studying diseases and the origins of Irish people. The entire genetic code -- the genome -- was identified by a team from the Conway Institute in UCD, headed up by Professor Brendan Loftus. This is the first time a complete Irish genetic code has been identified, using advanced technology.

]]> Depression hits 1 in 5 men after they become fathers, claim top scientists http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96365 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:29 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96365 It's not just mothers who get the baby blues, scientists say. One in five fathers suffers too. According to their research, by the time their first child is 12, some 21 per cent of fathers will have suffered at least one bout of depression. The findings have led to calls for the NHS to assess the mental state of expectant fathers in the same way that it does for mothers to be.For their study, researchers looked at almost 87,000 families who received medical care between 1993 and 2007 and identified those who had been diagnosed with depression or prescribed antidepressants.

Depression hits 1 in 5 men after they become fathers, claim top scientists

Within a year of having their first child, 3 per cent of fathers were found to have suffered from depression. This rose to 10 per cent by the time their first child was four, 16 per cent by eight and 21 per cent by 12. Meanwhile, some 13 per cent of women suffered from depression by the time their first child was a year old – a figure that rose to 24 per cent by four, 33 per cent by eight and 39 per cent by the time their first child was 12, the study, funded by the Medical Research Council found.

]]> Overeating in children recognized as an epidemic http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96232 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:12 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96232 The federal government is getting serious about cutting back on childhood obesity. President Obama has created the Task Force on Childhood Obesity, which delivered a detailed report, the results of which became the basis for the first annual Child Obesity Awareness Month. The 130-page report details the problem of obesity and how to solve it.The federal government is getting serious about cutting back on childhood obesity.

President Obama has created the Task Force on Childhood Obesity, which delivered a detailed report, the results of which became the basis for the first annual Child Obesity Awareness Month. The 130-page report details the problem of obesity and how to solve it."During National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, I urge all Americans to take action to meet our national goal of solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation," Obama said in a press release.

]]> Body Disorder - Understanding BDD & Its Symptoms http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96107 Sun, 5 Sep 2010 15:19 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96107 Body Disorder, better known as Body Dysmorphic Disorder is characterized by a condition revolving around obsessions, compulsions and avoidance behavioral problems. Self imposed constant consciousness related to ones own physical attributes is what happens to one going through this disorder.

1. Overly Obsessed

Just as disorders like anorexia or other eating disorders, which are a by-product of low self esteem, social stigma and societal pressure. BDD in the same way, plays tough on the psyche of people striving to attain awfully unrealistic elements in their personality which is a natural extension of being totally uncomfortable with their existing personalities. They may always be under a constant scan, being overly obsessed about their appearance. There are thoughts that keep hounding of being super-duper-ugly, that they'll hardly be worth a notice! The confidence levels drop down drastically that inferiority complex gets ridden over completely on such people, and therefore to move around in social groups is an excessively difficult task for them. Body Disorder has also been termed as 'imagined ugliness.' The contemporary surgery spree to beautify ones personality; all aim towards how greatly this disorder is spreading multifold.

]]> A Cross Cultural View of Health Problems Associated With Weight http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96011 Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:44 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=96011 Over the last couple of decades, the United States has seen a surge in obesity rates and other weight problems. For example, childhood obesity rates have gone up so much that on May 3rd, 2006, many of the nation's largest beverage distributors announced that they would no longer sell non-diet sodas to most public schools. (cnn.com). However, obesity rates and other weight related health problems vary from culture to culture and country to country. Because the United States is an industrialized nation with easy access to junk food, especially for kids, obesity is definitely one of our nations most pressing weight related health problems. The situation is not the same in other cultures. Many people living in third world countries, especially in Africa, simply don't have the resources to obtain food.

]]> I Cant Find Junk Food Clothing Tee Shirts Anywhere! http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=95803 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:55 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=95803 Junk Food clothing is a label hot out of the states. The celebrities are going mad for this ultra cool, hot label. Paris Hilton, Jordan, Posh A.K.A Victoria Beckham are just a few of the A list celebrities who have been spotted wearing their very own junk food tee shirts.

Jordan was recently seen out shopping in a pink Junk Food Care Bear, shake your bear behind tee shirt, which features a cool print of a Care Bear muttering those words. Any Jordan fans must buy this tee shirt. Simply join the boredofthehighstreet database to get sent an amazing 20% discount code. Lindsay Lohan was also recently seen out shopping in here very own Junk food tee shirt. The tee shirt that she wore was a skinny bitch slogan tee shirt. Again join the boredofthehighstreet database for your 20% voucher.

]]> Junk food is fine, says fitness trainer http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=94149 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:35 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=94149 JUNK food is perfectly all right even if you wish to lose weight, says fitness trainer Dave Nuku, who shaped up members of the Blue Team in last year's reality TV hit, The Biggest Loser Asia. But the rather bold statement comes with a caveat: You have to make sure that you do not let "sometimes" food become "everyday" food.

The 31-year-old lean-but beefy hunk was in town last Wednesday to promote health club Fitness First's Lose Big Programme, a 13-week regimen tailored for overweight individuals. The New Zealander, who is currently based in Malaysia and married with a five-year-old daughter, tells my paper about his experience on the TV show, and the weighty issue of obesity.

What was most challenging thing about The Biggest Loser Asia? The training programme had to be progressive, because the simplest of tasks would make the participants sweat. We had to make sure not to plan something that was too difficult for them in the beginning.

]]> Rapid weight loss best way to slim down: studies http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=93307 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:43 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=93307 Katrina Purcell of the University of Melbourne in Australia, presented a study in which she compared a rapid diet to lose around 1.5 kilos (three pounds) a week over 12 weeks, to a gradual 36-week diet to lose 0.5 kilos per week.

"Surprisingly, and against current beliefs, this study shows rapid weight loss appears to be superior to gradual weight loss in achieving target weight," she said of the study conducted on subjects weighing around 100 kilos.

]]> The skinny on new food regulations http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=93081 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:02 GMT http://HealthyJunkie.com/article.asp?articleid=93081 As consumer confidence wobbles and retailers sweat out trading conditions described by some as the worst in decades.

This would seem like a good time for governments at all levels to go a bit easier on small business.

Yet the tireless hand of regulation continues to flap, all for the cause of making our lives better, of course.

Now dining establishments are on notice with new regulations making them declare the nutritional content of food on their menus.

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