Cholesterol, or lipids, consists of a waxy substance that the body absorbs from ingested food and also produces in the liver and fat cells. There are several types of cholesterol; some are beneficial to the body and function in producing hormones,...
Belly fat can be unattractive and embarrassing. Unfortunately, it also can be one of the hardest places to get rid of fat. It is important to get rid of your belly fat because it's linked to serious health problems, including cancer, heart disease...
Fibroids are a condition that can affect a woman's ability to get pregnant and carry a baby to full term. They often affect women older than 30 and surgery or other treatments may be needed to get rid of the thyroids. Women who get pregnant...
There's no magic formula for losing weight: If you want to shed 15 pounds, you've got to burn more calories than you take in, which means reducing the number of calories in your daily diet and adding regular exercise to your routine. Stick with...
Anaerobic metabolism breaks down glucose quickly in the absence of oxygen and turns glucose into ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a form of energy cells can use. This process of breaking down blood glucose and muscle glycogen is called glycolysis,...
Body posture is a term used to describe the way we position our bodies during everyday activities such as walking, standing, sitting and sleeping. Poor everyday posture places our bodies in improper alignment, adding abnormal stress that can lead...
You may have discovered that you have to work out much more than your abdominals to get a flat stomach. This is because fat comes off of your body as a whole -- never from one specifically targeted area. However, working out the muscles in and...
When you agree to work the night shift, you expect to change your lifestyle only slightly to match the need to sleep during the day in order to sleep at night. But that change of schedule can be easier said than done, warns the National Sleep...
A 150-lb. person can burn around 500 calories during an eight-hour night's sleep. Someone who is 300 lb. would burn just over 1,000. You may not be pumping iron in your sleep, but your body continues to burn energy as your heart keeps pumping and...
If you define "ultimate" as "best," then the ultimate weight loss plan will vary from person to person. Oregon-based fitness coach Ben Cohn says that determining any individual's ultimate weight loss plan means analyzing needs, goals and...