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November 17th, 2009 by Mary | No Comments | Filed in Diet, Exercise
Women are a great market for information. As fashion magazines Vogue and Cosmopolitan would attest, information sources that specifically cater to feminine needs get a wide following. That’s really no surprise. Girl talk naturally evolves to woman talk. And since women’s health is now an accepted sub-specialty, why not a women’s fitness magazine as well?
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Did you ever believe that all fats are bad for you? Well—surprise!—there are specific fats that are not only good for you, but are essential in helping in the fight against such illnesses as heart disease, strokes, rheumatoid problems, and some skin disorders and can reduce the symptoms related to depression and hyperactivity. What are these fats? Take a bow, Omega-3 fats! These are also now believed to boost our immune system to help protect us from illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease. 
Weight loss is something a significant portion of Americans and people around the world think about, especially since changes in the BMI system ten years ago created a sudden obesity "epidemic" by altering the definition of obesity. Overnight, a lot more people were classified as fat! However, even if you’re not paying attention to official classifications, it’s definitely true that we move less and eat more than we used to.
Weight reduction is not as simple as just losing the excess fat. It is also about maintaining the optimum weight and not easily regaining what was lost. Exercise plays a very important role in both weight loss and body fat reduction and weight maintenance.