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Obesity and Bad Habits That Make You Fat

What Is The Meaning Of Obesity The state of being grossly fat or overweight. What is Obesity Obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. Why Do People Become Obese: Consuming too many calories Leading a sedentary lifestyle Not Sleeping Enough  Lower rate of smoking (smoking suppresses appetite) Medications that make patients put on weigh Obesity gene What Is The Difference Between Overweight and Obesity Both  O verweigh t  and  Obesity  imply a condition of excess weight of a person. Being overweight means having more body weight than is considered normal or healthy for one’s age or build. On the other hand, obesity is the condition of being obese, i.e., excess amount of body fat with a BMI of over 30. W

How To Become A Successful Doctor

Being a successful doctor isn’t hard, but it also takes effort. And when I say it’s not hard, I mean that it’s easier than what we all went through to become  a doctor (testing, rotations, testing, long nights, and more testing). That being said, we aren’t necessarily blessed with the ability to become successful nor are we even taught how to become successful. I’ve collated a few key pointers that my mentors have recommended throughout the years. You need to many thing for example: The Three A’s The fundamentals of building your reputation are the three A’s: Affability, Availability, and Ability. No matter how stressed out we are with our lives, practices, and patients, we have to be nice. Remember, we are a service industry. With quality performance measures and ratings, affability is even more critical. Word of mouth still drives our referrals, so we have to present ourselves accordingly. In order to generate business, we have to be available. People do not like to wa