diet soda causes belly fat
DIET SODA CAUSES BELLY FAT For way too long (and despite being one of the fattest peoples in the history of the world) Americans have been hung up on CALORIES. And for a very long time, I’ve been telling you that the secret to WEIGHT MANAGEMENT has little to do with them. Case in point; […]
fat and happy?
FAT AND HAPPY?THERE’S MORE TO THESE STORIES THAN MEETS THE EYE Wellcome Trust # L0028090 “Countries achieve great progress in economic development as conventionally measured; yet along the way succumb to new crises of obesity, smoking, diabetes, depression, and other ills of modern life. Affluence has created its own set of afflictions and addictions. Obesity, […]
my take on the recent article in the lancet (treating obesity seriously)
OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSSONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUSMEDICAL JOURNALS ON THE PLANET WEIGHS IN “Irrespective of starting weight, caloric restriction triggers several biological adaptations designed to prevent starvation. These adaptations might be potent enough to undermine the long-term effectiveness of lifestyle modification in most individuals with obesity, particularly in an environment that promotes […]
what about the new medical treatments for obesity?
A NEW GENERATION OF MEDICALTREATMENTS FOR OBESITY “It sounds cool, and, as recently pointed out by the FDA, patients will undertake all sorts of risks and discomfort for the promise of weight loss. Unfortunately, a 9% difference from placebo is not much better than intensive lifestyle intervention alone as recently demonstrated in the Look AHEAD […]
fmt: the new frontier in the war against depression, obesity, and chronic illness
FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTTHE NEW FRONTIER IN THE WAR AGAINST DIABETES, OBESITY, DEPRESSION, AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES Darwin Laganzon (Typographyimages) – Pateros/Philippines – Pixabay “A microbiome is “the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space.” From the December 2009 issue of the medical journal Genome Research (The NIH Human Microbiome […]
quality of life, sex, and obesity
QUALITY OF LIFE, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, AND OBESITY “Obesity is a disabling disease with significant sequelae in multiple domains, and our results suggest the need of awareness toward obesity-related disability and its impact on sexual life in obese subjects.” The conclusion of an Italian study (Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality of […]
giving infants antibiotics leads to childhood obesity
GIVE YOUR BABY ANTIBIOTICS, AND THEY ARE MORELIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT BY AGE FIVE “Infants who were given multiple courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics had a 20% increased risk of becoming obese toddlers.” From Medscape’s November 19, 2013 coverage of Obesity Week 2013: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Obesity Society Joint […]
gut health, diet soda, and obesity
DIET SODA, OBESITY, AND GUT HEALTHIS THERE A CONNECTION? Lernestorod – Ernesto Rodriguez – Maracay/Venezuela – Pixabay “The debate over whether diet sodas are good, bad or just OK for us never seems to end. Some research suggests zero-calorie drinks can help people cut calories and fend off weight gain. But in recent years, the […]
which is the bigger factor in obesity: overeating or not exercising?
WHICH IS THE BIGGER FACTOR IN OBESITY;OVEREATING OR NOT EXERCISING? Pixelia – France – Pixabay “The prevalence of abdominal obesity has increased among normal-weight women and overweight women and men…. the trends in abdominal obesity among the overweight are concerning in light of the risks associated with increased waist circumference independent of BMI.” Dr. […]
which is worse; morbid obesity or smoking?
WHICH WILL KILL YOU FASTER,SMOKING OR BEING MORBIDLY OBESE? Although I have seen numerous definitions of what we call “Gross Obesity” or MORBID OBESITY (50% or more over your ideal weight is a common one, as is 100 lbs over your ideal weight), this study defined you as “Morbidly Obese” if you were over 40 […]
why you should be concerned about your belly fat
BAD NEWS BELLY FATWHY YOUR BELLY MIGHT BE RUINING YOUR LIFE (Joenomias) Menno de Jong – Nederland – Pixabay “Muscle mass typically diminishes with age, while fat increases. Loss of muscle mass also decreases the rate at which your body uses calories, which can make it more challenging to maintain a healthy weight” From Mayo […]
more americans obese than ever
LOSING THE WAR ON OBESITY Cocoparisienne (Anja) – Deutschland – Pixabay It was just a few short weeks ago that I reported on the fact that the government was telling America that we had finally crested the mountain that is OBESITY, and were on the downhill side of things (HERE). Unfortunately, it seems as though […]
thyroid or hypothalamus? which is to blame for your obesity?
WHICH IS MORE LIKELY RELATED TO OBESITY;HYPOTHALAMUS DYSFUNCTION OR THYROID PROBLEMS? OpenStax College “Patients who insist they have thyroid disease causing their weight problems are frequent. Some try thyroid medications, yet they feel worse and don’t lose weight. These patients would only benefit from therapy for their hypothalamic dysfunction.” Dr. Saad Sakkal The title […]
obese children
ARE CHILDREN REALLY GETTING THINNER? “Research that trumpets a sudden improvement should always be taken with a grain of salt. I would hate for people to think that all of a sudden we have stopped the adult and childhood obesity epidemic, because we most certainly haven’t.” Dr. Stephen Pont, chair of the American Academy of […]
obesity, dna, and epigenetics
OBESITY, DNA, AND EPIGENETICS(IS DNA REGULATION TIED TO OBESITY OR IS OBESITY TIED TO DNA REGULATION?) Maialisa – Mary Pahlke – Woodstock/United States – Pixabay “Scientists now think epigenetics can play a role in the development of some cancers. For instance, an epigenetic change that silences a tumor suppressor gene — such as a gene […]
poor diets cause brain changes that can make losing weight difficult
TROUBLE LOSING WEIGHT?YOUR YO-YO DIETING MAY HAVE FRIED PART OF YOUR BRAIN Rilson S. Avelar – Contagem/Brasil – Pixabay “Yo-Yo dieting is really a metabolic disaster. What happens in the human body when cycles of weight loss and weight gain are repeated over and over again as is the case with so many overweight people? […]
antibiotic use in animals is increasing
AMERICANS USE A LOT OF ANTIBIOTICSFOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS “Every day, Americans use some 51 tons of antibiotics. But only about a fifth of that is to treat human illness. Most of the rest is given to livestock — and not because the animals are sick. Instead the drugs are used for what the […]
revisiting the food stamp / junk food debate
TAXPAYER FUNDED JUNK FOODGOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA? Image by User:Rainer_Zenz “There’s a basic question of dignity and freedom here. Poverty is undignified. It’s not that SNAP beneficiaries are eating a lot more chips than the rest of us. We all eat too many chips in this country.” The Yale-educated David Beckmann (Rev.), president of […]
“fat but fit” really?
THE MYTH OF“FAT BUT FIT” Mohamed Hassan – Giza/Egypt – Pixabay “Kramer and colleagues conclude that being metabolically unhealthy at any weight confers health risks, and that normal weight does not necessarily indicate cardio-metabolic health. These findings cast doubt on the existence of metabolically healthy obesity….. Our results do not support this concept of ‘benign […]
more on the sugar / cancer link
The Sugar / Obesity / Cancer Link “Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in developed countries.” Dr. CS Oldenberg from April 2013’s issue of Gynecologic Oncology (“The Relationship of Body Mass Index with Quality of Life Among Endometrial Cancer Survivors”) If you happened to catch my recent post on SUGAR CAUSES CANCER, you […]