An Apple a Day?
Ever wonder where the expression “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” comes from? Well, there may be some good scientific […]
Category: Lifestyle
Our Human Microbiome or 100 Trillion Mad Bacteria and I Thought We Were Alone
The Last Frontier In the “Last Frontier” of Medicine, as my Trekkie friends would say, scientists and physicians are exploring how the […]
Do Genetics Determine If I Will Have Heart Disease?
I read an article a couple of days ago that was written by a medical colleague of mine. It reminded me of […]
The Hormones of Fat
Leptin and Insulin While the Energizer Bunny runs on batteries, our bodies run on hormones. Hormones tell our bodies to burn […]
The Role of Inflammation in Obesity
What is inflammation? More and more today, research and scientific papers are written talking about inflammation. How often have we seen something […]
Yo-Yo Dieting: Breaking the Fat Cycle
Lethal Impact of Obesity (Surplus Body Fat) As I mentioned in an earlier blog, fat cells in obese people behave differently than […]
The Role of Stress and Sleep in Obesity
Chronic stress, combined with positive energy balance (accumulation of body fat because energy is stored as fat), may cause an increased risk […]
The Role of Toxins in Obesity
In medical school, future doctors are taught that obesity is simply an imbalance of calories consumed and calories burned. In other words, […]
"Weighing In" on Obesity
Recently, both the American Medical Association (AMA) and the US Federal Drug Administration have declared obesity a “disease.” Doctors and researchers have […]
We Are What We Eat
We have all heard the expression: “We are what we eat.” In my physiology and nutrition classes I teach at the university, […]