I am getting hundreds of emails from readers and patients desiring to lose weight. They come from all over the Planet. Evidently, those areas of the World that in the past had very little obesity, are now being caught up in a new type of Pandemic: METABOLIC DISEASE. OBESITY IS A DISEASE. It is a [...]
World obesity has one cause.
That cause is Technology.
It can be overcome.
If you are related to a diabetic you will have a strong tendency to overeat and gain fat. A study by an Australian group in Sydney demonstrated that people who were not diabetic, but related to a diabetic, ate much more in terms of calories than their peers. And, these same people gained more weight. [...]
Overweight and Obesity Linked With an Increased Risk of All-Cause Death By Michael Rordan, from Heartwire Being too fat–as well as possibly being too skinny–is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to the results of a new study. Among the underweight individuals, the increased risk of all-cause mortality was likely the result [...]
Obese Kids: Genes and Junk Food Share Blame By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points A genome-wide association meta-analysis found two new obesity loci in children with common childhood obesity along with other genetic variants associated with adult obesity. Note that these new loci were also found in adults when the investigators [...]
BPA FORMULA From WebMD Health News FDA Won’t Ban BPA — Yet Daniel J. DeNoon March 30, 2012 See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… BPA—WHAT IS IT? From Wikipedia Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH3)2C(C6H4OH)2. It is a [...]
Eating Meat Ups Risk of Cardiovascular and Cancer Mortality By Michael O’Riordan, from Medscape Long-term data from two large studies might have more people considering a switch to vegetarianism, with investigators reporting results showing that processed and unprocessed meat consumption is associated with a significantly increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as [...]
A Soda a Day Raises CHD Risk by 20% By Lisa Nainggolan Sugary drinks are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as some adverse changes in lipids, inflammatory factors, and leptin, according to a new analysis of men participating in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, reported by Dr Lawrence [...]
