A fascinating, lay article in the Huffington Post, with the catchy title, “Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong“, attempts to offer readers a simple, and emotionally moving, synopsis of obesity science. It is heartbreaking …
Physical Activity Does Curb Appetite
Good news: performing physical activity reduces your appetite – for hormonal if not psychological reasons – at least for 9 hours. So it’s worth noting that you might want to engage in activity prior to …
The Diet Amnesty: Why You Shouldn’t Blame (Just) Yourself – Part 1
An article in the Washington Post, “Why Diets Don’t Actually Work, According to a Researcher Who Has Studied Them for Decades” (May 4, 2015), has excited the air- and ether-waves, especially among those organizations – …
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Diabetes, Puberty and Inflammation: Why Diet and Exercise is Medicine
Two articles bring to the forefront, again, what research is homing in on: that inflammation wreaks havoc beyond swelling, redness, and pain. The first, on how inflammation contributes to diabetes – and, by the way, …
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Does Your Child’s Obesity Start with In Utero Appetite Hormones?
Here’s some intriguing new research that shows a kid’s hormones at birth may lead to higher risk of obesity when they get older. One of the latest – say, over a decade now – areas …
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Why It’s So Hard to Lose Weight (originally posted 10/27/11)
Much has been written about dieting, exercising, or combining the two for effective weight loss. Many a book, and many an author, have pretended to know the answer for the vast majority of those carrying …
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