I took my sons for routine blood tests this week, and given that they are the offspring of two type 1 diabetics, you can…
Obesity
Male Obesity Linked to Low Testosterone Levels
Obesity, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, now appears to be associated with another health problem, but…
Obesity: Overeating Is Planned and Designed Into Our Foods
Call me late to the game, this book came out last year, but I just read Dr. David Kessler's The End of Overeating, Takin…
Fat Epidemic Threat to National Security
According to a group of retired admirals, generals, and other senior military leaders, about 27 percent of young adults …
Fat Loss Boosts Immune System in Obese and Type 2 Diabetics
Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney Australia have shown for the first time that even mod…
Why Wasn’t I an Overweight Kid?
We ate Kraft singles on white bread, chewy granola bars, potato chips, graham crackers, and popsicles...…
Gene May Tie Stress to Obesity and Diabetes
A research team led by Dr. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department has discovered that changes in …
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Shakes Up a Town and Me
I watched the first episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, his new reality TV series. Like Oliver, I could barely co…
Preventable Risk Factors Reduce Life Expectancy in US
A new study, published online by PLoS Medicine, estimates that smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose, and…
Extreme Obesity Affecting More Children
According to a Kaiser Permanente study of 710,949 children and teens, extreme obesity is affecting more children at youn…