Weight Loss Tip: Get More Sleep
Get more sleep during the work week. We all do it. We go to work during the day, and we spend our evenings trying to do…
obesity
Research: Relationship between Food Addiction and Obesity.
Is there a relationship between food addiction, binge eating disorder, and obesity? I have often wondered if there was a relationship between being a binge…
Overweight: Protective or Not?
Being moderately overweight is not protective in overall mortality. One of the problems in research is when you oversimplify or unintentionally skew your data. When…
Hiding Eating Habits in Youth Tied to Obesity
Obesity Tied to Secretive Eating I am not an expert on eating disorders or obesity for that matter, but as a primary care physician, I…
Nutrition Guidelines Often Don’t Add Up
Guidelines for food intake are not evidence based. I am confident that nearly 100% of the public has seen the food pyramid and the new…
Myth: Carbohydrates Are Fattening
Carbohydrates are no more fattening than any other calorie source. If you read any of the low-carb books, you will get the idea that…
Western Diet May Lead to Overeating and Obesity
Mechanism found to indicate why the Western diet leads to obesity. America is in the state of an epidemic. At least two-thirds of the…
People With Impulsive Personalities Can Increase Obesity and Overeating
Multiple studies indicate impulsivity is linked to obesity. The notion may surprise you in the slightest, but multiple sets of research support the theory that…
Weight Loss Tip: Get a Fruit Bowl
Buying a fruit bowl can help you decrease your BMI. The growing obesity epidemic in the United States has raised questions among many health…
Fat Moms Have Bigger Babies
A mother’s body fat may affect her child’s risk of obesity. It has been a common belief that obesity is mostly a learned behavior that…