General Health

The physiological aspects of weight loss fascinate me. I love speaking with patients about their body composition  how much of their body is made up of fat, muscle, and water and what they can do to maintain their lean muscle mass and reduce their body fat percentage, the keys to long-term weight loss....

26 December, 2022

Two recent studies linking obesity, appetite, and the tendency to gain weight to certain genes support something that I have suspected for some time that the familiar “calories-in and calories-out” mantra only tells part of the obesity story. Another part that we’re only beginning to understand is the role genetics and other factors play in body weight....

26 December, 2022

Do you know what percentage of your weight is fat, muscle, bone, or water?...

26 December, 2022

Call it nature’s outdated survival plan. Anytime one tries to cut calories in an attempt to lose weight, the body responds by slowing metabolism to closer match calorie intake and to prevent weight loss. ...

26 December, 2022

A report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a grim prediction for America’s future. It says that by the year 2050, 1 in 3 adults will have type 2 diabetes — two to three times more than today’s already increasing rates....

26 December, 2022

A report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a grim prediction for America’s future. It says that by the year 2050, 1 in 3 adults will have type 2 diabetes — two to three times more than today’s already increasing rates....

26 December, 2022

Could you be sensitive to a food you eat on a regular basis, and not even know it? Could that sensitivity be playing a role in your weight problems?...

26 December, 2022

A new study by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center that examined weight and body language had some surprising, and in some ways disturbing, results....

26 December, 2022
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