The human body is a miracle of form and function that can constantly adjust itself to different foods, temperatures, ailments, and imbalances. And yet, it is also vulnerable, especially in this era of denatured foods, chronic stress, and environmental toxins. Add to that an increasingly lonely and sedentary lifestyle, and you have the potential for…
How Hormones Hinder Weight Loss Efforts
April 22, 2022
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“Miracle” Herb Offers Many Amazing Health Benefits
April 13, 2022
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Obesity is a major health concern in the United States, impacting millions of Americans’ lives. It is a serious health condition on its own but becomes of even greater concern when you factor in its role in diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis. If you have struggled with reaching your ideal weight, you are probably eager…
How a Lack of Sleep Can Widen Your Waistline
People who choose to skip sleep to study, work or play late into the night may find they’ve extended not just their waking hours but also their tummies. A small new study found that the basic problem sources back to the fact that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to eat more. Even worse, all those…
Movements to Stop Fat-Shaming Shouldn’t Let Junk Food Makers Off the Hook
March 20, 2022
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In the past few years, “weight bias” has gained awareness as a form of discrimination. Doctors are attacked for mentioning weight, and there’s even a “don’t weigh me” card that patients can hand to medical professionals during an office visit. The card says, “If you really need my weight, please tell me why so I…
This Could Explain How Yogurt Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes
A new paper in Nature Communications has shed light on the mechanisms that may link yogurt consumption to a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes. Through studies on a mouse model of obesity-related type 2 diabetes, researchers found that mice fed a yogurt-heavy diet had better insulin sensitivity and preserved glucose homeostasis, setting them apart…
The Unexpected Reasons Younger Generations Are Gaining Weight
While obesity is growing around the world, it is especially evident in younger generations, who used to be thinner than their thick-around-the-middle elders. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, almost 1 in every 3 college-age Americans is now obese—the “freshman 15” has morphed into the “freshman 30.” Children…
Are These Toxic Chemicals Making You Fat?
It was after midnight. I was visiting my aunt and uncle and had wandered into the kitchen for something to eat. Always a night owl, my aunt sat at the kitchen table with me. She watched enviously as I chomped on a bagel smeared with cream cheese and piled with vegetables. “I wish I could…
How Obesity Affects COVID-19
February 11, 2022
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COVID-19 has claimed more than 1.25 million human lives since December 2019 when the SARS-CoV-2 emerged. It has been demonstrated that obesity is an risk factor for worse outcomes, however it is unclear whether the association of obesity with worse outcomes is sex-specific. The authors of a new article on this issue explores the relationship…
The Obesity Factor
At first, Angelle Mosley of New Orleans didn’t think she had COVID-19. But she texted her mom that she wasn’t feeling well on a Thursday and went to the hospital to get tested, just in case, according to WDSU News. Though initially Mosley was treated and sent home, she spiked a high fever, was having…
Why COVID-19 Is Much Worse for People Who Are Obese or Overweight
At first, Angelle Mosley of New Orleans didn’t think she had COVID-19. But she texted her mom that she wasn’t feeling well on a Thursday and went to the hospital to get tested, just in case, according to WDSU News. Though initially Mosley was treated and sent home, she spiked a high fever, was having…
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