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Dr. Jeffrey Heit

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posted 01/28/2009, comments (3)

Is There a Magic Pill for Weight Loss - Revisited

About a year ago, I wrote a two part blog regarding whether or not there was a "magic pill" for people who suffer from obesity. I went down a laundry list of medications that have been approved for use to help people lose weight. Toward the end of the piece, I promised to keep readers updated about new drugs or interventions that appeared... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/22/2009, comments (0)

Can Sleep Deprivation Cause Obesity?

A recent study showed that at least a third of Americans do not get enough sleep. What's enough sleep? While everyone is a little different, eight to nine hours nightly seems to be the most widely accepted amount. The obvious concern is that a third of us may be walking around sleepy, fatigued, irritable and stressed. A more insidious result of... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/05/2009, comment (1)

When It's Not Obesity: Other Conditions That Can Cause Weight Gain

Many of you, who regularly read my blog, know that I encourage frequent visits to primary care providers to make sure your health is good and you have nothing that requires urgent medical attention. That said, many complain that "no matter what [they] do, [they] cannot seem to lose weight." While most of the time this represents failure of... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/29/2008, comments (6)

Taking Off the Kid Gloves - Two Dieticians "Tell it Like It Is"

Two dieticians were asked by a functional food site to do more than just offer - eat less, exercise more; steer clear of fast food and french fries. Though Americans have heard these mantras time and again, obesity rates indicate that many of us are failing miserably in maintaining our health. Suzanne Dixon and Dave Ellis, two... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/22/2008, comments (0)

Buffets and not Exercising Explains Rural America's Weight

Go to the MidWest and the typical lifestyle habit you will see - people eating many, if not most of their meals at buffets and cafeterias and people who are not exercising because they don't find their physical community "exercise friendly." This new study out of Washington University St. Louis also offers that people spend much of their... Read more Chevron

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