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posted 08/24/2008, comments (0)

Carrying Extra Weight?? Maybe That’s Why Your Tummy Is Acting Up

You'd have to be living in a bubble these days to not be aware of the fact that 2/3 of the American adult population are overweight/obese and at least 25% of kids in the US are also carrying way too many extra pounds. Well there has also been a significant upswing in gastrointestinal disease - directly related to obesity. The 2... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2008, comment (1)

MSG and Obesity - Plus Diabetes and What Even Temporary Weight Loss Means

People who use MSG as a flavor enhancer in their food are more likely than those who don't to be overweight or obese - even if they have the same amount of physical activity as their non-MSG users. Researchers looked at 750 Chinese men and women between the ages of 40-59 and divided the 82% of them who used MSG into 3 groups, based on MSG... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/13/2008, comments (0)

Yoohoo - We Are Nutrition Superstars - Are You...Adults Eating Us???

Do you know why I am asking?? Apparently you adults, especially you parents, are the most likely key to establishing that your kids become fruit and veggie "guzzlers for life." Now I especially take pleasure in this new research because I just wrote a whole book about this - before this particular study was even published!!!... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/07/2008, comments (0)

Obesity Gone Wild

Imagine science textbooks 100 years from now. Apparently we are doomed to have a chapter that says, "In the year 2048, the American population completed the full mutation and morphed into a new, totally obese nation." Sound incredible?? Even a bit insane?? Well according to experts, our destiny seems to be a 4 more decade movement that... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/07/2008, comments (0)

Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 2

If you qualify for weight loss surgery, and have passed the medical and psychological tests, chances are you will undergo one of two common procedures- Rous-En-Y (pronounced roo en why) gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding. Rous-En-Y gastric bypass is the more invasive and complicated of the two procedures, but is highly... Read more Chevron

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