Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
New information helps to explain how breast and prostate cancer are linked to obesity. Two hormones that come from fat, leptin and adiponectin, are involved in the problem.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
UK researchers have reviewed 140 studies evaluating body mass index (obesity) and the risk for cancer. They found that as body weight goes up, cancer risk goes up. The incidences of various types of cancer were directly linked to progressive obesity.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Numerous genes are different in those whose ancestors came from more Northern climates, especially changes in the leptin receptors. This clearly means the stronger your ancestry is linked to colder climates the more you are genetically predisposed to obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The latest salvo fired off at the multi-billion dollar sweetener industry found that feeding rats zero-calorie saccharin (the main component of Sweet n’ Low), compared to actually eating sugar, caused them to eat more food in general as well as depressed their metabolic response to food – a double negative that readily promoted weight gain.
Monday, February 11, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Norwegian researchers found that obese individuals were significantly lacking in vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. This lack of nutrients was associated with a mild elevation of C-Reactive protein, an important inflammatory marker.
Monday, February 11, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
A February 2008 meta analysis regarding children and their lack of sleep is driving home an important point: children who do not get enough sleep are much more likely to gain excess weight. Children with the least amount of sleep had a 92% higher rate of being overweight compared to the best sleepers.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The latest finding in a considerable body of evolving knowledge shows that poor development of leptin-related brain circuitry while in the womb is one common cause of later-life obesity. Individuals who have this developmental weakness (which is no fault of their own) have little or no margin for error in how they live their life, unless they wish to place themselves on the fast track of accelerated aging and early onset of the diseases of aging....
Monday, February 04, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
It is about time that mainstream science is beginning to see the light. A new scientific review of the evidence shows that America’s obesity epidemic is traceable to the shoddy public health policy and bogus nutrition science pushed on Americans by the federal government since 1970....
