Sunday, August 31, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
This week the New England Journal of Medicine published a groundbreaking study linking low levels of BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor) to obesity.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
After a detailed molecular analysis of the fat of obese individuals compared to the fat of lean individuals it was discovered that the obese fat contained so many abnormalities relating to poor metabolic function that the researchers described it as “sick fat.”
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The government-sponsored food pyramid has been linked to the obesity epidemic for some time. I have said for many years that if you want to look like a pyramid then eat like one. The refined and excess carbohydrate plan that is the food pyramid has just been dealt a death blow
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Researchers at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting presented multiple studies linking the frequency of childhood ear infections to the risk of obesity.
Monday, August 18, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Individuals are deluded to think that drinking beverages containing no-calorie sweeteners will help them lose weight or at least not gain weight. A new study continues to debunk this myth.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The near-useless FDA has said for a long time that the ingestion of MSG was safe, and so it is used as an addictive flavor additive in countless processed and branded foods in the United States. A new study of Chinese citizens says otherwise, showing that ingestion of MSG is directly linked to obesity.
Friday, August 15, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Early impairment of nerve-related function is a clear risk for developing later-life obesity, so concludes new research published in the British Journal of Medicine.
Saturday, August 09, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
New imaging technology is enabling researchers to understand the relationship of thyroid function and just how well your brain works.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
A new study shows that men and women who eat two eggs for breakfast lose 65% more weight than those who have a bagel breakfast of equal calories.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Low levels of dopamine in your brain will cause you to eat more food so that you feel good. New research shows that obese animals have half the dopamine levels of normal, and it took much more stimulation to get an adequate release of pleasure.
Saturday, August 02, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
There is a right way to lose weight and a wrong way. The wrong way is to go on a starvation low-calorie diet and induce the leptin starvation response. When this happens you lose bone mass and weight, and you are much more likely to gain the weight back later. New research shows that the jolt to your bones may continue even after the weight loss has stopped.
Friday, August 01, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Several rather sobering studies were published this week regarding the costs of obesity and its current trend.
