Are we predisposed to being obese?
Common convention has each of us believing that being overweight or obese as a sign of being lazy, apathetic, or even just slovenly. When we walk down the stre...
Category: Health
Obesity Epidemic: Pointing Fingers, But Is It Really Their Fault?
Obesity has been high up on the discussion topics list lately, as an “obesity epidemic” is taking over America. I believe that the term “epidemic...
Rehab for High Fat Addiction
The obesity rate in America has been a hot topic recently. Why are so many Americans overweight, and what can we do to find a solution to the issue? Is the si...
Obesity: Can We Blame It on the Brain?
Obesity is an epidemic in this country, and it doesn’t appear to be “slowing down” any time soon. Yes, we have made efforts to make people more aware of the dan...
The Chicken, Egg, or Obesity?
In the controversial documentary, “Super Size Me”, the film director, Morgan Spurlock demonstrates the risks of consuming fast foods over a month’s time. For ma...
Obesity: Who or what is to blame?
Everyone knows that to live a healthy life, we must eat good food and exercise. Despite this knowledge, two-thirds of Americans are considered overweight or obe...
Obese (Un?)Intelligence
Last week in neurochemistry we talked about obesity and discussed all throughout the week if obesity was a brain disease or not. The article that was paired wit...
More Than Meets the Eye: Obesity in the United States
While obesity and weight issues continue to be a huge problem in our society today, the most recent research suggests that obesity may in fact be a brain diseas...
The Hidden Neurological Disorder
Many degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or ALS show very distinct physical and mental symptoms that others can directly see. Bipolar dis...
Breaking Down the Vicious Cycles of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depressive illness, is a mental disorder characterized by extreme unusual shifts in energy, mood, and activity levels, imp...