High Fat Diets Can Change Our Brains
It is painfully aware to us that as technology advances and society modernizes, obesity is becoming a severe epidemic. Why did obesity appear as we became more ...
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Breaking Down Metabolic Syndrome: The Silent Threat to Our Health
Artstract on DALL.E Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol...
Metabolic Syndrome’s Relationship with the Hypothalamus
Artstract By Hailey Metabolic syndrome is a combination of conditions that increase one’s risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. It is char...
Metabolic Syndrome: The disease you may not know is there
Is Metabolic Syndrome the same as Obesity? Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease...
Obesity: A BIG problem
Obesity is an epidemic, not just in the united states but in a lot of countries in the world. It begs the question; why don’t people stop eating so much? The pr...
Let’s Talk About Dietary Fats
Types of Dietary Fats Fats are a necessary part of an individual’s diet. Some benefits include organ protection, nutrient absorption, and energy metabolism. The...
Your Weight Is Completely Under Your Control: The Sneaky Myth Linking Obesity and Moral Failure
Susan Greenhalgh’s 2015 book Fat Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat, identifies the idea that “Weight is under individual control; virtually e...
Did You Skip Breakfast This Morning? That Might Be Helping Your Brain
I am sure if you go around asking individuals what they think the most important meal of the day is, more than likely they will say Breakfast. However, some neu...
Obesity: What is the Role of Cannabis?
As cannabis is becoming legal throughout most of the USA, this makes researchers wonder what role cannabis plays in obesity. Obesity is a complex disease that i...
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Obesity: A “Chicken or the Egg” Paradox
What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which the ovaries produces excessive amounts of androgens, the male sex hormone. Excess of th...