Obesity Treatment: New Info, Old Answers
Musing about various life issues, I am often surprised at how little in my regular day I recognize concepts that are fairly obvious – things that I just haven’t...
Tag: obesity
Obesity: The Rising Epidemic
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, “…. There has been an increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high....
Obesity: Who's to Blame? Who's Responsible?
Obesity is a problem that is worthy of more in-depth examination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that more than a third of adults ...
The Epidemic of America…Obesity
Obesity is a major problem in the USA but how much of it’s onset is due to actual physical problems and how much is due to the fast paced world we live in...
The Brain and Obesity
This week in class we talked about how the brain functions in your body’s search for food, specifically how the brain controls your appetite and how if th...
Insulin and Alzheimer's
5.4 million people of all ages have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in the US, 5.2 million of that 5.4 million are ages 65 and older, according to Alz.org. This stati...
"I seem to have lost myself" – Alzheimer's Disease
In the year of 2006, there are nearly 27 million people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) globally. The latest Alzheimer’s statistics estimated that 5.3 ...
Im bored… Lets eat!
Obesity has become quite a problem in America in the last decade. In fact, obesity is the leading preventable cause of death in America, and is stigmatized as a...
Extra Sugar
High Fructose Corn Syrup!!! First of all, what exactly is it? We all know that it makes an appearance in all of our food. According to the USDA, high fructose c...
Which came first? Diabetes or obesity?
This week’s article talked about obesity and how some of the pathways that trigger in our bodies that we are full may not be working properly. These chemicals ...