Everything You Need to Know About Antioxidants
Nutritional science—the study of how nutrients affect the maintenance and growth of the body—is a relatively new discipline in the sciences. Prior to the last 40-50 years, it mainly focused on the effects of the deficiency of certain vitamins and how macronutrients like fats and carbohydrates impacted weight and energy. As more research has been […]
9 Tips for Enjoying a Healthier Summer Barbecue
Summer is officially here, traditionally the season for firing up the grill and gathering together for a backyard barbecue. However, if you are trying to lose weight, this type of event can actually be a source of stress and anxiety—not because you don’t enjoy socializing with your family, friends, and neighbors, but because you fear […]
Swimsuit Season: Not the Only Reason to Lose Weight
Swimsuits come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns, but you may dread having to wear one. Excess weight and body image often play a major role. However, when summer arrives, no one wants to miss out on fun times at the beach, pool, or lake. You can use this as a source of motivation […]
Fad Diets & Weight Loss Trends: Why They Just Don’t Work
As with fashion and interior design, trends in dieting come and go. These so-called fad diets are usually created by fitness enthusiasts, nutritionists, or even doctors who believe they have discovered the latest and greatest method for quickly losing weight. Fad diets are often promoted by the media, and many make unrealistic claims about being […]
Metabolic Syndrome and Weight Loss
Over the last few decades, ongoing research has helped doctors more fully understand the complex relationship between obesity and a number of negative health outcomes. One of the ways the international medical community has tried to clarify this link is by establishing the criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by having several […]
Slow Down: The Effects of Hypothyroidism
If you are stuck to your couch like glue, there may not be a lot of mystery about a bit of weight gain. But what could be the cause if you are maintaining an active lifestyle and eating right, yet you still find yourself gaining weight? The cause of otherwise unexpected weight gain could be […]
Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Treatments
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased from 30.5% to 41.9% in the last 20 years. Moreover, the number of people classified as severely obese (BMI greater than 40) doubled during the same time period. Unfortunately this trend has also meant an […]
Possible Causes of Involuntary Weight Loss
For most people, weight loss is an important goal, either for aesthetic reasons or as a part of improving overall health. Indeed, with obesity so widespread in the United States, losing weight is a national health imperative. Sometimes, though, weight loss occurs without any apparent cause or even if the person wasn’t even attempting to […]
What Are the Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes?
The sweet potato has been a staple food for many cultures around the world for thousands of years. This deep orange tuber is native to Central and South America, but it has also been a popular element of many different types of cuisine in the United States for as long as the country has been […]
ESG Offers Safe Weight Loss for Patients with Class III Obesity
Patients lost and maintained more than 20 percent of total body weight after three years, with clinical improvement in metabolic comorbidities Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is an effective, long-term weight loss tool for patients with class III obesity—leading to significant total body weight loss (TBWL) and excess weight loss (EWL) after three years, according to […]
