Obesity

Owning a TV was associated with a 39% greater risk of obesity and a 33% increased risk of diabetes on average…

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our exploration on the state of obesity in 2014 including topics on the relationship of BMI and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, genes that cause or are associated with diabetes, and the two principal genetic defects in B-cells that can …

Midkine, also known as MK, a protein cytokine that promotes cell proliferation, differentiation, survival, and migration, may hold the clues…. 

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we discuss the Health Benefits of Modest Weight Loss; review some of the causes of the modern obesity crisis; and go over some of the Medical Consequences of Obesity….

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz guides us through the basic physiology of modern obesity and the "toxic environment" of abundant cheap food and little exercise we all seem to live in….

  This week, we begin a new Homerun Slides series from Dr. Stanley Schwartz on obesity. This first set in the series includes an overview of the current situation in the U.S. as well as a discussion of the term "metabolically health obese" and why Dr. Schwartz thinks this is …

As successful as bariatric surgery?…

Fermentable fibers such as cabbage, beans, and some fruits and vegetables increase satiety….

Increased mortality from cardiovascular outcomes found in overweight patients but…. 

A new drug target for obesity and diabetes may be on the horizon….