Obesity

This week, we continue our series of Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz focusing on the obesity epidemic. This week’s topics include: Gene Variants and Binge Eating as Predictors of Co-morbidities and Outcome of Treatment in Severe Obesity, Health Benefits of Modest Weight Loss, and a graphic representation of the …

  In this second set of Homerun Slides from Dr. Stan Schwartz, we look at some of the popular perspectives on obesity in our modern society, including how Cultural Definitions Change Over Time, and how Thrifty Genes Contribute to Morbid Obesity….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we begin a short series on the current status of the obesity epidemic, courtesy of Dr. Stanley Schwartz, FACP, FACE. Topics covered this week include the Epidemiology and Economics of Obesity/Diabetes in the U.S….

Daily ingestion of the VSL#3 commercial probiotic product by mice led to an increase in GLP-1 levels which reduced appetite….

Taking into consideration the current global epidemic of childhood obesity….

A new dynamic model capable of predicting overweight, obesity and extreme obesity trends shows….

Obesity and hypertriglyceridemia are significant risk factors for diabetic neuropathy independent of glycemic control….

The discovery of a gut bacteria could lead to new ways to control obesity and type 2 diabetes….

Leptin therapy studies are looking very promising for the treatment of diabetes in both type 1 and 2 patients…. 

A marker called AIM (apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage) is an important factor in the autoimmune process. The inhibition of AIM may stop the body from producing antibodies which attack the self….