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MUCH ADO? by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Yet again, the FDA is making noises about a new obesity drug. Locaserin, a purported appetite suppressant, has been recommended for approval by one of the agency's ad ... Read on »

QUICK POST from BB On T ... by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training QUICK POST from BB On Tuesday, the Institute of Medicine released a 478 page report on obesity. Perhaps it is finally starting to hit us that a predicted 86% overweig ... Read on »

The 27/9/3 by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD You may have noticed that I've been absent from this blog for awhile. The reason is that, until last week, I have been utterly absorbed in a ... Read on »

Extreme Weight Loss: Desperation reflects Misinformation by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD It has always been thus. People wiring their jaws shut to prevent them from overeating. Long lines at the bariatric surgeon's office, wh ... Read on »

Food Safety and the Larger Battle for A Recognizable World by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD I spent the greater part of this week being sucked into a vortex of politics and frustration. It turns out that, because of money concerns, ... Read on »

Mind vs. Body: Who's In Control? by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD Hi everybody! I'm back from a couple of weeks of vacation in the sun and my solar batteries are feeling nicely recharged. Thanks to those w ... Read on »

Traveling Outside of Your Head and Into the Rest of Your World by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD It's my contention that most of us spend the majority of our time living in the small space above our neck. It's easy to do, since our brain ... Read on »

The Menopause Myth: Why It Can Be EASIER to Lose Weight Later by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD It's always healthy to be skeptical, particularly where dietary pronouncements are concerned. In the past year, I've been asked dozens ... Read on »

Habit and Reward: Good for Target, Good for Maintainers by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training By Barbara Berkeley, MD Here's an article everyone should read. In yesterday's New York Times magazine section, there was a long and eye-opening piece on the scien ... Read on »

Tied to the Mast by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD Odysseus, the wandering protagonist of Homer’s Odyssey, had a healthy fear of temptation. In Greek mythology, sailors were regularly lured ... Read on »

Life on the Island by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main….. John Donne, 1572-1631 As John Donne fa ... Read on »

The Paula Deen Flap: Sugar, Lies, and the Bitter Truth. by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD I think I generally try to be non-judgemental, but I'm afraid I'm about to depart from that behavior temporarily. The reason? Paula Deen, h ... Read on »

Is Your Irisin A'Risin? by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD The latest chemical substance to get scientists into raptures is irisin, a hormone that is produced in muscle cells but exerts its effect on ... Read on »

Sir: I Detect an Excess of Avoirdupois by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD A few days ago, I wrote about the excessively blunt language and targeting of obese kids in an anti-fat campaign in Georgia. On the other en ... Read on »

On Dietary Purism and Pragmatism by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD Human beings are curious characters who seem to enjoy nothing more than dividing into factions, the better to denigrate those on the other si ... Read on »

Big Kids on Billboards by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD Just a quick post about a recent article on the anti-obesity campaign that is running in the state of Georgia. The bottom line is that som ... Read on »

Got Eudaimonia? Beyond Diet and Lifestyle Change by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD " The ancient Greeks called it eudaimonia, and positive psychologists have adopted the term to refer to the kind of profound satisfaction and ... Read on »

And More Silly Season.... by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training US News and World Report is now ranking diets. At the top of their list, diets that promote lots of whole grains, which immediately turn into blood sugar further taxing ... Read on »

More Silly Season.... by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Here's a great example of Silly Season media coverage. This article in USA Today is utterly confusing. The headline shouts that LOW protein promotes weight gain, whi ... Read on »

Silly Season by Dr. Barbara Berkeley Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training by Barbara Berkeley, MD In January, the attention of Americans turns to weight loss. Retailers exploit this interest, displaying towers of shiny new diet books. Th ... Read on »

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