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Scientists Discover New Obesity Gene - Obesity Research Update #4 by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Obesity researcher, Professor Philippe Froguel and his team have discovered a new obesity gene.Apparently, this gene (PCSK1) plays a part in the maturation of various hormone ... Read on »
Scientists discover the Couch Potato gene by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee A group of researchers, from theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte, have mapped out 23 specific chromosomal locations that account for 84% of the behavioral differences ... Read on »
Epigenetics & Obesity - Obesity Research Update #3 by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Researchers atBaylor College of Medicinehave made a groundbreaking discovery - Overweight moms give birth to children who become even more overweight and who in turn have chil ... Read on »
mmmmm Coffee by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee A new scientific study says drinking coffee is good for you.Yay!Another new scientific study says drinking coffee is bad for you.What the @&%*#%! is going on here?Study # ... Read on »
Pricecheck on Obesity: $2 Trillion Dollars by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Aspublished in this past Sunday’s Observer,Zoe Woodreports that “the market for products derived from the obesity ‘epidemic’ could be worth £1 tri ... Read on »
Health Promotion v.s Disease Prevention by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee In anarticleprinted in the BMJ (BMJ 2008;337:a399), Dr. Butler et al, are presenting a theory that is so revolutionary, so unbelievably insightful and paradigm shattering that ... Read on »
Atkins Diet redux - part 3 by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee InAtkins Diet redux - part 2, I outlined the 4 different plans that make up the:Health habits - low carb, fat reduction and general good health for carb addicted North America ... Read on »
You’re Fat?… It’s your Fault by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Asreportedin theDaily Telegraph, British politicianDavid Cameronhas declared war on the “culture of moral neutrality” by “calling on the obese, the idle and ... Read on »
Why Personal Trainers Get Results by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee A newstudy, published in the June edition of theJournal of Exercise Physiology, tries to determine which approach is better for reducing body-fat: Weigh Watchers or working ou ... Read on »
10 Ways to Burn 1 Pound of Body-Fat - Vol. 1 by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee So you want to lose some weight.You have come to the right place.In today’s post, I am going to give you some activities that you can add to your daily routine that will ... Read on »