Medical News Archive
What sugar does to your brain!
Yes, your brain does use glucose as it’s primary energy source. But new research shows that added sugars in your diet worsen memory, increase depression and dementia, decrease your ability for form new memories and decrease the acitvity of oxytocin (the chemical that tells you when your full) in the brain. The result is a [...]
Jogging Beats Weight Lifting for Losing Belly Fat: Study
Compared with resistance training, aerobic exercise burns 67% more calories, research shows FRIDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) — Aerobic exercise is better than resistance training if you want to lose the belly fat that poses a serious threat to your health, researchers say. That’s the finding of their eight-month study that compared the effectiveness of [...]
Midlife Weight Loss Cuts Heart Disease Risk
Follow this link for a great article showing how losing weight in mid life has enormous health benefits! http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/a-silver-lining-for-overweight-teenagers/
Study Finds Similarities Between Food, Drug Addiction
You may have heard comments (or even made comments yourself) such as “I’m addicted to chocolate” or “I binge on sweets”. Well, a recent study indicates that these statements are likely more accurate than previously thought. To learn more about it, read the news brief from AMA Member Communications below. ABC World News (4/4, story [...]
Why just cardio is not the best exercise for your heart, or for weight loss
Many new studies are finding that our traditional beliefs on exercise are not helping us avoid chronic disease or lose weight. And in some cases of very vigorous and prolonged cardiovascular exercise, even worsening our health. Read the article below that reviews new research on what type of exercise is best for maintaining health and for [...]
Lap Band alone shows little effect on weight loss
Not surprising to us, more research is demonstrating that lap band procedures alone for weight loss have little effect. We have been treating obesity for over 6 years, and although the lap band can be ONE useful tool for many patients, all the lifestyle changes that we work through with patients over a significant period of time [...]
Weight Loss Drug Sibutramine pulled by the FDA
From “American Medical Association Communications” Obesity drug Sibutramine pulled from US market due to FDA safety concerns. The New York Times (10/9, B3, Pollack) reported, “The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.” Meridia’s manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, “said on Friday that it [...]
High Cholesterol- what’s the real cause and the best treatment?
I have long been convinced that the root cause of so much of the chronic disease in this country (specifically heart disease, diabetes, and various cancers) comes from our diet. Specifically, the disproportionate amounts of sugar and refined carbohydrates (bread, pasta, chips, crackers, etc-also sugar)we eat compared to lean protein and healthy fats. In addition, the [...]
