"obesity"

Since the early 2000s, the notion that sitting is killing you, even if you are physically active, and that there is virtually nothing you can do about it has been …

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. And while the month may be over, continued awareness of Alzheimer’s should be a year-round endeavor. With that in mind, we present a guest post …

Americans are riddled with knee problems, from nagging inflammation to immobility, all the way to ACL reconstructions. Knee pain is the second most common form of chronic pain and it …

If you’re like most Americans, you probably began drifting apart from some of your friends in your mid-twenties. This is caused by our social interests shifting from friends to our …

Two new studies have discovered that a ketogenic diet may improve memory in old age as well as lengthen lifespan. A ketogenic diet is one in which carbohydrates are minimized …

Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common in the Western world, brought about in large part by an increasing obesity epidemic. But while much of the focus has been on …

A recent study suggested that people who are overweight and obese but otherwise healthy still face an increased risk of developing heart disease. The idea of metabolically healthy obesity refers …

Is “settled science” causing disastrous health problems? Scientists believe so, and as a result, many Americans are being misinformed on serious scientific issues. Who is John Yudkin? John Yudkin was …

You may have heard that taking 10,000 steps a day is a goal that most people should set for themselves.  The average American walks a little over 5,000 steps a …

When JFK took office in 1961, his first executive order was to create the food stamp program: a system that provided vouchers to low-income households, which they could use to …