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AskMen.com
July 7, 2014
Patrick Owen |
Is It Impossible To Keep The Weight Off? The world is fatter than ever. In 2010 there were 1.5 billion people worldwide who were obese, and the trend is growing.   |
Salon.com
September 19, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Germ theory of obesity gains weight An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds. |
Reason
January 2008
Jacob Sullum |
Secrets of Weight Loss Revealed! Two new books on the science of weight loss conclude that a little is easy, a lot is hard, and results may vary. |
Science News
September 29, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Fattening Carbs--Some Promote Obesity and Worse Easily digestible carbohydrates induce obesity and liver disease in a test on rodents. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2008
Karen Wright |
Consuming Passions Appetite may be the ultimate mind-body problem. Understanding the true nature of appetite is the only way to successfully obstruct it. |
AskMen.com
March 27, 2013 |
Nutrition Myths Here are the top 11 biggest lies, myths and misconceptions of mainstream nutrition, such as the idea that eggs are unhealthy for you. |
AskMen.com
October 24, 2002
Sabrina Rogers |
7 Fad Diets To Avoid A piece on seven popular diets on the market, including their advantages, disadvantages and long-term effectiveness, will shed some light on this growing trend and perhaps change your mind about considering them. |
Reason
March 2003
Michael Fumento |
Big Fat Fake The Atkins diet controversy and the sorry state of science journalism |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000 |
You Have Diabetes--But You Don't Have to Get Heart Disease Too People with diabetes are more likely to get heart disease because diabetes can have a bad effect on your blood vessels. Some of your lifestyle habits may also raise this risk. Here are some things you can do about your lifestyle habits... |
AskMen.com
Patrick Owen |
Health Benefits Of Nuts & Seeds Are humans supposed to eat nuts and seeds? Here's a new way to look at your diet. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Angus |
Fixing Common Diet Mistakes If your health matters to you, you need to avoid these three dieting mistakes. |
Science News
September 10, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Dieting? Don't Give Up Protein Low calorie diets that are rich in starches are not as effective as those that are rich in protein. |
AskMen.com
October 13, 2003
Martin Selby |
Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk? |
Managed Care
December 2004
Jack McCain |
The Weight Debate, Continued This article presents the views of people who indulge in what many regard as health care heresy. They challenge the conventional wisdom that millions of Americans need to lose tons of weight, fast, to stave off diabetes, heart disease, cancer. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2010
Melinda Wenner |
Brown Fat Revelations May Lead to New Weight Loss Drugs As it turns out, doctors are still discovering how fat works. Rather than just a blubbery, lifeless mass, fat is now considered to be a sophisticated and scientifically complex biological organ |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
7 Low-Carb Myths & More If you haven't heard of Atkins or the South Beach Diet, you've probably been living under a rock for quite some time. The low-carb diet craze has taken on gargantuan proportions in the media and in Americans' everyday lives over the past year. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003 |
Gestational Diabetes and Nutrition What is gestational diabetes?... How does gestational diabetes affect my baby and me?... Why is it important to follow a special diet during pregnancy?... What foods should I eat?... etc. |
Science News
August 3, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Helping Your Kid Slim Down How parents can change behavior that can foster obesity - and its long-term damage. |
Salon.com
March 25, 2002
Amy Benfer |
The lost language of fat Hectored by experts and afraid of hurting their kids' self-esteem, parents of overweight children remain silent -- as the nation faces a youthful obesity crisis... |
Science News
October 13, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
AskMen.com
Adrienne Turner |
7 Things You Didn't Know About Fat Fat plays a critical role in many of the processes that our bodies go through each and every day, and it has both positive and negative sides. Here is a look at how it impacts your health and what you should eat. |
AskMen.com
Vatche Bartekian |
Myths Concerning Weight Loss Dropping a few pounds will be a snap once you discard these common misconceptions. |
Health
April 2008
Dorothy Foltz-Gray |
Your Healthy-Weight Mini-Quiz & Calculators Our six key questions will help you find the weight that will help you live longer and better. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012
Sarah C. P. Williams |
The Fat You Can't See Without the liver acting as a filter and energy producer, a person can't survive, and no artificial organ can perform all of its duties. But in one in three Americans -- and similar numbers in other developed nations -- the liver has lost its luster. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Owen |
Winter Weight The key to battling the winter bulge is to emulate your primal ways. This doesn't mean we should go mammoth hunting; it means that we should simply recognize our planet's light-dark cycle and follow some of its rules. Seasons change, and so should your nutrition plan. |
AskMen.com
Adrienne Turner |
Carbs: Low Or Slow? Low-carb diets that have made bread, cereal and pasta the enemies for the last few years are losing their popularity. A new, more balanced way of eating is taking their place. |
Science News
July 16, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Money Matters in Obesity In newly published reports, scientists not only discuss factors that appear to be contributing to the nation's girth, but also explore the potential roles of different sectors of the economy in helping people trim down. |
AskMen.com
January 3, 2002
Sebastien Stefanov |
Do Low Carb Diets Work? A popular one these days is Dr. Atkins Ketogenic Diet, a.k.a. Low Carbohydrate Diet. Considered America's #1 selling diet plan, many have praised its effectiveness on losing fat, so it is only natural that we take a look at it... |
Science News
October 6, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2003 |
What It Takes to Lose Weight What does it take to lose weight?... How often should I eat?... What is so bad about high-fat foods?... Can I trust nutrition information I get from newspapers and magazines?... Will diet drugs help? |
Chemistry World
December 2006
Dennis Rouvray |
Fat of the Land As we become progressively more rotund, our body chemistry undergoes critical changes that have a major impact on our health. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004 |
Taking Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Information on type 2 diabetes: detection, who is at risk, and prevention. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
The Dangers of Being Overweight Everybody has a healthy weight range, but if you're outside of the range, there can be significant physical consequences. |
AskMen.com
July 3, 2014
James Fell |
When It Comes To Weight Loss, Are Calories A Myth? Saying weight loss is not about calories is sexy, and it sells books. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2006
Last & Wilson |
Low-Carbohydrate Diets Because of their higher protein and fat content and lower fiber and carbohydrate content, concerns have been raised about the potential health consequences of low-carbohydrate diets. Published long-term data are lacking. Here are key recommendations for physicians. |
AskMen.com
July 19, 2015
Adam Ali |
Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus The bad news is that the plateau is inevitable. The good news ? It's not as hard as you think to overcome. |
Food Processing
January 2007
Diane Toops |
Toops Scoops: Snooze and You Lose Americans take new measures in the struggle with obesity. |
Food Processing
August 2013
Mark Anthony |
The Condemnation of Carbohydrates: A Food Manufacturers Guide to Understanding Diabetes The commonly held notion that sugar intake equals diabetes is a kind of unofficial dogma. But like many dogmas, this one falls apart upon closer examination. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Arlene Weintraub |
Big Pharma Looks Beyond Insulin Researchers may be on the verge of major new treatments for diabetes and obesity. |
AskMen.com
Michael De Medeiros |
HCG Diet HCG: the controversial fat loss injection and what you need to know about it. |
Outside
January 2010
John Bradley |
Man vs. Food Exercise enough and you can eat whatever you want -- Right? Wrong. Trust me, I spent a full year dieting. What I learned could change your life. |
Science News
April 17, 2004
Janet Raloff |
When It's No Longer Baby Fat Nutritionists and epidemiologists have been documenting a disquieting trend: Increasingly, children are plump by the time they enter school--and they get fatter as they grow. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Exercise And Eating Even with all the running, cycling, weightlifting, and other exercise I do, I know I don't have carte blanche to eat whatever I want. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Bob Hirschfeld |
The Virtue of Moderation With American obesity at epidemic proportions, diet products and weight-loss drugs are popular fare. However, many of the most promising obesity-control drugs await federal approval. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Weight Loss: The Spirit Is Willing -- But Pills Work Doctors may decide that weight loss is best accomplished with the new drug Acomplia. |
Food Processing
October 2011 |
GenoVive DNA Dieting May Usher In A New Era Of Weight Loss A New Orleans-based company discovers the emerging science of nutrigenomics -- the study of how genes and nutrients interact and how this affects our body's ability to function. |
AskMen.com
April 12, 2014
Nick English |
Everyone Was Wrong: Saturated Fat Is Good For You The spread of obesity has no single cause; there are a lot of complicated factors that have led to America's health crisis. |
Health
June 2005
Lia Huber |
5 Diet Myths Debunked You watch the sweets and never super-size. But you still may be falling prey to some common diet myths. Here's how you can outwit them. |
AskMen.com
Jen Janzen |
Diet Myths We've investigated -- and debunked -- some of the most popular diet myths, and the results may surprise you. |
