How worried should we be about the extra pounds we’re putting on while stuck at home? With the effects of the pandemic stretching on far longer than most people had any idea that it would, a lot of us have begun to worry about the extra pounds that we are putting...
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Dopamine and Obesity
Is it possible to be addicted to food in the same way that people are addicted to drugs? We live in a rapidly changing world. Many of those changes have improved life dramatically, but, unfortunately, that cannot be said for all of them. 40 years ago, the obesity rate for adults...
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Obesity to Top Smoking as #1 Cause of Cancer
Can weight loss help to prevent cancer? Smoking causes cancer. Everyone knows that. For the last half a century, tobacco products have carried labels stating this in no uncertain terms: “Smoking Is Dangerous to Health and May Cause Death from Cancer and Other Diseases” In fact, smoking has long been the number one cause of cancer....
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