Latest Blog Posts for Chronic Health

• Why We Are Slaves Of Food Obsession.
  on Sep 3, 2012 in leptin consummatory feeding NPY appetite obesity appetitive
  A 95 years old psychology article holds the key to solving the obesity epidemic. It's not about a long forgotten medicine or an ancient psycho-trick. It's a simple observation about the dynamics of feeding. Vindicated by neurohormonal research, here...
• The Truth About The Genetics Of Obesity.
  on Aug 20, 2012 in genetics thrifty gene hypothesis obesity drifty gene diabetes
  Evolutionary selection favored those who became fat easily. That's the essence of the "thrifty gene hypothesis". It's like Madonna. On the wrong side of 50, and ripe to be dethroned by something with greater sex appeal. In this case the contender's n...
• What Infants Teach Us About Preventing Obesity.
  on Aug 6, 2012 in NEAT obesity non-exercise activity thermogenesis
  Public health has been telling you for years: you are fat because you move too little and eat too much. And yes, it's your fault if you don't break a sweat every day to keep our waist line in check. But research says, that's not the entire truth. In...
• Why Medicine Might Be Wrong About Salt, Fat & BMI
  on Jul 23, 2012 in omega-3 omega-6 sodium intake BMI heart disease blood pressure semmelweis effect
  Salt and fat kill you early, and your BMI tells you how early. That has been the wisdom for years, but wisdoms have an expiry date, too. Particularly medical wisdoms. Recent research says those three are probably well beyond their use-by date. [twee...
• How The Media Monkeys Get You Panicked About Sitting Too Long!
  on Jul 16, 2012 in cvd sitting life expectancy cardiovascular
  From "man is made to move" to "man is not made to sit" is a very recent transition of scientific insight. Let's get our readers panicked over more than not doing exercise, is the response of the media. Here is why you should sit down and get the fact...
• Supplements: Nutrition Science Or Nutrition Crap?
  on Jul 9, 2012 in supplement omega-3 vitamin E lung cancer beta-carotene functional health vitamin d
  Nutritionists claim they are doing science, consumers buy it, and the supplements industry makes a healthy living from it. Only you probably won't. Here is why:  [tweet this]. One of the enduring diet questions is whether supplements are a...
• Will The Polypill Prevent Your Heart Attack?
  on Jun 28, 2012 in lipid hypothesis cvd polypill life expectancy mortality prevention functional health
  Giving the polypill to everybody above the age of 55 kills two birds with one stone: cardiovascular risk and preventive medicine. That's what the proponents of the polypill say. The medical establishment is in uproar. Here is why you should be, too.
• Why Risk Screening For Heart Disease Is As Good As Crystal Ball Gazing
  on Jun 25, 2012 in risk score QRISK heart disease prevention functional health
  If weather forecasts were as reliable as cardiovascular risk prediction tools, meteorologists would miss two thirds of all hurricanes, expect rain for 8 out of 10 sunny days, and fail to see the parallels to fortune telling.     When you...
• Are You A Unique Medical Case?
  on Jun 21, 2012 in individualized medicine prevention functional health cardiovascular health
  Research says yes, public health doesn't listen, and you suffer the consequences: too little benefits from generic interventions. And it could be so simple. Different people always react differently to the same type of treatment. In my previous...
• 10 Good Reasons Not To Exercise?
  on Jun 18, 2012 in risk factors exercise heart health functional health
  Exercise may actually be bad for you! A professor says he stumbled upon this "potentially explosive" insight. The New York Times has been quick to peddle it. And couch potatoes descend on it like vultures on road kill. But professors can get it wrong...

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