In this article we will discuss the surgical treatment of obesity which is the last resort in resistant weight control. This will conclude our thread on Resistant Weight Control. We will be starting a new thread next month and we hope you have enjoyed our series on this global epidemic that is now getting . . . → Read More: Surgical management of obesity
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In our last article, we looked at adaptive thermogenesis as a cause of resistant weight control. Adaptive thermogenesis is energy expenditure to produce heat beyond that which is proportional to the amount of overfeeding associated with theoretical costs of an increased body size and a larger food intake. If there is no adaptive thermogenesis which is energy . . . → Read More: Adaptive Thermogenesis in resistant weight control Part II Wonder why it is so difficult for some of your patients to lose weight? There have been many studies that documented substantial reduction in calorie diet intake of some patients and yet their weight remains the same. We have covered some of the undetected hypothyroidism and leptin resistance as causes. However, there is another . . . → Read More: ADAPTIVE THERMOGENESIS – A CAUSE OF RESISTANT WEIGHT CONTROL. Some women have trouble losing weight because of a hormonal problem. The thyroid gland, located in the neck, pumps out hormones that control body metabolism. If the gland’s output isn’t high enough, a condition known as hypothyroidism, the pounds can pile on – and stay on. Oprah Winfery is just one of many celebrities . . . → Read More: Undiagnosed hypothyroidism the cause of difficulty in weight loss? Obesity – nature or nurture….genetic factors are at play in obesity. But you are not doomed by your genetic fate…nutrients have been demonstrated to regulate your . . . → Read More: Obesity – genes or diet? Waist circumference (WC) is a risk factor for mortality in older adults, regardless of body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a large US cohort study reported in the August 9/23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Using the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort, the investigators evaluated the association between WC . . . → Read More: Waist Circumference, an independent risk factor Recently, there has been considerable interest in the role of gut bacteria and weight control. Could bacteria in the gut play a role in obesity just as helicobacter plays a role in stomach cancer? This post reviews the latest studies on this subject. The gut bacteria have been shown to impact insulin resistance, inflammation, . . . → Read More: Can gut bacteria cause obesity? Got your attention with that headline didn’t it? HOWEVER no guarantees that you can keep off the weight you have lost though, also no guarantees that it won’t adversely affect your health too!! Yes, quick fix weight loss methods that “works” with minimal effort! These come in various forms like “magic” pills and “revolutionary” shakes . . . → Read More: GURANTEED WEIGHT LOSS IN DAYS!!! We would like to start a series of discussion on weight management from the perspective of functional medicine. Here is an interesting article form Dr Kent Holtorf, the Medical Director of the Holtorf Medical Group on the importance of checking for 2 hormones – leptin and reverse T3 in your patients with difficulties in . . . → Read More: Long term weight loss – More than Will Power? |
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