JAMA's Obesity Issue: Old News and New Ideas
January's Journal of the American Medical Association is entirely devoted to obesity:
Six years ago, when JAMA last published a theme issue on obesity, there was optimism that progress was being made in preventing and treating obesity. As time...
Beating Type II Diabetes
Type II Diabetes (T2D) is a growing epidemic that will affect one out of every three Americans, according to the CDC. Even more concerning, about 90% of people who will eventually become diabetic are currently unaware that they are at risk. The graph...
Craving Sweets? Don't Do This
When food companies advertise their products with slogans like "No one can eat just one!", it's clear that cravings and addictions are good for business. But what's best for your health?
A recent article by investigative journalist Gary Taubes reinforces...
Choose Your Path
Every choice we make is a crossroads, and a chance to choose the direction we're traveling in our journey through life.
Are you choosing a path that leads to feeling your best, and maximimum health and vitality tomorrow? Are you on a path leading...
Is Sugar Down for the Count?
Sugar has had a bad year or two. Several US cities have implemented so called “soft drink” taxes. Recent research by a UCSF team uncovered records revealing the sugar industry’s secret payoffs to academic scientists tasked with determining sugar’s...
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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It wasn’t unusual for patients to ask me, "If it were you, Doctor, what would you do?" After telling them that they had prostate or kidney cancer or that they had a large kidney stone that needed treatment, it was a natural question. And a wise one.
After all, if I would not follow my own advice, why should my patient?