MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'appetite'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096195&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FzXJoBE2ln2E%2F By Stephanie Mensh. We are bombarded with conflicting messages on food.  On one front, we have Michelle Obama railing against childhood obesity, and organizations like the American Heart Association and the federal government driving on diet-related diseases—diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and chronic conditions.  Countering these efforts all around us, are compelling mouth-watering advertisements for high calorie, high fat, high sugar foods.  Every activity—at work, at home, at the movies, at the mall, at the park, studying, watching TV—requires lots of food and sugary drinks. Resisting these omnipresent temptations requires an incredible amount of individual willpower or habits that go contrary to the average American routine.  Despite my active role in advocating for healthy ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096195 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:15:28 +0100 5096195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086122&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008214.html Does cutting the size of the stomach thru bariatric surgery cause weight loss by cutting the appeal of fatty foods? Bethesda, Md. (July 27, 2011)—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the most common type of bariatric surgery in the United States, is currently considered the most effective therapy for morbid obesity. Patients who undergo this procedure, in which the stomach is reduced to a small pouch and connected to the middle of the small intestine, often lose massive amounts of weight. However, the reasons behind this surgery’s success have been unclear. Shedding more light on why this procedure prompts such dramatic weight loss, a team of researchers has found, in a study using both humans and rats, that Roux-en-Y appears to lead patients... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086122 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5086122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069413&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008203.html Some Caltech researchers found that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) in the brain exerts self control to make people make healthier decisions and it is possible to make the dlPFC more active to improve your food choices. When you decide what to eat, not only does your brain need to figure out how it feels about a food's taste versus its health benefits versus its size or even its packaging, but it needs to decide the importance of each of those attributes relative to the others. And it needs to do all of this more-or-less instantaneously. Antonio Rangel, professor of economics and neuroscience at Caltech, has been studying this value-deriving and decision-making process for years now. Along with Todd Hare—a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069413 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5069413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921357&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008131.html Smoking really does suppress appetite and some researchers at Yale and Baylor College of Medicine have narrowed down the appetite suppression mechanism to a particular class of neural receptors in the hypothalamus. This discovery opens up a target for drug development for both smokers and non-smoking folks with weight problems. Smokers tend to die young, but they tend to die thinner than non-smokers. A team of scientists led by Yale School of Medicine has discovered exactly how nicotine suppresses appetite – findings that suggest that it might be possible to develop a drug that would help smokers, and non-smokers, stay thin. Nicotine activates a small set of neurons in a section of the hypothalamus that signals the body has had... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921357 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4921357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911426&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008124.html An important question. Do you eat dirt? Sera Young and other researchers at Cornell asked the question of why do people eat dirt? While at first glance micronutrient deficiencies might seem a plausible guess in reality the clay most often eaten is not a good source of minerals. The nutrition hypothesis was also a poor fit to the data. The database shows that the kind of earth people eat most often is a type of clay that contains low amounts of nutrients like iron, zinc, and calcium. Plus, if calcium deficiency drove people to eat dirt, one would expect them to do it most often at life stages when they need calcium the most—adolescence or old age. But that isn't... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911426 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4911426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4459925&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007893.html One of the competing theories to explain the obesity epidemic is a rise in fructose consumption causing alterations in hormone levels that increase appetite. UCSF med school prof Robert Lustig has a pretty good rant-lecture on the evils of fructose. Well, here's another study on part of the mechanism in the brain of how fructose might be causing increased obesity. PORTLAND, Ore. – The dietary concerns of too much fructose is well documented. High-fructose corn syrup has become the sweetener most commonly added to processed foods. Many dietary experts believe this increase directly correlates to the nation's growing obesity epidemic. Now, new research at Oregon Health & Science University demonstrates that the brain – which serves as a master control... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4459925 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4459925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445851&cid=t_98070_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F07%2Fhow-food-heals%2F I’m currently reading the book Keeping the Feast: One Couple’s Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy by Paula Butturini about the curative powers of food, love, and daily rituals. And it got me thinking about food’s impact on my own life. Being a Russian Jewish American (I immigrated to America with my family when I was seven), the foods that cross my family’s table are eclectic. When we go out to eat, we love Italian, Greek, German, and Thai cuisine. I love sampling new foods and will try anything once. On a side note, I truly believe that I could eat pasta every day and be very happy. But this isn’t a post about my favorite foods (though that would be yummy!). It is a short story about food, family and how having a healthy relationship with food helped a once sh... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445851 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:07:03 +0100 4445851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338264&cid=t_98070_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVWOLjMTmnZA%2F Dozens of French citizens filed lawsuits against Servier yesterday in Paris following an admission by the drugmaker that its Mediator diabetes drug, which was used for decades but banned in 2009 - was linked to an “excess” risk of developing heart-valve damage. “We believe that accountability seems likely,” a Servier spokeswoman told Journal Du Dimanche. “Let me be very clear: we do not deny that the Mediator was able to present a real risk for some patients.” She added that the “death of three people is too many.” Two months ago, the drugmaker maintained that an initial report of 500 deaths represented a tiny risk compared to the number of people who took the drug. However, the admission came less than a month after French authorities began ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338264 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:37:36 +0100 4338264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077220&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007573.html In obese rodents exercise increased sensitivity for hormones that restrain appetite. There is now another good reason to exercise. Besides burning calories, exercise restores the sensitivity of neurons involved in the control of satiety (feeling full), which in turn contributes to reduced food intake and consequently weight loss. This is the conclusion of a study led by Brazilian researchers at the University of Campinas, and the findings will be published next week in the online, open access journal PLoS Biology. This disclosure may bring hope to over 40% of the population that suffers from weight problems and obesity around the world. Exercise might make weight loss easier to do by reducing appetite. The group led by José Barreto C. Carvalheira... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077220 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4077220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027148&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007536.html Eric Stice, Cara Bohon, and other researchers find that as a group of women gained weight their brains showed less signs of pleasure under a brain scan when eating sweet foods. In a new study published Sept. 29 in the Journal of Neuroscience, Bohon fed milkshakes to a group of overweight women and monitored their brains' response to the combination of Häagen Dazs ice cream and Hershey's chocolate syrup. She used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to measure changes in brain blood flow and found that the sugary treat stimulated activity in the striatum. The striatum, located deep inside the brain, is a primitive mass of brain cells that, among other things, release feelings of pleasure when we eat... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027148 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4027148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018144&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007530.html The big Firestone beer I tried at dinner tonight has me in the right frame of mind to write this post. Scientists investigate an important topic. In an advance that may give brewers powerful new ability to engineer the flavor and aroma of beer — the world's favorite alcoholic beverage — scientists are publishing the most comprehensive deciphering of the beer's "proteome" ever reported. Their report on the proteome (the set of proteins that make beer "beer") appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research. This sort of research will inevitably lead to genetic engineering of barley, yeast, and corn to produce the ideal beer. Or, rather, the ideal pale ale, the ideal lager, and so on. Then European beers... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018144 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4018144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987023&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007505.html Could a vaccine against adenovirus 36 reduce the rate of obesity in future generations? Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, MD,  associate professor of clinical pediatrics at UC San Diego, and colleagues examined 124 children, ages 8 to 18, for the presence of antibodies specific to adenovirus 36 (AD36), one of more than 50 strains of adenovirus known to infect humans and cause a variety of respiratory, gastrointestinal and other infections. AD36 is the only human adenovirus currently linked to human obesity. Slightly more than half of the children in the study (67) were considered obese, based on a Body Mass Index or BMI in the 95th percentile or greater. The researchers detected neutralizing antibodies specific to AD36 in 19 of the children... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987023 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3987023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3959919&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007482.html In this study, researchers evaluated a group of 104 obese or overweight men and women during an 8-week low-calorie diet and again 32 weeks after treatment. Researchers measured body weight as well as plasma fasting ghrelin, leptin and insulin concentrations before, during and after dieting. They found that subjects with higher plasma leptin and lower ghrelin levels before dieting were more prone to regain weight lost after dieting and that these hormone levels could be proposed as biomarkers for predicting obesity-treatment outcomes. "We believe this research is of foremost relevance in clinical terms as it may indicate that the outcome... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3959919 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3959919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808668&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feating-meat-and-gaining-weight%2F2010.08.01 A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is reporting an association with eating meat and weight gain. This is a fairly robust epidemiological study, but at the same time is a good example of how such information is poorly reported in the media, leading to public confusion. The data is taken from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–Physical Activity, Nutrition, Alcohol, Cessation of Smoking, Eating Out of Home and Obesity (EPIC-PANACEA) project. This is a long-term epidemiological study involving hundreds of thousands of individuals, and is therefore a great source of data. We are likely to see many publications from from it. This one looked at the association of meat eating –- poultry, red meat, and processed meat -– with tota... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808668 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:00:44 +0100 3808668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687378&cid=t_98070_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Fellie-kriegers-healthy-appetite-now-on-cooking-channel%2F You’ve probably heard me brag about Ellie Krieger, a fellow dietitian, many times on Balanced Health and Nutrition due to the fact that she is simply amazing! She has wonderful cookbooks, which I recommend to my clients, Her fantastic cooking show, Healthy Appetite, will now be on the Cooking Channel as of June 1st. The Cooking Channel provides food lovers with a ‘richer variety of food information and cooking styles…diving deeper into cooking instruction and food information’ and Healthy Appetite is sure to fit in perfectly. Ellie’sshow provides viewers with recipes to create healthy dishes for real people and tips for staying healthy while at work, eating out, or on vacation. Ellie is not only an R.D., and T.V. show hostess, but also a New York Times best-selling author. Her ti... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687378 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:33:40 +0100 3687378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494370&cid=t_98070_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FPg-75NOruns%2F           About 5 million people in the United States suffer from congestive heart failure (CHF).  Approximately 550,000 new cases of the condition are diagnosed every year.  It is the most common hospital discharge diagnosis with more than one million hospital stays annually.  A person 40 years or more has a 1 in 5 chance of developing heart failure.  Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects 1% of the people aged 50 years, 5% people aged 75 years or older and 25% people aged 85 years or older irrespective of sex.  Congestive heart failure, or simply heart failure, is a condition where the heart fails to pump adequate blood to meet the body’s need.  Unlike a heart attack, the heart does not stop beating – rather, it weakens over the course of months or years so tha... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494370 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:13:50 +0100 3494370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433193&cid=t_98070_167_f&fid=38576&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drbriffa.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Flack-of-sleep-can-cause-people-to-overeat%2F In my blog yesterday I mentioned how a carbohydrate-rich diet can drive some people to overeat. High-carb foods tend to disrupt blood sugar levels in a way that can lead to episodes of low blood sugar that itself can trigger cravings for further carb-rich fare. Also, carbohydrate has relatively limited capacity to sate the appetite [...] (Source: Dr John Biffa's Blog) Dr John Biffa's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433193 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:21:17 +0100 3433193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318691&cid=t_98070_167_f&fid=38576&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drbriffa.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fcinema-popcorn-highlighted-as-a-nutritional-hazard-and-how-to-avoid-it%2F Over the weekend the radio was on and I caught an item about the apparent hazards of popcorn. The Food Standards Agency in the UK has, it seems, launched a bit of a blitz against the snack foods and drink available in cinema foyers (see here for a report regarding this) and popcorn is [...] (Source: Dr John Biffa's Blog) Dr John Biffa's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318691 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:25:20 +0100 3318691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231434&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Favoid-chemotherapy-side-effects%2F Filed under: Cancer CaregiversAfter passing a bill that allows marijuana use for medical purposes, New Jersey is the fourteenth state to have legalized its use. Although the federal government still regards marijuana as illegal, it is becoming a popular drug at the state level. What most people don't realize is that a synthetic version of marijuana is already legal and available by prescription in all states. Marinol, a synthetic THC, received FDA approval in 1985. Doctors who prescribe the drug generally use it to treat chemotherapy side effects like nausea and vomiting, among other conditions. If you don't live in a state that allows marijuana to be used for medical purposes, there are other ways to curb side effects. Before starting chemotherapy, make sure that you have a friend o... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231434 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3231434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163742&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006863.html Thinking about living with your girlfriend? For the sake of her health and your own esthetic experience put some emotional distance between you and the special lady. After adjusting for other variables, the 10-year weight gain for an average 140-pound woman was 20 pounds if she had a baby and a partner, 15 if she had a partner but no baby, and only 11 pounds if she was childless with no partner. The number of women with a baby but no partner was too small to draw statistically significant conclusions. Nature really doesn't want us thrilled and happy. Nature just wants us to reproduce. Once we are deeply hooked up the thrills get taken away. Obviously humans are in need... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163742 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3163742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145941&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006849.html Blocking the hormone ghrelin in mice reduced how hard they'd try to get food. Mice with added ghrelin were more drawn to food. The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief – just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet. Prior research studies have suggested that the so-called hunger hormone ghrelin, which the body produces when it's hungry, might act on the brain to trigger this behavior. New research in mice by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists suggest that ghrelin might also work in the brain to make some people keep eating "pleasurable" foods when they're already full.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145941 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3145941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571111&cid=t_98070_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Ffood-and-our-brains.html Our brains are obviously hard-wired to love food.  For many years, scientists have been trying to unravel the mystery of why we go all ga-ga over fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies, for example.  If we could figure out — and even control — the neuroscience of appetite, just imagine what that would do for combating obesity, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571111 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:05 +0100 2571111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517216&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006322.html People who carry gene variant NRXN3 have a 10-15% increased risk of obesity. June 26, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - A variation in a gene that is active in the... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517216 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2517216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473243&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006283.html Sooner or later scientists will discover compounds that will make human appetite easily controllable. But once again mice get the cool new treatments first. Researchers at Imperial College London have... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473243 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2473243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416830&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006208.html Another report that suggests getting enough sleep reduces your risks of obesity. Could sleep be a critical component to maintaining a healthy body weight? According to new research to be... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416830 Sun, 17 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2416830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386850&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006174.html A wearable patch that you replace once a week monitors heart rate, respiration, body temperature, and other indicators to calculate your calorie consumption and burning rates. Then a cell phone... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386850 Sun, 03 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2386850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381264&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006171.html Some CalTech scientists think that using brain scans and food choices they have been able to identify the part of the brain that allows people control their desires and refrain... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381264 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2381264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131329&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005902.html If only the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in your cells was less stressed you'd probably be skinnier and healthier. A new study in the January 7th issue of Cell Metabolism, a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131329 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2131329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089993&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005863.html If you can't keep your weight down at a healthy level then you've got an increasing cast of genetic actors to blame for your excess fat. The 6 latest discoveries... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089993 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2089993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040036&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005795.html You hear people argue that legalizing chocolate truffles will not lead to use of more powerful food drugs. But the evidence says otherwise. Truffles are the gateway to indulgence and... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040036 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2040036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035624&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005793.html 6 genetic variants variants have been identified as possible contributing factors for obesity. 5 of them are expressed in the brain. A genetic study of more than 90,000 people has... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035624 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2035624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035628&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005787.html News you can use: Dark chocolate, which basically is the purer stronger chocolate with more flavonoids and other chocolate compounds, cuts appetite as compared to milk chocolate. To compare the... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035628 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2035628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033170&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005784.html The brain is very sensitive to blood sugar level. The brain also craves carbo and sugars. Not coincidentally, women who go on a low carb diet perform more poorly at... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033170 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2033170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027052&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005780.html Aerobic exercise more powerfully suppresses appetite than non-aerobic exercise. A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide YY, while 90... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027052 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2027052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990802&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005740.html As measured by electrodes implanted in rat brains an obese strain of rats reacts differently to concentrations of sugar as compared to a non-obese strain. Obesity gradually numbs the taste... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990802 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1990802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862822&cid=t_98070_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F415363072%2F A new campaign “Read ‘em before you eat ‘em” led by NYC’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hopes to make a dent in the preventable health problems and early deaths caused by obesity each year. This campaign comprises a series of ads being but up in New York Subway cars and is designed to help New Yorkers see how quickly fast-food calories add up. Here are the initial set of ads: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fnyc-anti-obesity-ads%2F'; addthis_title = 'NYC+anti-obesity+ads'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862822 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:40:00 +0100 1862822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859529&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005610.html Over half of olive oil is a fatty acid called oleic acid. which at least in rats boosts production of a hormone that decreases hunger. A fatty acid found in... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859529 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1859529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844792&cid=t_98070_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F407735128%2F Michael Pollen’s new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto argues for simplification of dietary habits in this world of complicated food products. This is what he has to say in a nutshell: What to Eat? Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food (non-dairy creamer?) Avoid food products with ingredients that are unfamiliar, unpronounceable, more than 5 in number, or that contain high-fructose corn syrup (none of these is necessarily bad in itself, but they raise red flags). Avoid food products that make health claims. Broccoli and tomatoes are silent. If a product needs to crow about being healthy, chances are it isn’t. Shop the periphery of the supermarket where the fresh food resides Get out of the supermarket and shop at a farmers’ m... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844792 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:03:49 +0100 1844792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798149&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005547.html Destruction of a blood vessel that feeds the top part of the stomach cuts ghrelin hunger hormone production. The expectation is that ghrelin reduction via this technique can reduce hunger... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798149 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1798149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1763920&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005512.html Thinking makes you hungry. So if you want to lose weight become vacuous and shallow? "Sorry I was so inconsiderate and thoughtless dear. You know my diet requires it." Quebec... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763920 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1763920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742760&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005491.html A study on humans with a genetic disorder confirms animal studies: low brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) causes unusually strong appetites and obesity. A brain chemical that plays a role... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742760 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1742760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551371&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005315.html Need a vagal nerve blocking device to help you lose weight? ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551371 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1551371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446828&cid=t_98070_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F291018671%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesOvereating Fast Food Carbs Causes Signs of Liver DamageTired? You May Not Be Getting Enough SleepLiving Healthy Isn’t Cost Saving, It’s Cost EffectiveChiropractic Adjustments and Artery Dissection: Is Your Neck in Safe Hands?Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446828 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:02 +0100 1446828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1377981&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005141.html Belly fat begets belly fat. The extra fat we carry around our middle could be making us hungrier, so we eat more, which in turn leads to even more belly... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1377981 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1377981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296035&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2008%2F3%2F12%2Flosing-weight-is-the-easy-part.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D It almost became a cliché: losing weight is relatively easy. That’s why you see so many “miracle diet” claiming astounding losses of weight. But why don’t we see miracle diets that tout maintenance of weight loss? Because this is the hard part of dieting. The reasons for that are both psychological and physiological, and the neurobiology of it is fascinating. The neurobiology of diet failure If you imagine the brain as made up of layers, the deeper ones are made of neurons that determine our response to environmental stimuli without us being conscious of it. If we come across an environmental cue that stimulates our feeding response, like a delicious looking chocolate cake, the response is an outpouring of hormones and peptides that s... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296035 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:19:59 +0100 1296035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1276024&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005048.html Cutting back on TV and video games cut weight of heavier weight kids. University at Buffalo researchers now have shown in a randomized trial that by using a device that... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1276024 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1276024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1057285&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F28%2Fwant-to-live-longer-forget-starvation-diet.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D“Go to the ant, my sonObserve her waysAnd wisen”King Solomon, Proverbs (free translation).Undoubtedly you have seen pictures of those emaciated characters who practice calorie restriction in the name of living a long, long life. The normal daily diet of an adult male contains about 2000-2400 calories. The ‘calorie restriction’ people limit their diet to about half of that. They may live longer, but are they happier? Hard to tell; they are going to die hungry but maybe also happy, for the ordeal is finally over. One of the organisms that provided the ‘intellectual’ basis for this cruel and unusual experiment in long living is called C. elegans.Where in the world is C. elegans?Caenorhabditis elegans (Caeno, recent; rhabditis, rod; e... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1057285 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:16:05 +0100 1057285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1047556&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F23%2Fthanksgiving-meal-overare-you-still-ok.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DPhew…that was something. We ate and we ate, and drank and drank—I thought we are going to burst. Literally. I hope everybody in our Thanksgiving party (over 30 people) survived intact. Being a doctor, and a worrier, the thoughts of what could go wrong were never quite banished by the pleasures of gluttony. What dangers were going through my mind?The burst stomachHave you ever seen a snake swallowing a whole turkey? You can actually see the poor creature traveling through the long intestines of the tubular glutton. Well, a burst stomach is extremely rare, and happens only in rare conditions where the brain center controlling hunger and satiety is malfunctioning. Normal stomach capacity is about 8 cups, although it can range form 4 to 12, according to Dr.... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1047556 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:51:04 +0100 1047556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=977350&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004712.html Expect the "Chocolate Talk Diet" book coming to a store near you. The researchers found that women who were asked to suppress their thoughts about chocolate consumed 50 per cent... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=977350 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 977350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923723&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004643.html Anorexics might be responding to something that is stimulating an appetite-suppressing type of receptor which MDMA (ecstasy) also stimulates. In mouse studies, Valerie Compan from the University of Montpellier, and... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923723 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 923723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907010&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F9%2F27%2Fmind-over-body-a-new-meaning.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DNo, I haven’t become a “new age”, “positive thinking”, “psychic energy” guy. I have seen a lot of willpower, grit and optimism overcome physical limitations—but that does not correct a physical limitation. Wouldn’t a way to change the brain’s perception of pain, or alter the brain’s pathways that determine an addictive behavior be a better solution than the panoply of drugs that we addle our brain with?Technology to the rescueOne of the advantages of living in Northern California is being plugged in to the new and emergent technologies that are all around us. Superb universities that are incubators of revolutionary ideas, startup companies budding all over the place like mushrooms after the rain, many... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907010 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:28:06 +0100 907010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=827970&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F8%2F28%2Fconfessions-of-a-walking-fool.html Brian Klepper How do you live a long life? Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast.Harry Truman33rd US President, who lived to 88DAWN, n. The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach, and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then point with pride to these practices as the cause of their sturdy health and ripe years, the truth being that they are hearty and old, not because of their habits, but in spite of them. The reason we find only robust persons doing this thing is that it has killed all the others who have tried it.Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary  I started taking long walks with my close friend Bob thirty-five years ago when we were students in Holla... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=827970 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:28:12 +0100 827970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811892&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004506.html Here's yet another reason why people should stay home from work when they are sick. That wheezing and coughing guy over in the next cubicle might make you fat. BOSTON,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811892 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 811892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797947&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004481.html 12 people in the whole world are known to lack the appetite regulation hormone leptin. 2 leptin deficient teens were found to rate even broccoli as very tasty. Without leptin,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797947 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 797947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=791371&cid=t_98070_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ffood-and-growth.html Many people have a hard time understanding why the parents of special needs children are so incredibly inefficient. So many of these children are more than capable but their parents get in the way of progress. [translation = a lawful impediment] Most parents have the best of intentions, but sometimes it can take a very long time for what appear to be simple skills, to be mastered. In this particular household, we have been struggling with mealtimes for many a long year. For one of my sons, food is aversive. Like many children, food is of no interest to him. [translation = refueling stop] A wise parent would open a catering carton of Goldfish crackers and be done with it. [translation = guilty as charged] Other more foolish parents, know that the food campaign must be maintained. [transla... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=791371 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:11:00 +0100 791371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=786724&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F08%2Floss-of-sleep-may-lead-you-to-eat%2F This study may hint at reasons behind the dubious freshman fifteen for a lot of college students. Can the body adapt to being up all night studying and snacking without jolting the counter regulatory response of metabolism?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Diabetes Blog) The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786724 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 786724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758671&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004417.html Using over 12,000 people studied over 32 years as part of the Framingham Heart Study Harvard and UCSD researchers find that people are more likely to become obese if people... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758671 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 758671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=748918&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004403.html A Cochrane Review meta-analysis of high and low glycemic index diets found that weight loss is greater and easier on low glycemic index diets. Put aside the white bread and... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=748918 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 748918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729826&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F12%2Flive-learn-pass-it-on-cancer-style%2F Filed under: Throat Cancer, Diets, NutritionI recently received an e-mail from a friend, about a friend of hers who has just been diagnosed with throat cancer. After a little thought about the content of her message, I sat down and typed a response. I share our back-and-forth communication with you today because it may help you, a friend, a family member, someone. And it may motivate some of you to contribute your own wisdom on the topic. If it does, by all means -- please share by leaving a comment. Jacki, Hope all is well with you. Nick and I have a close friend that has recently been diagnosed with cancer. It's in his throat and neck area. He had his tonsils removed and showed they are the source of the cancer but he will still be undergoing chemo and radiation. The reason I am reachin... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729826 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 729826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719399&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F07%2Fdoes-this-look-swollen%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Exercise, SupportWhat is the purpose of body fat? We all have it, some of us a little more than others. As we grow older, some of our diets fall out of balance with our energy needs causing our white fat cells to become swollen. White fat cells secrete leptin, adiponectin and resistin. Leptin and adiponectin work together in suppressing appetite. Resistin is the newest discovered - and has been found to participate in the inflammatory response and resistence to insulin. It also triggers an immune response to irritation, so it may be the fat cells attempt to shut your piehole because we're not gonna take it. As the white fat cells take on excessive calories they begin swelling, resulting in an inflammatory response. Inflammation, by defin... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719399 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 719399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=688578&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F20%2Fenvironmental-cues-that-make-us-hungry.html We modern humans have a tough time curbing our appetite. The reason for that is that our primitive ancestors, leading a life of hunters/gatherers (or scavengers, as recent research suggests) did not have a steady, predictable supply of food. So our physiology has evolved to store calories when we could get them, in the form of fat. The need was to maximize conservation of energy (or calories), and an elaborate system has evolved in the gut and the brain to accomplish that. This state of affairs served our species well until relatively recently. When the industrial revolution arrived about 200 years ago, farms became more efficient and produced more food, people became more affluent working in factories and offices, being able to afford the cornucopia of food and drink. At the same time wor... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688578 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:49:55 +0100 688578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654445&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Fworthy-wisdom-eating-for-energy%2F Filed under: Prevention, Diets, Worthy WisdomDo you have less energy than you did before cancer? Do you sometimes crash in the middle of the afternoon? If you answered Yes to these questions and wonder why your energy is zapped, you may want to consider something completely outside the realm of cancer. Like your diet. Canyon Ranch nutritionists say lack of energy is not always related to diet. It can also stem from lack of sleep and exercise, depression, anxiety, low-grade infection, medication, reaction to alcohol, and caffeine withdrawal or dependence. But diet surely plays a part, and sometimes a very large part. So in the interest of energetic and healthy living, you might want to give some thought to these energy-building diet tips. Start the day with a healthy breakfast. When kids do... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654445 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 654445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611527&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F9%2Fi-am-fat-and-my-genes-made-me-do-it.html  Yesterday’s New York Times ( May 8, 2007 ) carried a front page article by one of the paper’s premier science reporters, Gina Kolata. The article, titled “genes take charge, and diets fall by the wayside”, is an excerpt of her newly published book “Rethinking thin: the new science of weight loss- and the myths and realities of weight loss”. In the article she reviews the succession of studies started in the late 1950’s by Dr Jules Hirsch at Rockefeller University , which culminated in recent studies demonstrating conclusively that the tendency to weight gain and obesity is genetically determined. Ms. Kolata describes the heartbreak of dieting, a constant struggle of losing weight, trying to maintain, gaining, dieting again, and so on and so o... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611527 Thu, 10 May 2007 01:58:50 +0100 611527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=549811&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004192.html Why let your spouse blame your diet for your unwanted fat when you can blame your genes instead? Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=549811 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 549811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542495&cid=t_98070_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F4%2F12%2Fobesity-the-devil-made-me-do-it.html The April 12, 2007 online edition of Science (www.sciencemag.org/cgi/contrent/abstract), has important news from the field of obesity/diabetes type 2 research. Is FTO the culprit? FTO is an obscure gene that was discovered in mice who were born with fused toes (hence the name), and since that earthshaking discovery nobody bothered to study it, or find out what its function is, or in which pathway it participates.  In other words, the gene is, well, totally obscure. And so it lay dormant until a group of scientists from nine institutions in Britain and one in Finland examined the genomes of 38,750 adults and children. Lo and behold, FTO stood out like a sore thumb (or toe)—people who had 2 copies (alleles) of a variant (or mutation) of the gene were 67% likelier to have a BMI of ... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542495 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:47:24 +0100 542495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479442&cid=t_98070_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004113.html Researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at the Oregon Health & Science University have found that in mice on high fat diets their brain region called the arcuate... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479442 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 479442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488183&cid=t_98070_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspie-bird.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F09%2Fseptember-sunshine.html Not much news here. Enjoying the beautiful warm and sunny September weather.No news about my removal. My fears seem to have become smaller. Due to all the sorrow and fears I seem to have lost nearly 2 kilogrammes in 1 month time. That is far too much! I try hard to eat more. Because my special interest has become less intensive, I have more appetite!This Friday I will do something special related to autism. Can not tell you exactly what it is, but it seems to be very interesting. (Source: The Art of Being Asperger Woman) The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488183 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:57:00 +0100 488183