Something tells me this guy isn’t all that athletic
And remember that the liver is the ultimate gatekeeper of health. Belly Fat May Affect Liver Function
The observed lipids drain directly to the liver, a key center of glucose and insulin metabolism, where they may accumulate as triglyceride and cause dysregulation of these important metabolic processes, [...]
Filed in Digest 2 Comments so far
The bedroom is for two things and TV watching isn’t one of them. Teens Who Have TV In Their Bedroom Are Less Likely To Engage In Healthy Habits, Study Shows - “Girls with a TV in their bedrooms spent less time in vigorous activity each week than girls without TVs in their rooms (1.8 [...]
Filed in Digest No Responses yet
This study came out a few days ago: Americans Brush Off Call of the Wild for Allure of Electronics, Study Suggests; (Study Abstract)
Experts report that the typical American spends up to 25% less time in nature than in 1987, and time spent in nature dropped by about 1% annually since then.
The researchers tracked visits to [...]
Filed in Exploring Nature 5 Comments so far
Given that the calendar just ticked over to January 1st, 2008, there are a lot of resolutions to eat better and lose weight. Here are ten things to remember as you embark on your health journey.
Junk food doesn’t exist; there is junk and there is food.
Similarly, real food has no nutrition label. Food [...]
Here’s an interesting article from EurekAlert stating that Overweight mothers run greater risk of having hyperactive children. We’ve discussed ADD/ADHD and possible causative factors here, here, and here (and probably somewhere else). This is yet another possible mechanism.
They haven’t figured out a causal connection yet, whether the child is affected by [...]
Filed in Obesity and Disease 2 Comments so far
Subscribe