Category: Obesity

Conditions such as diabetes and heart disease have been associated with obesity for a long time. Surprisingly, Cancer hasn’t received as much attention in its connection to obesity, even though it happens to be one of the most common causes of death in the United States. Scientific research has already proven there is a link between obesity […]

GHRELIN vs. LEPTIN: How Bariatric Surgery Affects Hunger HormonesThe brain and body work together to either increase or decrease the desire for food consumption using what are referred to as hunger hormones. These are amino acids which alter a person’s interest in food consumption and can also have both positive and negative impacts on human […]

What is Gestational Diabetes?November is National Diabetes Month, and NIDDK (The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease) has chosen “Promoting Health After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)” as their theme for 2018. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is diabetes in women which occurs during pregnancy and is defined as a “carbohydrate intolerance leading to hyperglycemia with onset or first […]

March is National Kidney Month, and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is reminding Americans to be aware of their risk for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Over 30 million Americans have Chronic Kidney Disease and some are not even aware of their condition because symptoms may not appear until the disease advances.Many people do not realize there […]

Understanding the Causes of Obesity It is widely understood that weight gain is both genetic and environmental, but it’s also important to think of obesity from a physical and mental health standpoint. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAUSES OF OBESITY Genetics: Whether it’s from mom or dad’s of the family, genetics do play a role in obesity. However, studies […]