Friday, July 30th, 2010

Does eating six small meals a day produce more weight loss than eating three meals a day?

So, does eating six small meals a day produce more weight loss than eating three meals a day? Well, the bottom line is that eating 6 meals a day does not lead to more weight loss than eating 3 meals a day. While some studies have shown that having a higher meal frequency reduces food intake because you are reportedly less hungry, and that this in turn encourages... [Read more]


Is Cutting Calories Sufficient for Weight Loss?

I just love it when we get compared to primates! A study was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald suggesting that cutting our calories in order to lose weight would only result in an automatic reduction in our exercise output, meaning that we would maintain weight. And, why did they draw that conclusion? Because that’s what happened in an experiment with... [Read more]


Our Obesogenic World

It appears the main issue impacting on health systems globally is the over-consumption of food. In the stone age and some centuries ago the ability to gain weight in times of plenty served us well during famines and wars. However, in our current times the over-consumption of food is aggravated by a sedentary lifestyle in a global environment now referred to... [Read more]


Life in the Fast Lane- Fast Food, Fast Medicine, Fast Surgery

Everyone knows that we are experiencing a global pandemic of obesity that shows no signs of abating. Some of us would like to blame ‘fast food’. And, if you were not aware, the medical conditions caused by obesity are placing a significant strain on peoples’ health and health systems. Doctors are overloaded and many are burning out, often before they leave... [Read more]


Obesity is Associated with Brain Dysfunction- Another Good Reason to Lose Weight

Well, if the headline of this blog doesn’t grab your attention, I don’t know what will! We don’t mind losing some things, like our waists and fitness level, but when it comes to potentially ‘losing our minds’, it should make us want to sit up and listen. The bad news is out and hard to ignore. Evidence is growing that links obesity and executive dysfunction... [Read more]


The Gastric Balloon – the Latest in Bariatric Procedures

Gastric Balloon surgery is a reversible, non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical intervention for the treatment of obesity. The procedure involves a soft expandable balloon being placed in the stomach via your mouth. It takes about 20-30 minutes to insert. Once inserted the balloon is filled with saline solution making it too large to pass through the sphincter of... [Read more]


Preventing Obesity in Children (& adults)

Childhood obesity is becoming a real problem across the globe. Experts believe that if we don’t do something drastic to halt the escalation of childhood obesity this latest generation of children will experience significant health problems and have a significantly reduced life expectancy. Prevention of weight gain must start with children commencing at birth.... [Read more]


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