A simpler approach to evaluating your visceral fat (and its associated health risks) recognizes that approximately 10 percent of all body fat is visceral. If you calculate your total body fat and take 10 percent of it, you can get a rough estimate of your visceral fat amount.... Read More
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Fasting and Weight
Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern in which individuals confine their food consumption to certain hours of the day. IF does not specify the foods you should eat; instead, intermittent fasting is about when you should eat them.... Read More
Thyroid Health
Hyperthyroidism affects women five to 10 times more often than men and is most common in individuals under 40. The prevalence of the condition in the United States is 1.2 percent.... Read More
Sugar and the Microbiome
The human microbiota comprises up to 100 trillion symbiotic microbes, mostly bacteria in the gut.... Read More
Does Eating Breakfast Promote Weight Loss?
But is it that healthy folks tend to eat breakfast, or is there a causal relationship between consuming a good breakfast and improved health outcomes? Are the lower chances of suffering from diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight due to eating a healthy breakfast?... Read More
Sunlight Triggers Eating
COULD EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT OVER THE SUMMER lead to an increase in eating? The strange phenomenon occurs, but only in men. That is the conclusion of a study of data obtained... Read More