All Videos for Obesity

Does Sugar Lead to Weight Gain?

The sugar industry’s response to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic.



The New Calories per Pound of Weight Loss Rule

Losing a pound of fat can take as few as 10 calories a day or as many as 55, depending on whether you’re improving food quality or just restricting food quantity.



The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet

Understanding the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss.



The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong

How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound of body fat?



Does a Ketogenic Diet Help Diabetes or Make It Worse?

Keto diets put to the test for diabetes reversal.



Keto Diets: Muscle Growth and Bone Density

Ketogenic diets found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss.



Are Keto Diets Safe?

The effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk.



Is Weight Loss on Ketosis Sustainable?

Might the appetite-suppressing effects of ketosis improve dietary compliance?



Keto Diet Results for Weight Loss

Ketogenic diets and the $33-billion diet gimmick.



Keto Diet Theory Put to the Test

Do low-carb and ketogenic diets have a metabolic advantage for weight loss?



Are Weight-Loss Pills Effective?

Studies show many doctors tend to overestimate the amount of weight loss caused by obesity drugs or were simply clueless.



Are Weight-Loss Pills Safe?

Why don’t more people take the weight loss medications currently on the market?



Plant-Based Diets Recognized by Diabetes Associations

Plant-based diets as the single most important, yet underutilized, opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.



Berries for Inflammation and Osteoarthritis Treatment

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the effects of berries on arthritis.



Microplastic Contamination and Seafood Safety

Can ingested plastic particles from fish get into our bloodstream?



The Best Diet for Diabetes

The case for using a plant-based diet to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger.



Do the Health Benefits of Coffee Apply to Everyone?

Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee.



Are Vegetarians at Risk for Eating Disorders?

Who has the healthiest thoughts, attitudes, and habits regarding food?



Is Butter Really Back? What the Science Says

Is butter—and other saturated fats—bad for you or not?



Benefits of Ginger for Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Ground ginger powder is put to the test for weight loss and NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.



How to Prevent Alzheimer’s with Diet

What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia?



Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain

Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters?



Coconut Oil and Abdominal Fat

What does a review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss and belly fat find?



Are Lectins in Food Good or Bad for You?

Might lectins help explain why those who eat more beans and whole grains have less cancer?



Do the Pros of Brown Rice Outweigh the Cons of Arsenic?

Are there unique benefits to brown rice that would justify keeping it in our diet despite the arsenic content?



What Is the Ideal White Blood Cell Count?

Since white blood cell count is such a strong predictor of lifespan, what should we aim for and how do we get it there?



What Does a Low White Blood Cell Count Mean?

Since white blood cell count is a sign of systemic inflammation, it’s no surprise that those with lower white blood cell counts live longer.



The Food Industry Wants the Public Confused About Nutrition

The Fairness Doctrine example shows the extent to which purveyors of unhealthy products will go to keep the truth from the American public.



Is It Better to Advise More Plants or Less Junk?

It may be more expedient politically to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items rather than a decrease in consumption of unhealthy items, but it may be far less effective.



How to Become a Fecal Transplant Super Donor

What’s more important: probiotics or prebiotics? And where can we best get them?



Best Foods for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Which foods and cooking methods should we choose and avoid, given the role advanced glycation end products (glycotoxins) may play in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?



Is Obesity Infectious?

Given the role our gut bacteria can play in affecting our weight, having family and friends who are obese may not just be socially contagious, but actually contagious.



The Effect of Animal Protein on Stress Hormones, Testosterone, and Pregnancy

What happened to women who were randomized to eat more meat and dairy during pregnancy? What effect does animal protein consumption have on cortisol and testosterone levels in men?



BPA on Receipts: Getting Under Our Skin

Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper, such as cash register receipts and printed tickets, can facilitate the absorption of BPA into the body.



Why BPA Hasn’t Been Banned

If the synthetic estrogen BPA is linked to billions of dollars’ worth of medical problems a year, why is it still allowed in the food supply?



Gut Microbiome – Strike It Rich with Whole Grains

What can we eat to increase good gut bacteria richness in our colon?



Animal Protein, Pregnancy, and Childhood Obesity

What pregnant women eat may affect even the health of their grandchildren.



How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure

How might we prevent and reverse hypertension, the number-one risk factor for death in the world?



Maternal Diet May Affect Stress Responses in Children

Single meals can affect testosterone and cortisol (stress hormone) levels. Some foods eaten regularly during pregnancy may even reprogram children’s responses to stress later in life.



How to Avoid the Obesity-Related Plastic Chemical BPA

Ninety percent of our exposure to the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) comes from certain components of our diet.