The Role of Personal Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic
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Stretches and Other Self-Care Treatments for Plantar Fasciitis
Skip the invasive procedures. The best first-line defense for plantar fasciitis is simple: rest, ice, and calf/arch stretching.
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The Role of Food Advertisements in the Obesity Epidemic
We all like to think we make important life decisions like what to eat consciously...
Flashback Friday: How to Reduce Your TMAO Levels
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The Role of Marketing in the Obesity Epidemic
The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980...
The Role of Taxpayer Subsidies in the Obesity Epidemic
Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions to support the likes of the sugar and livestock...
Flashback Friday: The Best Foods for Fighting Autism and Brain Inflammation
One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic...
The Role of Processed Foods in the Obesity Epidemic
The rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about...
Cut the Calorie-Rich-And-Processed Foods
We have an uncanny ability to pick out the subtle distinctions in calorie density of...
Flashback Friday: Can Flaxseeds Help Prevent Breast Cancer?
Flax seed consumption may play a role in preventing and treating breast cancer by blocking...
The Thrifty Gene Theory: Survival of the Fattest
Rather than being some kind of disorder or failure of willpower, weight gain is largely...
The Role of Genes in the Obesity Epidemic
The big fat “fat gene” accounts for less than 1% of the differences in size...
Flashback Friday: Inhibiting Platelet Activation with Garlic and Onions
Why should we wait ten minutes after chopping or crushing garlic before we cook it...
