The age-old debate – less carbs vs less fat – has been undergoing much new study since Dr. Atkins first proposed a low carb diet back when my mom was trying to drop pounds for my bar mitzvah. (Yes, for a couple years there, she was doing that yo yo thing simply to look hotRead More
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ACSM Annual Meeting Thoughts
Last week I attended the ACSM annual meeting in beautiful Baltimore. I kid you not; it is a beautiful convention center/inner harbor/down town area with good restaurants – my cousin took me to an Afghani restaurant (owned, incidentally, by pres. Karzai’s brother) – and clubs and things to do and see (like the first GeorgeRead More
More Healthy News
This article discusses research that shows weight loss reduces pro-inflammatory events and substances that contribute to heart disease: http://www.healthcanal.com/immune-system/7192.html What’s cool about the study is that it also demonstrates that fat, your personal body fat, may be a better predictor of how well you’ll lose weight if you have bariatric surgery, but who knows? MaybeRead More
Weight Loss in Older Adults
Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to encourage older adults – those over 75, for example – to lose weight since studies have shown that older adults who lose weight tend to have unnoticed medical problems. In other words, weight loss that occurs in this population is often due to disease, not desire. A recent studyRead More
The Carb-Fat Dispute Continues
How to best lose weight? Low fat, low carb/hi protein, or low calories? This debate has been ongoing for at least 40 years, maybe longer, but I was too young to care back then. Now I do, and professionally, have been battered about by the various studies showing one or the other as best. TheRead More