The 30 day weight loss challenge for Ramadan

New study finds role of melatonin on type 2 diabetes.

It is no secret, that excess weight has been linked to 13 different types of cancer. The list goes from breast cancer, colon cancer, rectum, endometrial, esophageal adenocarcinoma, gallbladder, gastric, kidney, liver, multiple myeloma, ovary, pancreas and thyroid cancers. The role that sex hormones play as a result of excess weight has linkage to cancers that are hormone receptive such as breast and ovarian cancers. Inflammation at the cellular level due to excess weight as

The most common formula used to assess the risk of obesity is BMI with 25.-29.9kg/m2 considered as overweight and over 30 considered as...

I often had patients in primary care who would come to me and say, " Well Doc, I don't eat much so how come I am gaining weight or can't loose any weight." They have a very valid question. Often as Internists, we are not trained to delve into research of what portion is appropriate for my patient, or how much to tell my patient to eat or what variety is needed. How much portion size is needed. What type of foods are best for weight loss? This article is a scientific breakdown

Over the last month, I was reading on Jason Fung's The Obesity Code. His perspective is interesting and I encourage readers to read it as...