Metabolic Health (5)
The latest evidence-based reporting in Metabolic Health (5).
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Metabolic Health
As the incidence of metabolic syndrome type 2 diabetes (T2D) and other conditions related to insulin resistance continues to skyrocket healthcare practitioners need all the tools they can get for helping patients reclaim their health. A substance receiving increased recognition for its efficacy in i
Science Update
Resveratrol a powerful polyphenol found in found in berries nuts the skin of red grapes and red wine has been shown to increase spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Metabolic Health
Given that our cells depend on sugar for energy it's no surprise that many of us crave a little added sweetness from time to time. Unfortunately many doctors nutritionists researchers and journalists understand that our runaway sugar habit is one of the primary causes of the obesity epidemic and met
Metabolic Health
We've been hearing it since we were kids: Don't judge a book by its cover. It's true for books and it's even truer for our patients and clients. It can be difficult to keep an open mind when we see someone whose appearance can easily be associated with overeating and being sedentary and whom we migh
Glucose Metabolism
Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) often go hand in hand. In fact their seeming inseparability has led to the convenient catch phrase diabesity. However since not all type-2 diabetics are obese and not all overweight people are diabetic the natural question is: which comes first obesity or diabetes?
Metabolic Health
It's certainly no surprise that nutritional needs during pregnancy increase dramatically as the process of incubating a fetus requires additional micro and macro nutrients. While a chronically poor diet can have long term ramifications while not pregnant think obesity diabetes metabolic syndrome for
Metabolic Health
The four horsemen of the apocalypse AKA the deadly quartet
Metabolic Health
The rise of obesity is not just from eating too much and lack of exercise. Our consumption of sugar has increased over the past century from 15 to 75 grams a day. This translates to about 150 lbs of sugar a year! Fructose is one of the components of table sugar or sucrose and high fructose corn syru