Parasites in Your Body Don’t Cause Obesity
A self-designated doctor is taking advantage of the growing number of obese Americans by telling them that manufacturers are infecting them with parasites that cause obesity. This is a case of “A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing”. She says that parasites cause plaque in the intestines and also send a signal to your [...]Fat is Best Energy Food
Most people still believe that eating fat makes you fat and that fat is just a storage substance. In reality fat is the perfect energy food. It takes fewer enzymatic reactions to get energy from fat than from carbohydrates. Even those who aren’t exercising burn the fat they eat, for the beating of the heart, [...]Tags: belly fat, fat, proteins, saturated fat energy foods
Why get cholesterol lower?
A new drug being developed by Merck has been reported to raise “good” HDL-cholesterol as well as lower the “bad” LDL-cholesterol even further in patients already on statins. Is this really a good idea? The American Heart Association seems fixated on the premise that cholesterol causes heart attacks and it should be as low as [...]Tags: C-Reactive Protein, cholesterol, heart disease, high-fructose corn syrup, statins
Can Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease be Prevented?
Fatty deposits in the liver have been increasing for several years. It occurs in a third of Americans, associated with adult onset diabetes and obesity. When I was in medical school we only saw fatty livers in alcoholics, before the scarring of liver cirrhosis had occurred. Why should non-alcoholics get fatty livers? Let’s look for [...]Tags: cholesterol, diabetes, high-fructose corn syrup, obesity