To give you an idea of where this post is going to go, and if you would like a one-sentence summary, I’ll quote a 2012 paper by Davis et al. titled Understanding Weight Gain at Menopause(1): “In summary, weight gain
Welcome to the Overcome Obesity Blog
A place for the as-we-go chapter updates, discussions of pertinent research, other musings and, of course, some fun-poking of not-so-evidence-based, yet popular, fitness and nutrition trends for comic relief. Of course feedback is welcomed and not just the “you guys
Great New Presentation on Eating Behavior by Dr. Guyenet
The presentation is called Why Do We Overeat? A Neurobiological Perspective. For anyway interested in why we eat what we eat and why we often eat more than we need this is a must watch! It is 46 minutes well
Some Interesting Lectures at McGill University
The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series Watched some of these lately, thought they were pretty good overall, so I figured I would share.
Dr. OZ, I think the fame and money has caused his frontal lobes to shrink
Matt and I have written a number of posts regarding the great and powerful OZ (see below for all the links). We have not written anything in awhile, not that there hasn’t been things to write about. I think we
Calories Don’t Count, but CALERIEs Do
Let’s talk about this paper, part of the CALERIE study: Effect of Calorie Restriction with or without Exercise on Body Composition and Fat Distribution I made a promise to myself, and may have mentioned it here, that I would no longer
So Much Bullshit!!
There will be a three brief book reviews below. But first. Seriously, is there no end to the amount of bullshit that is found in books and articles on the subject of weight management? For those of you that have read
The Regulation of Bodyweight
Just “eat less and move more”, yes, but how do you do that? As this diagram depicts, there are many factors that influence our eating and exercise behaviors. From; Zheng, H. & Berthoud, H. (2008). Neural systems controlling the drive
An all-natural testosterone booster?
Ahhh, testosterone. It’s the hormone that makes dudes dudes. And if a dude with low testosterone levels can raise the available levels of this important hormone in his body he can expect such benefits as “improvement in libido and sexual
What Causes a Weight Loss Plateau?
It is a frequent occurrence for many people losing weight to hit a weight loss plateau. They are losing fairly consistently for a few weeks or even a few months and then nothing. The number on the scale is no