Post No.: 0810 Fluffystealthkitten says: Although the definition of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a bit nebulous, they’re considered to be treatments that fall outside of mainstream healthcare. They include the likes of homeopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, naturopathy, … Read More
Post No.: 0805 Fluffystealthkitten says: From a population-wide epidemiological perspective, we’ve got to realise that the human gene pool hasn’t changed that much since ~40 years ago. Yet obesity rates have rose sharply in coincidence with an environment … Read More
Post No.: 0794 Fluffystealthkitten says: At current estimates, the heritability of obesity is 40-70%. This suggests that genes do play a key role, and therefore some people are luckier than others if their genes are a better match … Read More
Post No.: 0767 Furrywisepuppy says: What makes highly processed or junk food particularly yummy compared to even ripe and sweet fruit on its own for many of us? It’s strongly arguably the combination of fat and sugar … Read More
Post No.: 0761 Furrywisepuppy says: Is food addiction a real addiction? Whether food can be truly addictive in the same way that a drug can be addictive is disputed. Akin to recreational drugs such as cocaine, certain … Read More
Post No.: 0751 Furrywisepuppy says: Some obese but young people can be regarded as ‘metabolically healthy’ depending on the selected definition for this term. But this would only be a temporary state because if they don’t lose any … Read More
Post No.: 0739 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Morning larks’ find it most natural to get up and sleep early, whereas ‘night owls’ find it most natural to get up and sleep late. One’s ‘chronotype’ can be at either end of … Read More
Post No.: 0732 Furrywisepuppy says: Skeletal muscles are said to be made up of two kinds of muscle fibres – Type I or slow-twitch, which are good for endurance but lack power; and Type II or fast-twitch, which … Read More
Post No.: 0703 Furrywisepuppy says: The UK has been undergoing a generally rising obesity crisis for several decades. From the latest available statistics as of posting – around 28% of adults in England are obese, with a further … Read More
Post No.: 0675 Furrywisepuppy says: There’s training for outright strength, like a strength athlete; and then there’s training for outright aesthetic physique, like a bodybuilder. Bodybuilders go through various phases in the run up to a competition. … Read More
Post No.: 0654 Furrywisepuppy says: We examined the pros and cons of bariatric surgery not long ago in Post No.: 0647. Another broad area of medicine that could help in tackling the obesity crisis is anti-obesity drugs or … Read More
Post No.: 0647 Furrywisepuppy says: For the severely or morbidly obese, exercise can be too hard on their joints and heart, thus exercise – at the required intensity that’s going to really turn their life around in time … Read More
Post No.: 0633 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Body positivity’ appears to be a healthy attitude to take. It’s great for one’s mental health to feel great about one’s body, whatever its size, shape, colour, etc.. We should love all our … Read More
Post No.: 0625 Furrywisepuppy says: No time to exercise? Surely you can spare just a few minutes?.. High-intensity training (HIT) or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) could be for you? ‘High intensity’ means going at ~80-90% of your … Read More
Post No.: 0609 Fluffystealthkitten says: Without getting technical, antioxidants are compounds that can protect the body from unstable and potentially harmful molecules called free radicals, which can accumulate over time and promote oxidative stress and damage DNA and … Read More
Post No.: 0597 Furrywisepuppy says: Many athletes think and worry so much about an upcoming big game in the days leading up to it that, by the time that game arrives, they’re mentally exhausted from playing and replaying … Read More
Post No.: 0589 Fluffystealthkitten says: Research in epigenetics – which concerns how environmental influences, individual life experiences and age can activate/inhibit the expression of our genes – reveals how our upbringings and lifestyles can influence gene expression, which … Read More
Post No.: 0579 Fluffystealthkitten says: A common misconception concerning allergies is that the immune system is too weak – but the problem during an allergic reaction is that the immune system is being hypersensitive and is unnecessarily reacting … Read More
Post No.: 0573 Furrywisepuppy says: Fussy eating is quite normal for young children – the peak age is 3 years old but most children will grow out of the neophobia (in this context, the fear of trying new … Read More
Post No.: 0539 Furrywisepuppy says: In order for consumers to make fully-informed and truthfully-informed decisions, they need perfect information. A lack of perfect information is one reason put forward why consumers often make sub-optimal decisions for themselves, and … Read More
