Obesity

  • which hormones are important for weight loss

    Ask Leyla: What is the relationship between hormones and weight loss?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance hormones in order to lose weight. What exactly does this mean? Which hormones are involved the most in weight loss (or gain), and how can…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Leyla Weighs In: The best approach to weight loss I ever learned

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    One of the most important components of education and training to become a nutritionist is nutritional counseling. It’s critical for changing eating behavior and is particularly germane to weight loss. I was struck by an interesting psychological strategy used by…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Does this statin make me look fat?

    Does this statin make me look fat?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    It’s been conclusively demonstrated that people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs—especially women—are more prone to Type 2 diabetes, the kind associated with being overweight. So much so that the FDA issued a black box warning saying that statin drugs could…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Leyla Weighs In: Size matters!

    Leyla Weighs In: Size matters!

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Portion size, that is.  Did you know a New York bagel was about the size of a hockey puck back in the 1970s?  Today, it’s equivalent to four or five slices of bread.  And if you hollow out the middle,…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Can you really "lose 40 pounds in 40 days"?

    Can you really “lose 40 pounds in 40 days”?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    If you listen to AM radio, it’s likely you’re continually assailed with ads that claim that you can lose “25-40 pounds in 40 days.” There’s not even a qualifier that this is a best-case scenario like “Results may vary” or the disclaimer…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Is the way to a (wo)man’s heart through his(her) stomach?

    Is the way to a (wo)man’s heart through his(her) stomach?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Earlier this week, I spoke at NYU Langone Medical Center as part of their Heart Health Lecture Series. The subject was “Fostering a Healthy Microbiome for Cardiovascular Health.” Along with Dr. Lea Ann Chen, a gastroenterologist who is doing research on…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Time restricted feeding

    Leyla Weighs In: Another reason to stop counting calories

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Fresh off the presses and in time for your New Year’s resolutions, there’s now another reason to stop counting calories if you’re trying to lose weight. As published in the journal Cell Metabolism, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Is fructose really that bad for you?

    Is fructose really that bad for you?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    I remember a time in the 70s and 80s when I was just getting started in the field of nutrition when fructose was considered a harmless sweetener for diabetics. Marketed as “diabetic sugar,” fructose syrup was dispensed in clear plastic…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • 10 reasons why it's not your fault you're fat

    10 reasons why it’s not your fault you’re fat – Updated!

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    We’ve gone way past the Thermodynamic Equation to explain obesity—calories in, calories out. While losing pounds is still, to a large extent, about good diet and exercise, many individuals find themselves stuck at a higher-than-optimal weight despite earnest efforts. It’s…read more

    Categories: Obesity

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