Obesity
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Leyla Weighs In: When a healthy diet isn’t enough—getting to the bottom of stubborn weight loss
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
For many patients, it takes more than a healthy diet to win the battle of the bulge. Our practice is typically a last resort for patients who have tried and failed many popular diet programs, from Jenny Craig to Weight…read more
Categories: Obesity
Leyla Weighs In: Is your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
I would advise the following: Don’t count on commercial weight loss diets. I’ve had many clients over the years who have embarked on commercial weight loss programs–many with little success. Sure, they lose weight as long as they stay on…read more
Categories: Obesity
Is weight gain inevitable as you grow older?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Most people steadily gain weight as they advance in age from young adulthood into middle age. Between ages 29 and 39, women typically gain about 7 pounds, and men put on an additional 15 pounds, according to the U.S. Department…read more
Categories: Obesity
Ask Leyla: A Healthier Nation
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: If there was just one change you could make to the typical American diet to make us a healthier nation, what would it be? A: What a great question! With the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes – Diabesity, it’s…read more
Categories: Obesity
Leyla Weighs In: Exercise alone does not promote weight loss
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Show of hands: How many think you can eat as many French fries as you like or indulge in a nightly bowl of ice cream with fudge sauce just because you run 4 miles a day? So sorry to break it…read more
Categories: Obesity
Ask Leyla: Is my waist-to-hip ratio a health risk despite my daily exercise routine?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: My BMI is 19.8 but my waist-to-hip ratio is 0.96. My body fat percentage as measured in a health club ranges from 38 to 40 percent! My doctor said it’s hereditary—both my mother and grandmother carried weight around the…read more
Categories: Obesity
A cup of blueberries a day keeps the doctor away
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition researchers demonstrated the benefits of eating a cup of freeze-dried blueberries every day. The subjects were overweight or clinically obese (with BMI > 25), ages 50-75, all with three or…read more
Categories: Obesity
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
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: I’ve been following the low carb diet religiously, and it worked – at first.…
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It’s that time of year: I’m reprising my annual rendition of the year’s worst health…
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Arachidonic acid is a pro-inflammatory fatty acid responsible for the production of series 2 prostaglandins,…
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