I have come across many people over the years who believe eating before bed leads to weight gain. The general idea is that our body slows down when we sleep and stores calories eaten at night instead of using them as energy. Is there any truth to this assumption? Yes,…
Category: Obesity
Location of Body Fat and Disease Risk
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Location of Body Fat and Disease Risk
Where you store your fat is almost as important as how much body fat you have overall. As I have mentioned in numerous blogs, body fat acts as active biological tissue. It releases hormones and increases the risk of various diseases. There are two shapes defined by the location of…
Theories About the Causes of Obesity and What Determines Fat Storage
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Theories About the Causes of Obesity and What Determines Fat Storage
There are three evolution-based theories about why obesity is now so common throughout the world. It is nearly impossible to say which, if any, of these theories is correct. It could be a combination of two of them. I will discuss all of the theories in this blog and let…
