weight gain – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Sunday House Call, #710, September 22, 2019: Beating viruses and parasites back

September 22, 2019

Sunday House Call, #710, September 22, 2019: Beating viruses and parasites back Topics today include:Researchers have uncovered a potential reason why people gain weight as they age. The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report on positive progress in the development of a Herpes Simplex (Genital Herpes) vaccine. Animal models were successful. Now we need…
Press release touts explanation for winter weight gain. It uses the word “breakthrough” so be wary of hyperbole.

January 11, 2018

Health Headlines Commentary for January 11, 2018 Source: New discovery may explain winter weight gain Reference: Subcutaneous white adipocytes express a light sensitive signaling pathway mediated via a melanopsin/TRPC channel axis. Scientific Reports, 2017; 7 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16689-4
Prolonged sleep deprivation may lead to extra calorie consumption

November 8, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for November 8, 2016 Source: How many extra calories do you eat after a sleepless night? Hint: It’s more than you think Reference: The effects of partial sleep deprivation on energy balance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study suggest that diabetics have difficult time breaking through weight-loss plateau

October 31, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for October 31, 2016 Source: Hit a weight-loss plateau? Blame your growing appetite, study suggests Reference: To be presented in Journal Obesity sometime in November 2016
Your weight gain starts now until New Year’s

October 6, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for October 6, 2016 Source: This is probably the least you’ll weigh all year. Sorry. Reference: Weight Gain over the Holidays in Three Countries
It is all in the calories with respect to weight gain and not necessarily the fructose

February 21, 2012

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Fructose may not be main villain behind weight gain Reference: Effect of Fructose on Body Weight in Controlled Feeding Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Study shows that women who drank more alcohol gained relatively less weight… because they ate less!

March 9, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 9, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Cheers! A Drink a Day May Keep the Pounds Away Reference: Alcohol Consumption, Weight Gain, and Risk of Becoming Overweight in Middle-aged and Older Women