Epigenetics and Obesity 

Identical twins don’t just share DNA; they also share a uterus. Might that help account for some of their metabolic similarities? “Fetal overnutrition, evidenced by large infant birth weight for gestational age, is a strong predictor of obesity in childhood and later life.” Could it be that you are what your mom ate? A dramatic

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A Look at Bariatric Surgery

Obesity isn’t new, but the obesity epidemic is. We went from a few corpulent queens and kings, like Henry VIII and Louis VI (known as Louis le Gros, or “Louis the Fat”), to a pandemic of obesity, now considered to be perhaps the direst and most poorly contained public health threat of our time. Today,

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Cannabis and Cars 

Did traffic fatalities increase or decrease after cannabis legalization? Is cannabis-impaired driving a public health and safety concern? Well, the number of tickets for cannabis-impaired driving went up in Washington State after legalization, as did the proportion of drivers in fatal car crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana use. But, in both cases,

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“The Basics of Hormonal Health and How Nutraceuticals Can Help”

"The Basics of Hormonal Health and How Nutraceuticals Can Help"

“The Basics of Hormonal Health and How Nutraceuticals Can Help” The Basics of Hormonal Health and How Nutraceuticals Can Help Hormonal health plays a crucial role in our overall well-being. From regulating our metabolism to influencing our mood and reproductive functions, hormones are the chemical messengers that keep our bodies in balance. However, many individuals

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