What’s Up With Healthful Snack Boxes?
Several online companies delivers healthful, natural snacks to the subscriber at regular intervals, but is snacking a form of binge eating?
Glyphosate, Leaky Gut Syndrome, the Microbiome, and Obesity
There are a lot of reasons to dislike glyphosate, including its link with obesity and its proclivity for promoting leaky gut syndrome.
Leaky Gut Syndrome — Is It a Thing?
The auto-immune responses and resulting inflammation can set off an internal chain reaction that includes depression and fatigue.
Another Look at the Role of the Microbiome in Addiction
Healing starts with the gut, and the microbiome can indirectly influence addiction or its absence through addiction.
The Cheese Roundup
When obesity is the topic, cheese is destined to be a star. In Dr. Pretlow’s very useful booklet, “Addiction Model Intervention for Obesity in Young People” it holds a prominent place on the list of problem foods (see page 33). Since last discussing cheese, we have collected a few items of cheese trivia. According to Amy […]
Reply from a British Mum
Because all of Dr. Pretlow’s time is spent working hard on a program to guide millions of children out of the prison of obesity, he is not able to respond to every individual. A recent letter, a true cri de coeur from an English mother at her wits’ end, is a classic example of the […]
Technology on Parade
Not long ago, Childhood Obesity News looked at the calorie counter and energy expenditure tracker MyFitnessPal. Many technological aids are available to consumers for their weight-loss needs, and some of these inventions have capabilities that border on the science-fictional. An instrument called the TellSpec laser scanner initially market-positioned itself as “for diabetes, weight loss, pre-diabetes, […]
Fooled by Food
There is so much confusion about what is good to eat and what isn’t that it’s really hard to keep up. Many people believe their diets are pristine, while consuming foods that are “wolves in sheep’s clothing” — foods that actually undermine their quest to achieve a healthy weight. From several sources, Childhood Obesity News has gathered tips […]
Obese Youth and Motivation
Research shows that obese young people have a significantly lower quality of life rating — the same quality of life rating as young cancer patients who are on chemotherapy. Ostensibly, the low quality of life of obese youth is due to their being obese (not being able to wear cool clothes, not getting a boyfriend/girlfriend, being […]
Dr. Daniel Amen Identifies 5 Brain Patterns of Overeaters
As we have seen, one school of thought holds that gluten is addictive. A lot of foodstuffs (as well as myriad other products) contain gluten, and gluten critics say the substance is what causes so many people to be addicted to certain foods. Any doubt can be banished by observing how often people want to take […]