In this era of electronic gadgets, we have gotten used to everything in the palm of our hands. Mobile devices have apps to make life easier on the go. When you can track your bank deposit via an app, why not track your calories? Health apps are the hottest and...
The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year when we all come together with family and friends. As the weather gets frightful, we all find warmth in the company of our loved ones. Getting together always revolves around food. Every holiday has been associated with its signature food...
Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful for the food on our table, the roof above our head and grateful for the hearts that warm our cold days, strong shoulders that hold our sad heads. It is also about indulgence in the calorie-loaded mashed potatoes, turkey and pumpkin pie that...
With the buzz now for various weight-loss diets, the Vegan diet is very much on the spotlight. Vegans constitute about 2% of the US population but continue to be a growing number. What's a Vegan diet? A vegetarian diet that excludes all animal-based food. That means no meat, no fish...
As the cold air gives way to brisk air perfused with the fragrance of the freshly bloomed flowers, as the bright green leaves start spurting out from the trees and as the squirrels, birds, and bees dash out from nowhere, we know that spring has sprung. What does that mean?...
Does your palate crave for a piece of scrumptious cake with creamy rich chocolate filling after dinner? Do you feel that once you take the first bite of that sugar-loaded piece of heaven that your willpower to say "no" flies out of the window? You are not alone....join the club of...
As January comes to an end, the excitement of the New Year wanes slowly, we find ourselves struggling with the reality of keeping up...
As we put away the Christmas decorations,clear the last piece of chocolate, throw away the left-overs from the holiday party, we realize that it is already New Year. A New Year signals a new beginning. A fresh start with renewed energy to overcome our challenges, a new chance to accomplish...
Although the Body Mass Index (BMI) has traditionally been used as a measure of obesity, other factors like gender, ethnicity, body composition can affect the credibility of BMI. Nonetheless, it is used as the gold standard to diagnose, categorize and treat overweight/ obesity. After critical analysis and detailed discussion of the...
As America's waistline increases so do the medical conditions and healthcare costs associated with the disease state causing this expanding phenomenon...Obesity. Obesity, unlike other disease conditions, was not recognized as a disease until a few years back. A medical condition that is the root cause of about 230 diseases was...
Scaling down the dress size, waist size ultimately comes down to portion size. Portion size of your plate is as important as its content. Serving size in America has gone up tremendously, so is our waistline. When the serving size goes up the caloric content of a meal also goes...
The summer months are a time for us to have some fun in the sun, but it’s also a season that may pose some risk to patients trying to lose weight. Between vacations, holiday barbecues, and a generally slower pace of life, patients may be tempted to relax their weight...