Why do Americans die younger than Britons?

According to a recent article in BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14070090) Americans are falling behind other countries in life expectancy.  In this article the BBC reports on recent research by Dr. Ali Mokdad at the University of Washington.  The...

Plague of Plenty Spreading Around the World

What are the fattest countries in the World?  Check out the Peter Smith’s recent post about the country-by-country report on obesity from the Imperial College London, Harvard University, and the World Health Organization.   For even more information try the...

Are Sweet Drinks Poison?

The following lecture is a real must for anyone who wants to understand the biochemical roots of the obesity epidemic and what we need to do to turn it around.  See Sugar:  The Bitter Truth on YouTube a lecture by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in...