Low energy density diet prevents weight gain Children who have a gene linked to an increased risk of obesity can prevent that fate by eating more fruits and vegetables, according to a report from the journal PLoS ONE. Looking at more than 2,000 children, researchers from University College London an...

Wow, and I thought picking winners for our Holiday Sweepstakes diabetes wisdom contest was difficult!  But for the NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Diabetes Makeover competition, what we ended up judging were people’s life stories — their hard luck and their struggles with diabetes and related health conditio...

I have a good friend in Alabama who shared with me that he was really having a difficult time since he: Was eating a very low calorie diet of perhaps 1500 cals per day. Was exercising like a mad dog (really he'd always done that and used to run marathons, etc.) Was gaining weight and could barely ma...

I took a few photos earlier this morning of Rocky and his Old Macs G2's. Looks like the spring thaw is well underway and we have been alternating between muddy swampy goop and frozen hard ground. As you can see......

I was chatting with some colleagues earlier today about logical fallacies.  One of my colleagues, a fiercely logical thinker, turned me on to that phrase.  While I'm not sure the following example fits the topic, it is another example of holding on to a personal "truth" that has ...