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Current Health Articles for you
Current health articles provide an excellent opportunity to learn what the scientists across all disciplines are focusing on in their battle to understand Obesity. Speaking as someone who has been obese, but also has training in research and academics, I am fully aware of how short-sighted much of the research is. Early on, the research was focused more on the statistics of obesity; how fast it was increasing, how young the population was, etc. Now, scientists appear to recognize how little we know about what is causing obesity, from a social, emotional, physical and metabolic standpoint. This section is designed to report some of the latest findings in the fields of Obesity, exercise (as it relates to the obese), and other fields of interest regarding massive weight loss and maintenance. There is no way I can keep up on all the publications & current health articles out there, but with some handy Google tools, I can find good tidbits that warrant further digging. So keep taking a look at what I am finding – and if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to contact me using the form below.
Go to the most recent current health article reviewed...
Early on, the research was focused more on the statistics of obesity; how fast it was increasing, how young the population was, etc. Now, scientists appear to recognize how little we know about what is causing obesity, from a social, emotional, physical and metabolic standpoint. This section is designed to report some of the latest findings in the fields of Obesity, exercise (as it relates to the obese), and other fields of interest regarding massive weight loss and maintenance. There is no way I can keep up on all the publications & current health articles out there, but with some handy Google tools, I can find good tidbits that warrant further digging. So keep taking a look at what I am finding – and if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to contact me using the form below.
Please keep in mind that while many current health articles are reported in popular magazines designed to inform us, the authors frequently focus on controversial or sensational results to attract readers. To be fair, many of the authors of these articles have reviewed the same data (scientific literature) as I have – so when possible I check their bibliography. However, it is common to read a vague reference to “a recent study”, or “in 2009 researchers reported” – which makes it very difficult to determine what study or research journal they are referring to.
Go to the most recent article review from Obesity, June 2011
Furthermore, obesity and metabolic research is ongoing; we may read the publication today that is the summary of a study completed 10 months ago and just now getting published. The authors of the study may also report their findings in more than one journal or publication, often providing different spins (or focus) on the same data. That leads me to my final point… Please be cautious about interpreting data from a study; it is widely known that there is more than one way to interpret even straight-forward results. Scientists spend a fair amount of time writing up their results, emphasizing the points that will appeal or interest the journal they are submitting to. I am not suggesting their results are fraudulent or inaccurate. Rather that ‘meaning’ can be understood in very different ways, for example: The glass that is half full is the same glass that is half empty. To ask which it is – it is both.
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