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From Here To Obesity – a book on diabetes, obesity and overeating from Nicholas Wilkinson

Nov 222011

My name is Nicholas Wilkinson. I’m a author and medical professional living in Phoenix, Arizona, I’m married to my best friend, and I have one beautiful daughter who is the light of my life and reason for existing. One day I started writing, at first not for any reason but just to get my thoughts out on paper, but as I continued to write the goal became clear. I was writing a journal about how obesity and Type 2 Diabetes was changing my life. I consider myself a regular and average person, a normal guy who is now living a less than normal life.

From Here To Obesity is a comedic and often brutally honest look inside my life and struggles with diabetes, obesity and overeating. My attempt at humor, I feel, is a reflection of my desire to give a voice to people like me. Click here for more

Denmark’s Fat Tax – is it a good way of fighting obesity?

Medical Regulations and Politics, Obesity

Oct 032011

On October 1st 2011 Denmark introduced what has been described as a Fat Tax.

This is a tax imposed on foods that are high in saturated fat? This includes batter, milk and many processed foods.

There have been calls for other countries for following Denmark’s example. The UK’s Guardian newspaper quoted National Obesity Forum’s Tam Fry as saying “It is not a question of whether we should follow the Danes’ lead – we have to. If we don’t do anything about it, by 2050, 70% of the British population will be obese or overweight and that would result not only in the downfall of the NHS but also of our national workforce.” Click here for more

Is bariatric or gastric surgery a solution to the obesity crisis?

Obesity

Jul 142011

It has been estimated that 25% of the UK population and in the United States that grows to 30% of the population is obese. By obesity we mean a person who has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30. Your BMI is a way of assessing body fat based upon your weight and height.

According to Dr Jeremy Sims “…. growing evidence shows that if you are overweight you are more likely to develop health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain types of cancer, gout (joint pain caused by excess uric acid), and gallbladder disease. Being overweight can also cause problems such as sleep apnoea (interrupted breathing during sleep) and osteoarthritis (wearing away of the joints); and the more overweight you … Click here for more

Health eating or yo-yo dieting. What is the best way of losing weight?

Food, Nutrition and Eating habits, Obesity

Jul 082011

If you feel that you’ve spent most of your life going from one diet to another,all the while staying the same weight or even worse gaining weight then let’s face it,you’ve got something in common with most of the world’s female population.

Every year millions of women embark on countless weight loss regimes,usually touted as the answer to all their prayers by celebrities and ‘weightloss gurus’ alike. How many of us have cut out carbs,eaten only grapefruit for a week,chewed gum before meals to curb our appetites or even more worryingly,cut out meals,smoked cigarettes or drunk coffee to stop us feeling hungry? Click here for more

Diabulimia and Diabetes Related Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders, Obesity

Feb 182011

Recent research shows that not only are female* Type 1 Diabetics at twice the risk of developing
Anorexia or Bulimia, but also as many as 40% of 15 – 30 year olds regularly omit insulin. This practice can have devastating consequences such as organ failure, infertility, blindness, and in the
worst cases death. Despite the horrific complications and staggering prevalence, Deliberate Insulin Manipulation/Omission or ‘Diabulimia’ as the press have named it, is not diagnosable and there are no current guidelines for the NHS in the UK on how to deal with the issue. Click here for more

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