On the cover of my book, The Leptin Diet, is the million dollar question, “How fit is your fat?” Scientists are now catching on to this concept and actively studying how a fit leptin system results in a fit metabolism and proper body weight that are likely to provide significant reduction in the development of cardiovascular disease.

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shocked researchers as they found out just how bad Big Pharma massages study outcomes to fit their sales needs. This is further proof of the tens of billions of dollars per year of blatantly fraudulent drugs sales that are not only quite dangerous but very expensive to all taxpayers.

The statistics are painfully clear. African-Americans are 40% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than the white population; including a 250% increased chance for heart failure between ages 45 and 64. Conditions that increase the risk for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes are at epidemic levels...

A study analyzing the diets of American teens shows that low fiber intake is the key factor associated with the development of the metabolic syndrome (expanding waistline, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar), placing them on the path for cardiovascular disease. Not surprisingly to me, but apparently troubling for dietitians, foods high in...

A new study published in the Lancet follows over 900,000 people and proves conclusively that being overweight shortens your lifespan. Severe obesity can take 10 years off you life, the same risk as a heavy smoker. Moderate obesity (up to 50 pounds overweight) can take 3 years off your life. It is now perfectly clear that being overweight ages your body...

A study published in the British Medical Journal has documented that cognitive reasoning skills begin to decline in the mid 40s in both men and women and continue their slide over the next 25 years, picking up steam as they go. The researchers were surprised to find the extent of decline at younger ages, indicating significant quality of life and health...

The effect of a fibre supplement compared to a healthy diet on body composition, lipids, glucose, insulin and other metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight and obese individuals

Food supplementation with an olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces blood pressure in borderline hypertensive monozygotic twins.

A Detour for Yeast Oxysterol Binding Proteins.

HDL: bridging past and present with a look at the future.

Statins, plasma cholesterol, and risk of Parkinson's disease: a prospective study.

Cacao Polyphenols Influence the Regulation of Apolipoprotein in HepG2 and Caco2 Cells