Author Archives: Dina

Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?

  “Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?” Dr. Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease, and in doing so also revolutionized the treatment of other disorders, including obesity. Kempner was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Duke, where he came up with the so-called “rice diet,” which consisted of…

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The Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet

  “The Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet” About a decade ago, the American Heart The association expressed concern that their “2020 target of improving cardiovascular health by 20 percent by 2020 [would] not be reached if current trends continue[d].” By 2006, most people were already not smoking, and had nearly achieved their goal for…

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The Exercise “Myth” for Weight Loss

  “The Exercise “Myth” for Weight Loss” When trying to lose weight, which is more important: diet or exercise? A national survey found that a “vast majority” of Americans trying to control their weight believed that food and beverage consumption and physical activity were equally important. Seven out of ten went with equally important, about…

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The Weight Loss Program That Got Better with Time

  “The Weight Loss Program That Got Better with Time” The CHIP program may be the most well-published community-based lifestyle intervention in the medical literature, and one of the most effective with clinical changes approaching that achieved in live-in residential lifestyle programs. Encouraging people to transition towards a more whole food plant-based diet achieved blood…

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The Exercise “Myth” for Weight Loss

  “The Exercise “Myth” for Weight Loss” When trying to lose weight, which is more important: diet or exercise? A national survey found that a “vast majority” of Americans trying to control their weight believed that food and beverage consumption and physical activity were equally important. Seven out of ten went with equally important, about…

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200-Pound Weight Loss Without Hunger

  In this series, I’ll look at the factors that lead to both overeating and satiety. What food components make us feel full? Why does more variety lead to eating more quantity? And what lifestyle approaches can we implement to increase the good food choices and reduce the bad ones? Keep watching to find out.…

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Evidence-Based Weight Loss: Live Presentation

  Why don’t we give a big, warm welcome to Dr. Michael Greger? [Applause] Surely, if there was some safe, simple, side-effect-free solution to the obesity epidemic, we would know about it by now, right? I’m not so sure. It may take up to 17 years before research findings make it into day-to-day clinical practice.…

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