Inactivity or overeating? For the young, which is the bigger obesity villain? This question, in the words of journalist Gretchen Reynolds, […] remains murky and matters, as obesity researchers point out, because we cannot effectively respond to ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — Problems Not Readily Visible
Because of the pandemic disease itself and the inexorable reach of its influence and restrictions, people are a mess. We have depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, panic, agoraphobia, substance misuse, eating disorders, and PTSD. In far too many lives, ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — Our Inner Workings and COVID-19
COVID-19 currently reigns over the globe, and the mental health aspects of that are all mixed up with concerns about obesity. The 236,379-subject study we mentioned found that coronavirus survivors do not always actually get over it, in the sense of ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — A Case for Mental Health
In order to avoid obesity or any other disorder, it helps a lot if the family (or affinity group) has good mental health. It rarely takes more than one sentence to bring the subject around to obesity’s equally destructive twin, COVID-19. A ... [Continue Reading]
How the Lotus Root Inspired Tokyo Diabetes Scientists
The latest in futuristic Type 1 diabetes therapy: scientists from the University of Tokyo have developed a new device, inspired by shape of the… The post How the Lotus Root Inspired Tokyo Diabetes Scientists appeared first on ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — A Grim Picture for the Young
Every day we spend thinking about COVID-19 presents the opportunity to enlarge our vocabulary. Journalist Lena Hunter captured from Eskild Petersen, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, an enlightening quotation: If ... [Continue Reading]