Monthly Archives: November 2008

Obese Women Have Less Impulse Control

I’m not sure I’m buying what this latest study is selling. Read this and see what you think.

How To Combat High Blood Pressure With Potassium

More scientific studies now support what we found out informally with the I Love To Cheat Diet. Lowering your salt or sodium intake is not the only way to reduce high blood pressure; sometimes, it’s not even the best way.

Obesity Drug Damages Heart Valves Over Long Term

Even though fenfluramine, an appetite suppressant drug, was banned in the United States in 1997, a recent study shows that people can have damaged heart valves up to 7 years after they stop taking the drug. Fenfluramine was half of … Continue reading

The Skinny On Whether Birth Control Pills Cause Weight Gain

Many women don’t use birth control pills because they’re afraid of gaining weight. After all, it’s listed as one of the adverse effects of the pill. According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), women … Continue reading