Leptin

Mercola ends the article by reiterating leptin and insulin sensitivity are crucial in losing weight and eating fewer meals and grouping them closer together is one of the most effective strategies in achieving weight loss goals. For whom was the article written? This article mainly targets individuals…

Obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and many more health hazards have all been linked to the added sugars in processed foods. Sugar is a sweetener that can be derived from several different sources. When consumed in large amounts, sugar can lead to many ongoing health problems. Although sugars can be found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and milk, the majority of sugar being consumed in found in processed foods and beverages. The name for sugar can be hidden in food labels and can vary from high…

The Impact of High-Fructose Corn Syrup on Health: Exorbitant Consumption Perhaps the most polarizing issue regarding high-fructose corn syrup is its impacts on human health. I believe that health is truly the greatest wealth and that it is in the best interests of an individual to carefully make decisions regarding what one should eat. Therefore, it is necessary for me to understand the underlying health risks associated with high-fructose corn syrup consumption. The consumption of…

Obesity and Our World Obesity, which is having too much body fat, not just being overweight, has become a major, life-threatening problem today. We need to solve this problem before it becomes irreversible. The main causes are: poor food choice, lack of exercise, and surprisingly, lack of awareness of how to have a healthy diet. It has become such a problem in America that it has been said by many different health organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease…

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is a complex chronic metabolic disorder characterised by increased insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells and involving an interplay of various genetic and environmental factors. This report discusses the pathogenesis and long term complications of type 2 diabetes as well as several pharmacological treatments. Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes
Genetic predisposition contributes to the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes as evidenced by a…

Bariatric surgery produces substantial durable weight loss and patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB) procedures lose 62% and 47% of excess weight, respectively [1]. Bariatric treatment of obesity also attenuates or resolves comorbidities including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea in greater than 60% of patients [2]. Despite significant improvement in weight and comorbid conditions, there is growing concern…

dysfunction. It involves in the pathogenesis, antiprotease inactivation, mucous hypersecretion , cell damage . In the view of weight loss mechanism with copd under several conditions,Due to hypoxemia(reduced amount of oxygen), due the low tendency of Leptin mechanism which affected by inflammatory mediators such as Elastases, due to the changes in protein metabolism incause of Antiprotease inactivation. The patient have the copd changes in respiratory muscles which classified as intrinsic and…

Food is one of the most basic necessities humans require for survival. Humans consume a notable amount of food on a daily basis to keep the body active, to supply energy for everyday activities and to satisfy cravings, but does men know what are put in their food? Have you ever wondered how food stay on supermarket shelves for a very long period of time without getting rotten? The answer to that is food preservatives. Food preservatives are added to food for many reasons including the…

ESSAY 1: SLEEP AND DREAM SYNOPSIS: What is Sleep? Anthropologists tell us that sleep and dreams have been central foci of many ancient cultures. In some culture, sleep was seen as a time for the soul to occupy another world. A common understanding in all the notions is that sleep is viewed as the result of lowered activity of the brain. Sleep is commonly looked upon as a periodic temporary cessation or interruption the waking state, which is the prevalent mode of existence for the healthy…

tissue aren’t understood completely. Trying to better understand what obesity is we need to look at adipose tissue and where the action takes place and what does it effect. The hormone that adipose tissue secretes is Leptin, this hormone helps in the regulate insulin sensitivity. Leptin acts on receptor sites in the hypothalamus and helps to suppress the appetite as well as has a role in regulating temperature. When there is too much adipose tissue a chronic inflammatory response usually happens…