obesity
Men's Health
Extremely Overweight Men Have Options
By Nestor de la Cruz Munoz, M.D. Medical Director, Bariatrics University of Miami Health System Obesity impacts more than 40% of men. In fact, obesity rates are essentially the same between the sexes at…
Brain & Spine
Research: Midlife Obesity May Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Midlife obesity is associated with thinner cerebral cortices in regions of the brain related to Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebral cortices make up the outermost layer of the brain and consist of…
Surgery
Fat-Shaming: Let's End This "Acceptable" Prejudice
The taunts have been around forever. Blubber Butt. Fat Boy. Tub of Lard. Hippo. And the shaming of overweight people happens everywhere — and to everybody. Actress Melissa McCarthy, for…