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Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Popular Weight-Loss Diets
Is the glycemic index of foods (prescribed by popular diets) clinically relevant? Read on to find out!
Medscape General Medicine™, January 2006
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Misdiagnosis of Overweight and Underweight Children Younger Than 2 Years of Age Due to Length Measurement Bias
The common "paper-and-pencil method" of measuring length in infants can lead to underestimates of overweight and exaggerated estimates of thinness. Read on for details!
Medscape General Medicine™, November 2005
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On the Futility of Dieting
Why are all diets doomed to fail? Read on for this author's discussion.
Medscape General Medicine™, November 2005
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Symposium Highlights -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Recommendations for Therapeutics and Prevention
What do you know about fish oils? The President of the United States takes omega-3 supplements daily. Read on to review the current evidence for their use.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2005
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Are Healthcare Professionals Advising Obese Patients to Lose Weight? A Trend Analysis
In 1998 the NIH issued guidelines recommending that healthcare professionals advise obese patients to lose weight. Read on to see how we're doing...
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2005
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Obesity: Pain and Prejudice
As medical professionals, we should examine and work through our own feelings about obesity and the personality characteristics that we have knowingly, or unknowingly, attached to the obese patient.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2005
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Uncle Sam's Diet Sensation: MyPyramid -- An Overview and Commentary
The new food pyramid: What is it and where did it come from?
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2005
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Clinical Nutrition & Obesity eSection Editor's Welcome
There has never been a greater need for research in clinical nutrition and obesity. This new eSection invites academic submissions regarding pediatric or adult malnutrition, nutrition, or obesity.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2005
