Tag Archive for 'fat'

Are You Destined to be Fat?

Each passing day we learn more and more about why people get fat and why many people stay fat.  It is a frustrating situation for everyone as obesity has quite literally turned into an epidemic in the United States.  If you are not fat, you almost certainly know someone closely who is.
Being overweight is a [...]

What is cholesterol, anyway?

An overly scientific explanation of cholesterol is needlessly complex, except perhaps for those of us interested in medical school. The definition that makes the most sense to me because it is easy to understand and remember is that cholesterol is simply a fatty substance produced in the liver and found in the blood and [...]