by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2017 | Nutrition
A study of 4400 North American men and women, ages 45 to 79, followed for eight years, showed that those who ate fried potatoes two or more times a week were at increased risk for dying during the study period, compared to those who ate fried potatoes occasionally....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
New research shows that visceral fat (the fat inside your belly and around organs) makes a protein called fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) in much larger amounts than fat underneath your skin does. FGF2 can convert normal cells into cancerous ones (Oncogene, August...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Soul singer Charles Bradley died of stomach cancer on September 23, 2017 at the very young age of 68. As you read his life story, you will cry just as I did, because of the incredible hardships this man overcame to eventually become a famous singer. His soulful...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 24, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Malignant melanomas are skin cancers that can spread rapidly through your body and kill you. Each year in the United States an estimated 77,000 people will develop invasive malignant melanoma; about 47,000 in men and 30,000 in women. For many years we have been told...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 24, 2017 | Nutrition
The rate of obesity worldwide has doubled in 73 countries since 1980. Today 30 percent of North Americans and 10 percent of the world's population are obese, an estimated 604 million obese adults and 108 million obese children. A recent article suggests that this...
