Sleep – not too little, not too much, just the right amount

By Rich Jackson in The Body Posted March 17, 2017

What are the factors behind the recent increases in the incidence of type 2 diabetes? We know that genes are the underlying cause for determining who is susceptible to developing diabetes and who isn’t, and we know that our genes have not undergone much change in the last 50 years. Read More

When you eat may be as important as what you eat

By Rich Jackson in Food and Weight, Self-Management Posted March 16, 2017

Timing can be important, and an underappreciated area of timing is our biological clock, called our circadian rhythm. This rhythm is set by the cycles of light and dark during our day, but is also influenced by the timing of food intake. Metabolism is an important part of our biological clock as… Read More

Less soda, more water

By Rich Jackson in Food and Weight Posted March 15, 2017

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages remains one of the clearest associations with obesity and diabetes, both in the U.S. and worldwide. However, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been slowly declining over the last decade, by about 25%, while consumption of bottled water has been slowly rising. Reported in the Wall Street… Read More