By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. If you store the extra fat in your buttocks and thighs, you are at low risk for being harmed by that extra fat. However, if you store the extra fat primarily in your belly, you are at high risk for becoming diabetic and dying prematurely. People with tiny buttocks and a huge belly probably already have high blood sugar levels that are caused by inability … [Read more...] about Genes and Belly Fat
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News & Notes on This Week’s Issue; Clarifications from Last Week
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Quick Clarifications on Last Week's Issue Before I tell you what's on tap this week, let me first address a couple of things from last week's issue. Sometimes, we're not as artful and clear in making our points as we think we are when writing (and editing) the articles that make up each week's issue. Such was the … [Read more...] about News & Notes on This Week’s Issue; Clarifications from Last Week
Question of the Week
Today's QoW comes from yours truly. It's based on the way I keep my "cycling closet" supplied with a few staples that I need on a regular basis. See today's Quick Tips piece "Keep Extra Cycling Provisions on Hand." —John Marsh (We really need to replenish our stock of Questions! Please submit you own QoW ideas using the Question of the Week Ideas link.) Do You Keep … [Read more...] about Question of the Week