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Do fat people live longer?

By on February 1, 2013 in Diabesity, Health Conditions, Myths & Truths | 37 comments

We’ve all heard the recent news story splashed all over the TV and internet: overweight people actually have a lower risk of dying than those of normal weight.  (1) What a shock to the millions of Americans on a weight-loss diet, not to mention the hundreds of health professionals, research scientists, and government policy makers who are working around the clock to combat the obesity epidemic in this country! Could it be that we’re all wasting ...
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Farewell to The Healthy Skeptic

By on August 7, 2011 in Uncategorized | 37 comments

This is just a short post to let you know I've decided to retire The Healthy Skeptic and merge it with my professional site, chriskresser.com. I don't have an exact date for the switch, yet, but I expect it will happen in 2-3 weeks. Why the change? When I first started The Healthy Skeptic, my intention was to challenge mainstream myths about nutrition, health and disease. The first myth I took on was the ...
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What’s new at the Healthy Skeptic?

By on April 28, 2010 in Uncategorized | 17 comments

I thought I'd take a minute to share some news about my life as it relates to the blog. First, I graduated from Chinese medicine school a couple weeks ago. Hooray! While this certainly marks the completion of one chapter in my life, it also signals the beginning of a new one. I'll be taking the California acupuncture licensing exam in August. It's a big, fat, crazy test that I'll have ...
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