Dr. John La Puma | city | AK | Internal medicine | Director, Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight, and Chef Clinic

Bio

John La Puma MD is a professionally trained chef and a board-certified internist. The leading physician voice for healthy eating as part of health, he is also a New York Times best-selling author, PBS host and Lifetime TV chef, co-founder of ChefMD and founder of Chef Clinic. He he taught the first cooking and nutrition course for medical students in the U.S., with Dr. Michael Roizen. An expert in obesity, ethics, aging and alternative medicine, he translates complicated medical issues into easily understood phrases and ideas. Dr. La Puma sees patients and small groups in Santa Barbara. Visit him on his blog, Paging Dr La Puma, and on Twitter and Facebook.

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internal medicine

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Director, Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight, and Chef Clinic

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Gene Variations May Explain Weight Gain Among Men, Women

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

Men with a certain mutation of the FTO gene had an 87 percent greater ...Full Article
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Cellphone Calls During Blood Pressure Readings May Skew Results

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New Italian research offers some cautionary advice for patients with high blood pressure: The next time you take a blood pressure reading, turn off your cellphone.

The reason: Answering a cellphone call during a reading may cause a temporary but signi...Full Article
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People With High Blood Pressure May Crave Salt

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- High-salt diets have long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research finds that those with the condition may have a far greater preference for salty foods than those with normal blood pressure.

In a small study of ...Full Article
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New Guidelines Say Doctors Should Screen All Adults for 'Risky' Drinking

MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest.

Based on years of research, there is enough evidence that a quick screen at the...Full Article
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Cells Throughout Body May Detect Smells, Chemists Say

SUNDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Your blood may be able to "smell" that fresh coffee or cinnamon bun, a new study suggests.

Scientists have found that blood cells have the same receptors for sensing smells as the nose, and they said there is increasing evidence that these odor receptor...Full Article
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Brain Changes Could Contribute to Gulf War Illness: Study

THURSDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many of the soldiers who served in the first Gulf War suffer a poorly understood collection of symptoms known as Gulf War illness, and now a small study has identified brain changes in these vets that may give hints for developing a test for diagnosing the c...Full Article
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How will I know if I'm overweight or obese?

In the United States, 74% of men and 68% of women are overweight or obese, and the rest of the... Full Post

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Chronic Pain Is Often a Family Affair, Study Finds

MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The teenage children of people who suffer chronic pain are at higher risk of suffering from such pain themselves, a new study finds.

The study tracked more than 5,300 teens (aged 13 to 18) in Norway and their parents and found that teens were more likel...Full Article
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