SINGAPORE – Weighing 115kg and standing at 1.74m, Mr Tan Ban Thong had trouble buying clothes. Walking a short distance left him breathless and flying was tough as airplane seats were often not wide enough. The 60-year-old deputy director of human resources is in a much better place today after he shed 25kg last year.

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The insulin works on the fat cells to make us accumulate fat, and the expanding fat cells then release what are called “inflammatory molecules” (” cytokines,” in the technical lingo) that have adverse effects throughout the body. It works on the liver to convert carbohydrates into fat, and this fat (triglycerides) is sent off into

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new study on erythritol and heart attacks has been in the news and found its way to social media—let’s talk about it. This study correlates erythritol in your blood to higher incidents of heart attacks and strokes. However, I see some serious problems with this study. Here are four key points about this study: Could

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