I do the odd post from time to time on health issues and current research I think is interesting. About a year ago I posted an article discussing how caffeine seems to have a negative influence on the body's insulin signaling, which ultimately affects blood sugar levels in the blood. What this ultimately means is that caffeine might be a major contributing factor in the obesity epidemic, since high insulin levels in the blood promote the storage of fat and make it difficult to burn it. Here's a recent 2008 study that investigated the effects of caffeinated coffee and decaffeinated coffee on the ...

Check out this link by CNN that maps obesity in America over the last 20 years. ...