In people with diabetes who are treated with insulin or tablets the blood sugar may sometimes fall below 4 millimoles per litre which is the lower end of the normal range. When this happens you might feel hungry, shaky, sweaty and be unable to think clearly. This is called a hypo (short for ‘hypoglycaemia’).

A hypo [...]

Adolescence. It is now thought that excess hyperplasia of fat cells is possible during periods of rapid growth when all body cells proliferate. One particular stage for this is the early adolescent period, around 12-14 years of age. Adolescents who are inactive at this stage and/or eating high energy foods, may develop more fat cells [...]

De novo lipogenesis is the term used for making fat from other nutrients such as carbohydrate and alcohol. De novo lipogenesis is not thought to have a significant role in humans under normal physiological (day-to-day living) conditions.

• Unlike carbohydrate and protein, fat is not finely balancec in the body.

• Fat (from the diet and adipose [...]

Pleurisy is the condition when the pleura (the thin outer membrane that encases the lungs as they sit in the thoracic cage) is inflamed. It is often associated with a respiratory infection, maybe with a sudden onset. It may be accompanied with a cough; and with each cough, there is often a very sharp stabbing [...]

Even a young baby may get upset and fly into a rage, but this is usually not very apparent. Excessive restraint, often by parents in a passive manner, may be the triggering factor as the child gets older. Persistent nagging and coercion and forcing the child by all manner of unfair prohibitions can initiate an [...]