At the time of diagnosis, African American women have more aggressive and invasive breast cancer than white women.
Also, blacks have worse prognoses and are generally expected to have poorer outcomes.
Recently, the Associated Press reported that nutrition education has little impact on kids and their poor eating habits.
Despite federal spending of over $1 billion on these programs this year alone, the childhood obesity epidemic continues to grow.
Does anyone really expect the majority of kids to pick fruits and vegetables over junk food if they’re given a choice?
I think that’s the crux of the problem: “if they’re given a choice…”
Some doctors try to establish a more personal relationship with you by talking about themselves, their own health problems, their family members, even their political beliefs.
Could their good intentions be bad medicine?
According to a new study, just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate will lower your blood pressure by a couple of points without weight gain.
That’s about one Hershey’s Kiss a day.
I don’t mean to rain on anyone’s 2- or 3-point parade. But who in the world can eat only one Hershey’s Kiss or its equivalent every day?
Isn’t that like trying to eat one Lay’s Potato Chip?
If you’re not fat enough to qualify for today’s surgery options — or you’re too scared — an old ulcer operation may help you to control hunger and lose weight.
Using non-toxic chemical injections, scientists have discovered how to remove fat from one part of the body and grow it in another.
This could revolutionize cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
It may also help to control diseases associated with obesity. And explain why stress can cause weight gain…
