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Another Gold Star for Chocolate!
Chocolate intake has been studied for various health effects and has already been associated with lower blood pressure, lower LDL cholesterol, and increased endorphin production.
CDC Weighs in on US Obesity
And the news isn't pretty. Even the healthiest states, the palest on the CDC map, have nothing to brag about.
Teens and Broken Hearts
Two sobering stories released about adolescents and cardiovascular risk.
Inadequate Vitamin D Levels Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s disease developed more frequently in French women - aged 76 to 84 – who were consuming less vitamin D in their diet, according to a study to be published soon from the Ang
When Dietary Advice is Fattening
Just Because You Can…
Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should look for evidence of a possible cancer. The debate over cancer screening has flared over recommendations for mammography as well as those for prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood levels.
Go Play in the Dirt
Evidence accumulates from various sources about the different hazards of our unnaturally scrubbed clean and urban environments.
The Long Wait of the Nation
Sleep for Weight Loss
Sleep deprivation is associated with an increased risk of obesity, presumably by altering the hormones our body produces and releases during sleep hours.