Obesity overtakes smoking as America’s biggest health problem

Obesity overtakes smoking as America’s biggest health problem.

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Health Fraud Awareness (video)

Health Fraud Awareness (video).

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Colorectal Cancer – What Increases Your Risk – Health.com

Colorectal Cancer – What Increases Your Risk – Health.com.

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Beano safe but lacks solid study data on efficacy

Beano safe but lacks solid study data on efficacy (Digestive Health SmartBrief). Gastroenterologist Dr. Christian Stone in St. Louis says he doesn’t have a problem with people using Beano to relieve digestive gas but the product has not been tested for efficacy in a high-quality study. He said it is safe and the theory behind using the enzyme contained in Beano makes some sense.

Beano taken before a meal is supposed to prevent flatulence. It is hard to know how effective it is, though, according to Chris Woolston in LA Times). Read full story…

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Study: Cola consumption is linked to diabetes during pregnancy – Related Stories – GMA SmartBrief

Study: Cola consumption is linked to diabetes during pregnancy – Related Stories – GMA SmartBrief.

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Vitamin D deficiency linked directly to heart disease

Vitamin D deficiency linked directly to heart disease.

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How to Detox Your Body – Healthy Living – Health.com

How to Detox Your Body – Healthy Living – Health.com.

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Obesity Linked to Specific Cancers: Preventable

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. The American Cancer Society projects that 1.47 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year and 562,000 will die of it.
Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year — and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, according to research experts.

American Institute for Cancer Research-AICR’s second expert report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, has confirmed the relationship between excess body fat and increased cancer risk. According to the scientific literature, there is convincing evidence that body fat increases risk for cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, colon and rectum, edometrium, kidney and breast (in postmenopausal women).

AICR said that having too much body fat causes nearly half the cases of endometrial cancer — a type of cancer of the uterus — and a third of esophageal cancer cases.

Because of the overwhelming evidence, AICR recommends maintaining a healthy weight throughout life to best reduce your chances of developing cancer. In fact, maintaining a healthy weight may be the single most important way to protect against cancer.

Here are some of AICR’s estimates of cancer types that could be prevented annually if Americans stayed slender:

• Esophageal – 35 percent of cases or 5,800 people
• Pancreatic – 28 percent or 11,900
• Gallbladder – 21 percent or 2,000
• Colon – 9 percent or 13,200
• Breast – 17 percent or 33,000
• Endometrium – 49 percent or 20,700
• Kidney – 24 percent or 13,900

Economic Impact: Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, according to the journal Health Affairs (MSNBC News July’09).
The United States spent about $2.2 trillion on healthcare in 2007. This accounts for 16 percent of our gross domestic product, and that’s projected to rise to 20 percent by 2017. Much of this healthcare spending can be tied to preventable health problems.

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Supplements for Cholesterol: What Works? – Cholesterol – Health.com

Supplements for Cholesterol: What Works? – Cholesterol – Health.com.

Meat linked to increased diabetes risk: Meta-analysis

Meat linked to increased diabetes risk: Meta-analysis.