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Hunger in America is largely hidden, yet Feeding America’s 200+ foodbanks feed one out of 6 Americans. The USDA reports that in 2011, 46.7 million Americans—or roughly one of four adults — received food assistance from one of 15 federal programs. Here is the meal map. This is amazing [...]
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TOTAL CALORIES: 24,375 TOTAL GRAMS OF FAT: 1,285 TOTAL COST: $86.47 My patients eat a lot of calories, but are actually malnourished. Your brain doesn’t count calories–it counts nutrients. But there are few needed nutrients in this photo created for Super Bowl Sunday. The brain is [...]
Participatory patient care (#youdoit #hcsm) is getting more press, and well it should. I believe patients are way ahead of most clinicians on nutrition, fitness and lifestyle change. The American College of Physicians has cautioned internists to “Tread Lightly” (full disclosure: [...]
Do Statins Raise Diabetes Risk? Probably, in higher doses. A study of 18000 people without heart disease, called JUPITER, shows that Crestor (rosuvastatin) 20 mg showed that for every 1000 patients on high dose (40mg and up) statins, there are 6 more cases of new diabetes over 2 years. [...]
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Dr Oz says “break it down and make it simple”. Dr. Roizen says “diet smart, not hard: small changes make a big difference.” They recommend in their new YOU: Losing Weight Recruit your team. You need someone to cheer for you and take the fries from you. Plan Your [...]
Although most diet books are written for women, men often need the help more. In fact, obese men have lower testosterone levels, which can affect sex drive. That makes it a male and female problem. Men are about 24 percent less likely than women to have seen a doctor [...]