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Night Eating Syndrome Stories

Night Eating Syndrome

Pediatrician, Dr. Jana Dehovitz , spends a good portion of her day counseling parents on how to make sure their children are getting proper nutrition. Ironically, for Dr. Dehovitz, the tables turned…she became the patient in desperate need of guidance on her eating habits. Jana is battling night eating syndrome. “I started having a new life, I had to find a new apartment, buy everything that I have, take care of my children and with all the stress I was able to work during the day and take care of everything, but I lost sleep, I was so stressed I couldn’t fall asleep,” says Jana. (Read more about Night Eating Syndrome)

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The Thyroid Stories

The Thyroid

The thyroid gland lies in front of the neck and has two lobes connected by an isthmus. It is an endocrine organ whose responsibility is to secrete a hormone that controls the body's growth and metabolism. (Read more about The Thyroid)

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OBESITY AND RACE Stories

OBESITY AND RACE

Recent studies have uncovered new links between obesity and race, showing that body fat distribution varies between different races.
We’ve all been told that America’s bulging waistline is increasing our risk for serious diseases like hypertension, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. But, what you may not know is that body fat distribution varies among individuals, thus varying individual susceptibility for developing heart disease. (Read more about OBESITY AND RACE)

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OBESITY AND DIABETES RISK Stories

OBESITY AND DIABETES RISK

Scientists have been warning that diabetes will be the next medical crisis in this country. Now – a new study may give us a better warning of who its next victims will be, showing that diabetes, particularly Type 2 diabetes and obesity may be linked.
For years, doctors have been weighing patients, and then determining their likelihood of developing type-2 diabetes. They did so by calculating their “body mass index”—a ratio of their weight to their height. (Read more about OBESITY AND DIABETES RISK)

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ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT Stories

ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT

There is new hope for patients suffering from the gastrointestinal condition known as ulcerative colitis.
The disease can be severe, and often, treatment does not completely relieve the symptoms. Sometimes surgery is the only recourse for patients who suffer from ulcerative colitis. (Read more about ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT)

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LACK OF SLEEP AND HUNGER Stories

LACK OF SLEEP AND HUNGER

“I really found that one effect of sleep deprivation was that my appetite grew. I was so hungry I wanted to eat my pillow,” says Matthew Tierney.
Matthew Tierney participated in a study conducted by the University of Chicago which put sleep deprivation and the effects of sleep deprivation on appetite to the test. (Read more about LACK OF SLEEP AND HUNGER)

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SHAPING AMERICAN YOUTH Stories

SHAPING AMERICAN YOUTH

While it’s just kid stuff, playtime is one of the keys to keeping in check the problem of child obesity in America.
Today, the U.S. Surgeon General announced a new nationwide action plan to address the problem of overweight and obese children in America today. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of overweight children more than doubled between 1980 and 2000. One in every seven kids is obese. (Read more about SHAPING AMERICAN YOUTH)

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MEDITERRANIAN DIET Stories

MEDITERRANIAN DIET

Can a simple diet actually cut a person’s chances of dying by more than half?
New research shows the Mediterranean diet, a diet popular in Europe, can dramatically lower mortality risk in individuals over the age of 70, and probably has the same benefit in those younger than that. (Read more about MEDITERRANIAN DIET)

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MICE AND FAT GENE Stories

MICE AND FAT GENE

Imagine if you could indulge in the fattiest of foods and not gain a single pound. It sounds too good to be true…but, genetically engineered mice at the University of Michigan Medical School are living every frustrated dieter’s dream. (Read more about MICE AND FAT GENE)

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OBESITY AND IMPOTENCE Stories

OBESITY AND IMPOTENCE

There’s good news and bad news for men suffering from impotence. The bad news, it appears that obesity is a significant contributing factor--a concern given the overall fattening of America. According to the authors of the new study, obesity contributes to sexual dysfunction in men in several different ways, most of them physical, not psychological. But the good news is that new research shows losing weight can reverse the problem. Experts hope the new findings will provide some extra added motivation to get America…at least, American males…to slim down. (Read more about OBESITY AND IMPOTENCE)

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