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Integumentary System

Atopic Dermatitis

Overview and Risk Factors Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a common chronic skin disease that affects about 20% of people worldwide. It is associated with other markers of atopy, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergy. Pathogenesis is not well understood. Signs of disease...
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Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Allergic Rhinitis and Sinusitis

 Overview and Risk Factors Allergic rhinitis is very common, affecting at least 60 million persons in the United States. Allergens cause release of chemical mediators from mast cells in the nasal mucosa. In turn, these mediators cause rhinorrhea; sinus congestion; sinus pressure (especially...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Infantile Colic

Overview and Risk Factors Infantile colic refers to excessive and persistent crying in a baby less than 3 months old. Although the condition is sometimes attributed to psychosocial causes, this chapter will focus solely on digestive contributors. Criteria developed by pediatrician Morris Wessel in...
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Cardiovascular

Hyperlipidemia

Overview and Risk Factors Hyperlipidemia is characterized by elevated concentrations of circulating lipids, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis and other serious conditions. Specific classes of hyperlipidemia include hyperlipoproteinemia, elevated very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Constipation

Overview and Risk Factors The term "constipation" refers generally to the difficult or infrequent passage of stool. A common definition of constipation is fewer than 3 spontaneous, complete, bowel movements per week. It is the most common gastrointestinal complaint in the United States,...
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General Nutrition

Obesity

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. In the United States, more than 60% of the population is overweight or obese. Weight conditions are typically classified based on body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by the following formula:

BMI = weight (kilograms)

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Neurology

Parkinson's Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Parkinson's disease (idiopathic paralysis agitans) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that is associated with a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, neurodegeneration in other areas of the central nervous system (CNS), such as the locus...
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Oncology, Oncology

A Disastrous Marriage: Tobacco and Poor Diet

To achieve clarity on the issue of tobacco, we must always remember to look into the nature of relationships-whether it is between competing presidential agendas, between competing causes of the same disease, between competing funding agencies, or whatever. When we enter into the realm of tobacco...
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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.