Nutritional Disorders, Obesity and Weight Loss

Obesity

Obesity: Overview and Risk Factors

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

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Cirrhosis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Cirrhosis is a chronic, irreversible liver disease. It is caused by repeated damage to the liver, most commonly due to excessive alcohol intake over several years. Ultimately, the liver tissue is destroyed and unable to complete its normal functions, which include synthesis of various molecules and...

Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular

Reversing Heart Disease with Diet

I would like to introduce you to my friend Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., a man you will be hearing a lot more about in coming years. Having won a gold medal (Yale Crew team) in the 1956 Olympics, Dr. Esselstyn quickly advanced to a distinguished career in surgery at the renowned Cleveland Clinic...

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Gastritis refers to irritation and inflammation of the lining of the wall of the stomach. An ulcer (also known as a peptic ulcer) is a deep crater in the wall of the stomach. Gastritis and ulcers affect up to 50 percent of adult populations in Westernized countries. These disorders result from an...

Neurology

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis: Types and Symptoms

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own nerve cells, causing disruption of nerve signals between the brain and the muscles, skin, eyes, and other areas. As a result, strength,...

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...

Oncology

Diet During Cancer Treatment

Diet During Cancer Treatment

Patients with cancer are often malnourished, which may decrease the effectiveness of cancer treatments and increase side effects.

There are no evidence-based recommendations for diet therapy during cancer treatment. Because of the poor appetite...

Diabetes and Thyroid Diseases

Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success

Diabetes Basics
Glucose, a simple sugar, is the body's main fuel. It is present in the bloodstream, but in people with diabetes it cannot get into the cells where it is needed. In type 1 diabetes (which was once referred to as childhood-onset diabetes), the problem is an inadequate...

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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.