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...

Psychiatric Conditions

Insomnia

Insomnia: Overview and Risk Factors

Insomnia is a term that describes difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep through the night, or not feeling rested after sleep. It is the most common sleep disorder, affecting about one–third of adults at some point in their lives....

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects about 1 percent of the adult population in the United States. It is marked by severe inflammation of the joints. The cause is unknown, but likely involves genetic and environmental factors. If left uncontrolled, the condition can...

Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD): Overview and Risk Factors

Age-related macular degeneration is a degenerative disease of the macula, the central part of the retina. It results in loss of central vision, which is necessary for most daily activities, and can cause legal blindness. This disease is the most common cause of poor vision among elderly...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Osteoporosis: Overview and Risk Factors

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become thin and brittle. As a result, fractures and falls are common, and may be life–threatening. In particular, osteoporosis can lead to hip fractures. The complications of these fractures prove fatal in nearly 25 percent of cases. While most cases of...

Oncology

Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer: Overview and Symptoms

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for men and women worldwide. It is usually an aggressive cancer with a five–year survival rate of less than 15 percent. In the United States, there are nearly 200,000 cases diagnosed every year and...

Women's Health, Oncology

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer (after cervical cancer) and the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer. It generally affects women 40 to 65 years of age. Several types of cancer can occur in the ovaries. The...

Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Oncology, Women's Health

Prophylactic Mastectomy

More and more breast cancer patients are choosing to have their healthy breasts removed when their breast with cancer is amputated, according to an article in The Journal of Clinical Oncology (online October 23, 2007).  As many as 8000 to 10,000 women per year are opting for this procedure,...

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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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