By Roland Larrabee, M.D.
Reading food labels will help you quickly identify whether or not a food product is a healthy choice. The food label is a reliable, accurate, user-friendly source of valuable nutrition information. What you learn from reading and comparing food labels will help you avoid any ingredients that you may be sensitive to as well as help you limit nutrients that you want to cut back on and increase nutrients that are good for you.
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A hiatal hernia is a condition in which part of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm from the abdomen into the chest. The diaphragm is a thin sheet of muscle that is involved in breathing. It separates the abdomen from the chest. Hiatal hernias are common after middle age. They do not often cause problems.
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Obesity is generally defined as the condition of weighing 20% or more over your ideal weight. You can find the ideal weight for your height and sex from a weight chart. In the United States, about one of every three women is obese. The goal of treatment for obesity is weight loss. Exercise is an essential part of any weight-loss program and should become a permanent part of your lifestyle. Click here to read more...
By Roland Larrabee, M.D.
With late spring and summer now fast approaching, mosquito season will also soon be upon us. West Nile virus is most often spread by mosquitoes. West Nile virus is a virus that can infect humans, birds, horses and mosquitoes. Infection from this virus is most commonly found in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The virus has spread to the United States, where it has been reported in 47 states and Washington, D.C.
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