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Obesity
Obesity is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in North America. In the last 10 years, the number of overweight people in industrialized countries has increased significantly - so ...
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders have increased in frequency as a consequence of societys emphasis and preoccupation with thinness. Eating disorders are multi-factorial, with genetic, traumatic, and nutritional ...
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Metabolic Syndrome
A person has metabolic syndrome when they have a combination of three or more certain health risks. These health risks include: high blood pressure high blood sugar levels excess body weight ...
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Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot properly store and use fuel for energy. The bodys main fuel is a form of sugar called glucose , which comes from food (after its been broken ...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is not a disease in the usual sense; rather, it is a collection of symptoms that can affect a womans reproductive health and heart health, and can have other ...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is not a disease in the usual sense; rather, it is a collection of symptoms that can affect a womans reproductive health and heart health, and can have other ...
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Heart Attack
The heart is one of the largest muscles in the body. The wall of the heart is the muscle that does the pumping, it is called the myocardium . In a heart attack, this muscle tissue is denied ...
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High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance your body needs to rebuild its cells and to make certain hormones. Its carried throughout your body in your bloodstream. Your body only requires a small amount ...
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Diabetes
Diabetes (more specifically, diabetes mellitus) is a condition where people don't produce enough insulin to meet their body's needs, or their cells don't respond properly to insulin. Insulin is important because it moves glucose, a simple sugar, into the body's cells from the blood.
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High Blood Pressure
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide - and people who have abnormally high pressure in their arteries are far more likely than others to die prematurely of heart ...
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