…especially in the African American/black community. Approximately 40% of people with diabetes don’t know it; the percentage is higher for African-Americans. A new study, “Vegetarian diets and incidence of diabetes in the Adventist Health Study-2“ by Loma Linda University School of Public …

As a physician, friends and family often consult me informally about the health of their parents.  At 53, I’ve lost both parents, and many friends are going through that process now. However, even more painful sometimes is dealing with the …

Resistance training is a key part of my exercise routine, generally two 45 min sessions a week. Dr Kathryn Schmitz, at U Penn, has shown: In the so-called SHE study (for Strong, Healthy and Empowered)… resistance exercise significantly slowed middle-age …

A group at Brown University found that 60% of women seeking bariatric (weight loss surgery) reported sexual dysfunction. Perhaps not surprisingly, this increased with age and menopause. After the weight loss that followed surgery, the researchers then found that of …

Around the world, especially in developed countries, women of color are often those with heaviest burden of obesity and diabetes. In a recent study of Arab women in Israel, an intensive intervention lowered their blood sugar, triglycerides, and chances of having …