Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MStat, MPH1,2; Martin M. Grajower, MD3; Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD1,4Author AffiliationsArticle InformationJAMA. Published online July 2, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3908related articles icon RelatedArticlesauthor interview icon Interviews Audio Author Interview (17:01)Limited Evidence for the Health Effects and Safety of Intermittent Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes Caloric restriction and weight loss beneficially influence the development and progression of type 2 diabetes. Weight loss in patients with type […]
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Fatty liver disease dramatically increases your risk of hospitalization with coronavirus, NEW study reveals
by: Joy Jensen, staff writer | June 27, 2020FacebookTwitterEmailPinterest6Share (NaturalHealth365) We already know that around 30% of Americans are affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that’s become a major epidemic within the United States. Unfortunately, not only does this disease result in a $32 billion per year burden on the healthcare system, but being one […]
Are the BPA-Free Plastics Like Tritan Safe?
Image Credit: Gary G / Pixabay. This image has been modified. Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on July 2nd, 2020 Do BPA-free plastics such as Tritan, have human hormone-disrupting effects? And what about BPS and BPF? Recent human studies indicate that exposure to the plastics chemical BPA may be associated with infertility, miscarriage, premature delivery, reduced male sexual function, polycystic ovaries, […]
Could Changing Our Diets Defeat COVID-19?
By T. Colin Campbell, PhDJune 25, 2020 In the early 1980s, I organized and helped lead a comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle, and disease mortality in rural China and eventually Taiwan, to investigate why cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases localized in geographic clusters. The findings from this study, when combined with experimental studies of cancer in […]
Patients with underlying conditions were 12 times as likely to die of covid-19 as otherwise healthy people, CDC finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/15/patients-with-underlying-conditions-were-12-times-more-likely-die-covid-19-than-otherwise-healthy-people-cdc-finds/ Coronavirus patients with underlying health problems were substantially more likely to be hospitalized than other people with covid-19, a CDC report released Monday finds. (John Minchillo/AP) By Lena H. Sun June 15, 2020 at 5:10 p.m. PDT People with underlying medical conditions such as heart disease and diabeteswere hospitalized six times as often as otherwise healthy individuals […]
CDC Broadens Guidance on Obesity Risk for COVID-19
Early in the pandemic, CDC identified a higher risk for severe symptoms with COVID-19 in people with severe obesity. This week, the agency broadened its guidance to include all individuals with a BMI of 30 or greater. This is the epidemiologic benchmark for obesity – severe or not. What’s more, it’s a benchmark that describes 43 percent […]
These Healthy Habits Can Protect Your Lungs From Coronavirus
PLANET EARTHHEALTH For many Americans, the potential for contracting COVID-19 can be high. Here’s how to offset your risk. By Sarah WattsApril 21, 2020 1:09 PM (Credit: Nopphon_1987/Shutterstock) After weeks of lockdown, states across the country are now preparing to lift their orders to shelter in place — a move top health professionals consider premature: Without […]
Emerging disease: US foreign assistance needs to focus on the root causes of pandemics
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Intensive lifestyle change: It works, and it’s more than diet and exercise
Intensive lifestyle change: It works, and it’s more than diet and exercise
Is the Coronavirus Mutating?
ShareMAY 14, 2020 Researchers say they’ve identified a new strain of the coronavirus that is more dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious. But these study results are not being shared to warn of another possible coronavirus outbreak in the United States, rather, it’s to let you know that the best infectious disease scientists […]
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