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1. Lower risk of heart disease and stroke: Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, and a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows women who eat more fruits and vegetables have a lower risk of developing the...

New bill mandates MD’s learn nutrition

Jul 1, 2013 | General health, Nutrition, Weight loss

After the unanimous passage by both houses of congress on September 6, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 380. The sole purpose of this directive is to remedy the widespread lack of basic knowledge of California physicians about...

Research: CNN: MD group says obesity a disease

Jun 26, 2013 | Nutrition, Research, Weight loss

(CNN) -- One word could have a big impact on the way doctors treat obesity in the United States. The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy that officially labels obesity as a disease "requiring a range of medical interventions to advance obesity...

Less meat best chance for climate change

Jun 11, 2013 | General health, Nutrition, Weight loss

Shifting the world’s reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is important, certainly. But the world’s best chance for achieving timely, disaster-averting climate change may actually be eating less meat, according to a recent report in World Watch...