Could a better diet cool your Inflammation? Avoid these five food groups

July 13th, 20190 Chronic inflammation is associated with such diseases as obesity, diabetes and heart disease, and can harm people in numerous other ways, from painful joints to dental problems and aging skin. It can even disturb your slumber, since inflammation can impact the breathing airways during sleep, resulting in sleep apnea among other...

Getting to the heart of America’s diabetes crisis

September 16th, 20180 By Ken Thorpe   About 30 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 1.5 million more are diagnosed each year. More than 25 percent of seniors have diabetes and minority populations are at the greatest risk of developing this disease. African Americans, for instance, have a 77 percent higher risk of developing diabetes...

Addressing children’s nutritional health

March 24th, 20170 Nearly 1 in 3 Michigan children are overweight or obese. Unfortunately, a "normal" diet in America has shifted in a direction that permits people of all ages to choose convenience foods and sugary beverages over healthier options. In addition to poor food choices, serving sizes have largely exceeded what the body naturally...

Obesity, diabetes prevalent among Arab Americans

January 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — Six Gulf Community Council (GCC) countries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Oman—have been identified by Rand Health Advisory services as having populations with the highest rates of diabetes in the world. Much of the Arab world is following in the same trajectory, with the World Health...