Cafe Spice Seeks to Bring Indian Food to U.S. - Bloomberg

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Cafe Spice Seeks to Bring Indian Food to U.S. Bloomberg “My first year here my cholesterol shot up dangerously high,” Dr. Vishwas Vaniawala, an Indian pediatrician, says. “Honestly, I used to skip lunches because I was sick of eating salads and sandwiches and chips.” The South Asian doctors, who, ... and more »

French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer cholesterol levels in even ... - Bangor Daily News

French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer cholesterol levels in even ... Bangor Daily News Ouellette has familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that can produce fatally high levels of cholesterol in Franco Americans even if they exercise and have diets low in fat. Carl Ouellette reads the results of his cholesterol test. and more »

Big Thighs May Be Wise - MSN Health & Fitness

Big Thighs May Be Wise MSN Health & Fitness Because the hazard is not body weight but body fat, simple height and weight charts have given way to a mathematic formula that uses these two measurements to calculate the body mass index, or BMI. A BMI between 25 and 30 signals overweight, ...

Clinic helps patients adapt to healthy lifestyles - STLtoday.com

Clinic helps patients adapt to healthy lifestyles STLtoday.com Some risk factors, such as an intolerance for certain medications and a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and high blood pressure, are beyond patients' control, Havlin said. But she lets even those people know that they have some control over ...

The Franco Factor: A French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer ... - Lewiston Sun Journal

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The Franco Factor: A French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer ... Lewiston Sun Journal Ouellette has familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that can produce fatally high levels of cholesterol in Franco Americans even if they exercise and have diets low in fat. Bert Ouellette, 70, of Auburn pours himself a fruit-and-vegetable ... and more »