Obesity is undoubtedly the major nutritional disorder of the western world. It has such a major impact on mortality, morbidity and the quality of life that it most certainly merits consideration as a...
A woman with hypertension refuses vegetables. A man with diabetes adds iron-fortified sugar to his coffee. As death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes in Latin America escalate, global...
Food addiction refers to when the need to eat becomes compulsive or uncontrollable. This compulsive behavior may respond to an emotion, such as stress, sadness, or anger.The human body needs food to...