Wellness
Knowledge: The 1st Step in Preventing Pre-Diabetes
Prediabetes is a term that is used when you are at risk for type 2 diabetes. It means that your blood sugar is higher than it should be. Most people who get type 2 diabetes have prediabetes first.
Trans Fat is Still Hiding in Your Snacks
Eating trans fat can take years off of your life. And you may be eating it in chips, crackers, and baked goods and not even know it.
Lose Weight, Save Your Wallet
Many Americans are carrying around some excess pounds. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, 66% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (61.6% of women and 70.5% of men).
Study Shows Dangerous Mixing of Medications Common
A study published in 2008 by researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center found that nearly 1 in 25 Americans over age 57 are potentially at risk for a harmful interaction of medications.