A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in Boston found that people who eat processed meats like bacon, sausage, and deli meats have a 42 percent higher risk of getting heart disease and a 19 percent higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes for each daily serving of about 1.8 ounces (50 grams) they have.

By now you’ve certainly seen the sickeningly sweet Corn Refiners Association ad campaign touting the virtues of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

Dear Dr. Mirkin,

Does diabetes increase cancer risk?

Having trouble fitting into your old favorite jeans? Don’t like the body you see in the mirror? I know it’s painful…

There’s been a rash

Vitamin D has been getting a heck of a lot of press lately. And with vitamin D deficiency growing out of control—fueled by two decades of the mainstream hysteria over the “dangers of sunshine” causing people to spend less and less time outdoors—frankly, it’s well past time that it did.

Score yet one more in favor of having fun in the sun. A new study indicates that lack of vitamin D may be a major factor in the development of diabetes, and as you probably know, sunshine provides one of the best sources of vitamin D.

Despite the common observation that obesity runs in families, genetic research shows that the habits you inherit from your family are more important than the genes you inherit. Obesity genes account for only 5 percent of all weight problems. Then, we have to wonder, what causes the other 95 percent of weight problems?