The Baby Boomer generation is aging and people are living longer today than ever before, a combination that is rapidly changing the composition of the world’s population. While only 10% of people were over 60 years of age in 2000, the United Nations projects that this number will increase to 21% by 2050 [1]. But [...]
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Of the nearly 24 million Americans that have diabetes, the majority are type 2, a disorder where the body is unable to properly use or make enough insulin [1]. If left untreated, type 2 diabetes can lead to severe and even life-threatening complications including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, [...]
Many of you have been looking into surgeries to help improve yourself regarding your obesity, and there are two that you might not be able to tell the difference between. These surgeries are the Lap Band Surgery, and the Gastric Sleeve surgery. We will first go over the basic definitions of both these surgeries and [...]
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