Bad cholesterol (LDL) forms plaque and eventually causes problems, explains Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. Good cholesterol (HDL) picks up the cholesterol from the blood and moves it into the liver and it can be managed and excreted, the doctor describes. LDL, generally, comes from animal fats in form…...

Dr. Ted Feldman, Medical Director of Prevention and Community Health with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, says total cholesterol is the LDL, HDL and triglycerides all put it together: "We're less concerned these days about total cholesterol, because it is driven by the good cholesterol, it has much less significance and risk than if the…...

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), people gain the most weight between mid-November and January. Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about how many pounds someone can put on during the holidays, and says how to prevent gaining weight on vacation. Now according to the National Institutes of…...

Shape and size play a role in our society, since some people can make them a goal in their lives if they look according to certain rules. Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains that for different sports it’s important to have different body shapes and…...

Feelings of shame or a lack of self-worth can lead to a negative self-perception. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist & Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, describes psychological, biological and social factors that can cause the behavior, especially in children...

Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, says anorexia is very complex, and there is choice involved and a pursuit of thinness. "Severe anorexia is by choice. We don't get born on the way to anorexia, even though there is a genetic component," she points out...

Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, points out dieting is usually seen as something negative, but the reality is that we are all on a diet. "We have to accept that we just need to learn the healthier ways to eat," she says. She explains Fad diets don't work, because after starting…...

Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with social media things go out immediately, people can make fun of an image and self-esteem can start going down if the person is overweight or obese. "Depression will be based on the one becoming isolated. You may become socially awkward, feeling that you are…...