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Factors that Contribute to ObesityVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQqTz3dmVSg Not moving around, not eating healthily and, sometimes, hormones are some of the factors that can cause obesity, according to Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery with South Miami Hospital. However, he adds the main problem is diet. He also says there are a lot of diet products in the market. “They don't work. [...]

Factors that Contribute to Obesity

High Blood Cholesterol TreatmentVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ6XJlzUqvc Lisa Klein-Davis, Physician Assistant with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, affirms there are some people who have certain genetic abnormalities, that they have really high levels of cholesterol. She also describes in that case, diet and exercise can help the patient lower their cholesterol levels. In some cases, medication is required. Dr. Jonathan Fialkow, [...]

High Blood Cholesterol Treatment

Cholesterol & Human BodyVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts2gux1GJ2A The minority of cholesterol that people use came from their diet. Most cholesterol is made into our body. Dr. Ian del Conde, Cardiovascular Specialist with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, says diet plays an important role but it is not definitive. The specialist also explains how atherosclerosis happens. TranscriptBut I'd like to kind of [...]

Cholesterol & Human Body

The Psychology of DietingVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw-c5zNathk 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 [...]

The Psychology of Dieting

Myths about Eating DisordersVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5CZq70FaM Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, says one misconception about eating disorders is that some people are going to get better and they are going to learn how to eat properly. "Anorexics are dragged by the hair by their parents when they finally notice them, which is [...]

Myths about Eating Disorders

Hidden Eating DisordersVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYtcjO6AlG0 How dangerous is being self-diagnosed when it comes to eating disorders? Janette Alonso, Licensed Psychotherapist, says some patients hide their eating disorders by having gluten intolerance or gluten free to lose weight, for example. She also explains how doctors can manage this situation. TranscriptHow often is an eating disorder hidden right so there are [...]

Hidden Eating Disorders

The Eco-Keto DietVideos

The eco-keto diet can be used to lose weight and it promotes the exclusion of meat from daily meals. However, Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, doesn’t recommend this diet and talks about how getting the basic nutrients from fruits and vegetables can be possible. TranscriptTell us about the keto diet in [...]

The Eco-Keto Diet

Eating VegetablesVideos

Do you eat enough vegetables? Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, gives some recommendations to get more vegetables in your diet, and how planning can be very helpful for your eating habits. TranscriptSo what suggestions do you have to get that vegetable intake into our diets I think for me it still [...]

Eating Vegetables

Meat Substitutes: JackfruitVideos

Jackfruit originally comes from India and then made its way through Asia. Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains it can be used as vegetable as well as fruit and it could also replace meat in diet. TranscriptSo tell us a little bit about jackfruit I've been hearing a lot about jackfruit [...]