Health On The Blog

Obesity is a rising metabolic disorder that has affected people throughout the world. It is closely linked to heart disease and other health issues. Strictly defined, it is based on the body mass index (BMI), calculating the fat ratio from a formula using the height and weight of the individuals. The formula is weight in [...]

Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why. A healthy macrophage cell, at left, with sufficient vitamin D. On the right, a macrophage with inadequate vitamin D has [...]