Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition and lead author of the review, says, "To date, five large epidemiologic studies and 11 clinical studies have demonstrated that 1 ounce of nuts or peanuts more than 5 times/week can result in a 25 to 39 percent of decreases the risk of coronary heart disease."

Cola is a sweet carbonated drink, usually with caramel coloring and containing caffeine.The flavor of the soft drink sometimes comes from a mixture of vanilla, cinnamon, and citrus flavorings. The name comes from the kola nuts that were originally used as the source of caffeine.

Soy and components of soy called "isoflavones" have been studied scientifically for numerous health conditions. Isoflavones (such as genistein) are believed to have estrogen-like effects in the body, and as a result are sometimes called "phytoestrogens."

Gout is a painful condition that occurs when the bodily waste product uric acid is deposited as needle-like crystals in the joints and/or soft tissues. In the joints, these uric acid crystals cause inflammatory arthritis, which in turn leads to intermittent swelling, redness, heat, pain, and stiffness in the joints.It may be sudden. It usually starts at night, often in the big toe joint.

As the climate heats up certain crops will grow better and if global warming is a real then humans may be eating a lot of bananas. In fact some say this is already starting as many areas are reporting very strong banana crops in the last three years. Bananas grow well in tropical environments and climate change can cause areas to be more tropical.

Believe it or not, more than 20 percent of our daily calories come from the things that we drink,” says Susan Aaronson, M.S., R.D., wellness coordinator for the MFit Health Promotion Division at the University of Michigan Health System. “In fact, the World Health Organization recommends that people consume only about 10 percent of their calories from liquids.

Prostate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the US. It usually grows slowly. Men who have it often die from other causes before the cancer kills them. Still, prostate cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death in American men. The prostate cancer death rate is especially high among African American men.

Each year, people make almost 3 million visits to health care providers and more than half a million people go to emergency rooms for kidney stone problems. Most kidney stones pass out of the body without any intervention by a physician. Kidney and bladder stones cause excruciating pain, tend to recur, and are distressingly common.