Body Health Care

San Diego – You might want to think again if reaching for a diet soda is your answer to the struggle to lose inches from your waistline, according to a new report presented this week to the American Diabetes Association. The study, conducted by the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio suggests, “this behaviour may be self-defeating.” In the data reported at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Session’s Conference, held this week in San Diego, epidemiologists from the School of Medicine said their research found that the consumption of diet soda was “associated with increased waist circumference.” Researchers from the Health Science Center monitored the diet soda drinking habits of almost 500 senior citizens from the San Antonio area. Find more info…

When looking to include more dark leafy greens in your diet, be sure to add kale. This healthy vegetable contains phytonutrients that may help support normal cell growth and turnover. Researchers have discovered that these phytonutrients cause the liver to produce enzymes that may potentially help flush out unwanted substances. Kale can be steamed, sautéed or added to your favorite casseroles and soups.

Growing up in Miami-Dade County, Chanelle Diaz saw some exemplary models of health care delivery, but mostly she noted glaring health disparities.

Diaz, a Williams College graduate who wants to “design systems to improve access to health care,” is certain she is on the best path to prepare her to be both physician and public health advocate who can help end those disparities.

That path to innovation began at the Miller School on Monday morning when Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., joined faculty and staff in welcoming Diaz and 51 other students to the University of Miami’s inaugural M.D./M.P.H. program, one of a few in the country that enable students to earn both degrees in four years rather than the five years most M.D./M.P.H. progr

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