KEY TAKEAWAY: Over 80,000 new cancer cases are associated with low whole-grain intake, low dairy intake, high intake of processed meats and red meat, low fruit and vegetable intake, and high intake of sugary beverages. In other words we aren’t doing enough to prevent some cancers.

KEY TAKEAWAY: As the debate around a single payer health care initiative continues to rage on more and more people are saying that health care is a “right”.  But where does the personal responsibility of taking care of ourselves fall within this “right”?   One-third of American adults and one in six children are now obese, although an annual report released Thursday by two nonprofit groups found that rates could be stabilizing.