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Eat Chocolate!

If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, you probably jumped for joy at the good news this week. Research published Monday suggested that regular chocolate eaters may more frequently have lower BMIs (Body Mass Index).

But before you start eating your favorite chocolate, remember this: while chocolate can do the body good, the study certainly doesn't go as far as proving a causal link between eating more chocolate and losing weight. Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal: dark chocolate is healthier overall, but even the bittersweet varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar.

However, treating yourself to a small amount of chocolate regularly is definitely a health message we can follow. Take a look at those surprising health benefits below.

Regular chocolate eaters welcome multiple benefits for their hearts, including lower blood pressure, lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and a lower risk of heart disease. One of the reasons dark chocolate is especially heart-healthy is its inflammation-fighting properties, which reduce cardiovascular risk.

Chocolate also protects your skin. Forget what you've heard _____ chocolate causing skin problems: dark chocolate is _____ good for your skin. The type of antioxidants called flavonoids found in dark chocolate _____ some protection from UV _____ from the sun. But no, that does not _____ you can neglect the sunscreen!

Adapted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/chocolate-eatinglower- bmi-body-mass-index_n_1379368.html - October 8, 2013.

Eat Chocolate!

If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, you probably jumped for joy at the good news this week. Research published Monday suggested that regular chocolate eaters may more frequently have lower BMIs (Body Mass Index).

But before you start eating your favorite chocolate, remember this: while chocolate can do the body good, the study certainly doesn't go as far as proving a causal link between eating more chocolate and losing weight. Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal: dark chocolate is healthier overall, but even the bittersweet varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar.

However, treating yourself to a small amount of chocolate regularly is definitely a health message we can follow. Take a look at those surprising health benefits below.

Regular chocolate eaters welcome multiple benefits for their hearts, including lower blood pressure, lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and a lower risk of heart disease. One of the reasons dark chocolate is especially heart-healthy is its inflammation-fighting properties, which reduce cardiovascular risk.

Chocolate also protects your skin. Forget what you've heard _____ chocolate causing skin problems: dark chocolate is _____ good for your skin. The type of antioxidants called flavonoids found in dark chocolate _____ some protection from UV _____ from the sun. But no, that does not _____ you can neglect the sunscreen!

Adapted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/chocolate-eatinglower- bmi-body-mass-index_n_1379368.html - October 8, 2013.

Eat Chocolate!

If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, you probably jumped for joy at the good news this week. Research published Monday suggested that regular chocolate eaters may more frequently have lower BMIs (Body Mass Index).

But before you start eating your favorite chocolate, remember this: while chocolate can do the body good, the study certainly doesn't go as far as proving a causal link between eating more chocolate and losing weight. Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal: dark chocolate is healthier overall, but even the bittersweet varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar.

However, treating yourself to a small amount of chocolate regularly is definitely a health message we can follow. Take a look at those surprising health benefits below.

Regular chocolate eaters welcome multiple benefits for their hearts, including lower blood pressure, lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and a lower risk of heart disease. One of the reasons dark chocolate is especially heart-healthy is its inflammation-fighting properties, which reduce cardiovascular risk.

Chocolate also protects your skin. Forget what you've heard _____ chocolate causing skin problems: dark chocolate is _____ good for your skin. The type of antioxidants called flavonoids found in dark chocolate _____ some protection from UV _____ from the sun. But no, that does not _____ you can neglect the sunscreen!

Adapted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/chocolate-eatinglower- bmi-body-mass-index_n_1379368.html - October 8, 2013.

SARA STULAC is a paediatrician, but doctors in Rwanda

must be adaptable. One of her first patients after arriving from

America in 2005 was a young girl with a tumour the size of a

cauliflower on her face. The girl´s father had tried traditional

[5]  healers and local doctors, but the tumour had grown, along

with expenses. An oncologist was needed. If only the country

had one. Eventually Dr Stulac called one in America who talked

her through the treatment that would save the girl´s life.

Residents of poor countries have long suffered from

[10]cancers, such as those of the liver and cervix, that are

associated with infections. But as they have grown richer,

drinking, smoking and fatty foods have led to more breast,

colorectal and lung cancer.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), low

[15]  and middle-income countries accounted for 57% of the 14m

people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2012 – but 65% of

the deaths. Many developing countries do not have a treatment

centre. Even when it is available, the sick often delay because

they are poor or do not know that treatment is urgent. Besides

[20]  although cancer claims more victims, it receives a tiny fraction

of the aid that goes to fighting HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

Spotting cancer cases earlier would be a significant help.

About 90% of the patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute were

first seen with illnesses so advanced that they would have been

[25]  hard to treat anywhere, says Corey Casper, an American

oncologist who works with the clinic. Also low-tech approaches

to screening can help. Some countries, including India and

Thailand, are testing for cervical cancer using vinegar instead of

doing Pap smears, and removing precancerous lesions with

[30]  liquid nitrogen instead of pricier options. Such successes have

an unexpected benefit, too: the more that cancer is seen as

survivable, the more readily sufferers will seek timely

treatment.

A big worry is whether health-care systems designed to

[35]  treat acute illnesses would be able to handle the increased

caseload. Rwanda provides a model. It now treats several

chronic illnesses, including cancer based on the system it used

for HIV, now itself a chronic disease. Young girls receive the HPV

vaccine, data on cancer cases are stored and doctors can

[40]  consult oncologists in America as needed. In 2012 its first

modern cancer centre was opened. More young girls with

tumours are surviving as a result.

(From Worse than AIDS in The Economist, March 1st-7th 2014)

SARA STULAC is a paediatrician, but doctors in Rwanda

must be adaptable. One of her first patients after arriving from

America in 2005 was a young girl with a tumour the size of a

cauliflower on her face. The girl´s father had tried traditional

[5]  healers and local doctors, but the tumour had grown, along

with expenses. An oncologist was needed. If only the country

had one. Eventually Dr Stulac called one in America who talked

her through the treatment that would save the girl´s life.

Residents of poor countries have long suffered from

[10]cancers, such as those of the liver and cervix, that are

associated with infections. But as they have grown richer,

drinking, smoking and fatty foods have led to more breast,

colorectal and lung cancer.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), low

[15]  and middle-income countries accounted for 57% of the 14m

people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2012 – but 65% of

the deaths. Many developing countries do not have a treatment

centre. Even when it is available, the sick often delay because

they are poor or do not know that treatment is urgent. Besides

[20]  although cancer claims more victims, it receives a tiny fraction

of the aid that goes to fighting HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

Spotting cancer cases earlier would be a significant help.

About 90% of the patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute were

first seen with illnesses so advanced that they would have been

[25]  hard to treat anywhere, says Corey Casper, an American

oncologist who works with the clinic. Also low-tech approaches

to screening can help. Some countries, including India and

Thailand, are testing for cervical cancer using vinegar instead of

doing Pap smears, and removing precancerous lesions with

[30]  liquid nitrogen instead of pricier options. Such successes have

an unexpected benefit, too: the more that cancer is seen as

survivable, the more readily sufferers will seek timely

treatment.

A big worry is whether health-care systems designed to

[35]  treat acute illnesses would be able to handle the increased

caseload. Rwanda provides a model. It now treats several

chronic illnesses, including cancer based on the system it used

for HIV, now itself a chronic disease. Young girls receive the HPV

vaccine, data on cancer cases are stored and doctors can

[40]  consult oncologists in America as needed. In 2012 its first

modern cancer centre was opened. More young girls with

tumours are surviving as a result.

(From Worse than AIDS in The Economist, March 1st-7th 2014)

SARA STULAC is a paediatrician, but doctors in Rwanda

must be adaptable. One of her first patients after arriving from

America in 2005 was a young girl with a tumour the size of a

cauliflower on her face. The girl´s father had tried traditional

[5]  healers and local doctors, but the tumour had grown, along

with expenses. An oncologist was needed. If only the country

had one. Eventually Dr Stulac called one in America who talked

her through the treatment that would save the girl´s life.

Residents of poor countries have long suffered from

[10]cancers, such as those of the liver and cervix, that are

associated with infections. But as they have grown richer,

drinking, smoking and fatty foods have led to more breast,

colorectal and lung cancer.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), low

[15]  and middle-income countries accounted for 57% of the 14m

people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2012 – but 65% of

the deaths. Many developing countries do not have a treatment

centre. Even when it is available, the sick often delay because

they are poor or do not know that treatment is urgent. Besides

[20]  although cancer claims more victims, it receives a tiny fraction

of the aid that goes to fighting HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

Spotting cancer cases earlier would be a significant help.

About 90% of the patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute were

first seen with illnesses so advanced that they would have been

[25]  hard to treat anywhere, says Corey Casper, an American

oncologist who works with the clinic. Also low-tech approaches

to screening can help. Some countries, including India and

Thailand, are testing for cervical cancer using vinegar instead of

doing Pap smears, and removing precancerous lesions with

[30]  liquid nitrogen instead of pricier options. Such successes have

an unexpected benefit, too: the more that cancer is seen as

survivable, the more readily sufferers will seek timely

treatment.

A big worry is whether health-care systems designed to

[35]  treat acute illnesses would be able to handle the increased

caseload. Rwanda provides a model. It now treats several

chronic illnesses, including cancer based on the system it used

for HIV, now itself a chronic disease. Young girls receive the HPV

vaccine, data on cancer cases are stored and doctors can

[40]  consult oncologists in America as needed. In 2012 its first

modern cancer centre was opened. More young girls with

tumours are surviving as a result.

(From Worse than AIDS in The Economist, March 1st-7th 2014)