Friday, September 15, 2006 Volume 2 Issue 9
Soda: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

By Gina Serraiocco, M.D.

Many of us have a daily addiction to a common substance and don't even realize the long-term harm we are doing to our bodies. The culprit? Soda. The carbonated beverage accounts for more than one-fourth of all drinks consumed in the United States, or at least one 12-ounce can per day for every man, woman and child. Let's take a look at the hidden dangers of over-consumption of this popular beverage.

Our nation is facing an obesity epidemic, and soda is a major contributor, especially in children. Obesity leads to an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and early death. Just one regular soda per day has enough calories to cause 15 pounds of weight gain per year in an adult.


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Recommended Web Sites


National 5-A-Day Month: September
www.5aday.org
Celebrate National 5-A-Day Month with your children by visiting "The Color Way" Web site to learn how remembering the rainbow can make it easy to get the colorful variety of fruits and vegetables you need every day. Learn activities and games to help the entire family have fun while fueling their bodies with fruits and vegetables.

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: September
www.wcn.org
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that more than 20 million Americans have human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that can cause cervical cancer. Download a brochure about the new HPV vaccine and screening on the Women's Cancer Network Web site.

National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration:
September 17-23

www.nraf-rehabnet.org
The National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation's mission is to educate people about the benefits and impact of rehabilitation; develop programs that aim to increase opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities, and help those who are disabled live up to their fullest potential. Visit the National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation's Web site for valuable information on rehabilitation, disability and related issues.

Featured Physicians

Orchid Ghaffari, M.D., is a pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics at the Los Altos Center. She received her M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in 1998 after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. She is board certified in pediatrics and speaks fluent Farsi.

Margaret Y. Chan, M.D., is a family medicine physician at the Redwood Shores Health Center. She received her M.D. degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1999. Dr. Chan completed a residency at the University of California, Irvine and an internship at the San Jose Medical Center. She is board certified in family medicine.



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