The YOU Docs — Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz — are authors of the best-selling "YOU: The Owner's Manual" and "YOU: On a Diet." To submit questions and find ways to grow younger and healthier, go to www.RealAge.com, the docs' online home.
The YOU Docs
- Can fruit make you fat?
- Q: Recently, one of my co-workers said that eating too much fruit can make you gain weight because of its high sugar content. Is this true? — Anonymous A: Not unless you eat two or three large watermelons or a peck of apples on top of a... Full story
- How bad is baby bottle danger?
- Q: My children are grown now, but back in the late 1970s, I would mix their baby formula with boiled water and put it into the plastic liners of disposable baby bottles, which I now know contain bisphenol A (BPA). My children haven't had any... Full story
- Your favorite foods can be good for you
- Q: What's the healthiest dark chocolate in terms of percentage of cocoa? — Gayle, San Diego A: Shoot for 70 percent and higher. The percentage refers to the amount of cocoa solids in the product. The more cocoa, the more flavonoids —... Full story
- Should kids stay away from soy?
- Q: I have recently heard concerns about boys eating soy. As the mom of one vegetarian boy and with another boy on the way, I'm worried about their development and long-term health. What's the truth surrounding these warnings? — Michelle,... Full story
- What to eat to fight breast cancer
- Q: I recently had a cancerous tumor removed from my breast, and I've been wondering if there are certain foods to avoid as part of my recovery. Can you help? — Linda M., via e-mail A: The same foods you'd eat to keep your body as healthy as... Full story
- A new type of weight-loss surgery
- Q: In your book "YOU: On a Diet," you mentioned how surgeons realized cutting the vagus nerve curbed a person's appetite. Why isn't vagotomy surgery an option for weight loss? — Maria, Waxahachie, Texas A: It might be, but it's still... Full story
- Lower your cholesterol without a prescription
- Q: Will red yeast rice lower my LDLs naturally? — Kat, Kailua, Hawaii A: Nobody eats red yeast rice to lower cholesterol. They take red yeast rice supplements, which have a lot in common with the popular cholesterol-lowering statin drug... Full story
- Triggers for your pounding headache
- Q: I've always suffered with frequent headaches, and I think that when the air pressure changes, they are more intense. Are weather-related headaches possible? — Anonymous A: Changes in weather don't guarantee a headache (unless you're... Full story
- Should you get tested for the 'it' vitamin?
- Q: How important is a vitamin D test? I requested it from my doctor and didn't get it. Should I push for it? I take 2,000 IU of D per day. I'm a redhead, have fair skin and always wear sunscreen, hat and shades outside. — Edna, New York A:... Full story
- Why do healthy people have heart attacks?
- Q: I know someone who had a heart attack (she survived), but she had no history of high cholesterol. How can that be? — Diane, Pacific Grove A: It can be pretty common. First, she may not have been looking at the right cholesterol numbers,... Full story
