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Unit 10. Page 160. Read. Concerned about health? Ask the expert.

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Good afternoon. Welcome to Ask the Expert. I'm Miranda Olson. My guest today is Dr. Mel Brand,

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an authority on everyday health issues, and we're going to devote today's entire program

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to your questions about health. So let's get right to it with our first caller.

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Tell us your name and where you're from. Hi, Dr. Brand. I'm Sally Matthews from San Diego,

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California. We hear a lot of negative stuff about fast food, but my husband and kids love

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hamburgers and fries and sodas. How bad is fast food? Sally, it's okay in moderation,

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but...

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But I wouldn't make a habit of eating it. Most fast food is full of salt, sugar, cholesterol,

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and lots of calories. An occasional trip to a fast food place won't hurt you, especially if

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you can offset the junk food with healthy salads or sandwiches. But I wouldn't eat it more than

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once or twice a week. Okay, next question. Dr. Brand, I'm Bob Gonzalez from Tampa, Florida.

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I'm 25 years old, and my question is about sun. My lovely wife is a wonderful woman,

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but she's also a member of the sunblock police. She won't let me go out the door without putting

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sunblock on. I've always been able to get a good tan, so is this really necessary? It's a pain.

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Bob, I've got to side with your wife. The sun makes us feel wonderful, and we love its warmth,

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but it has its dangers. I've treated patients with skin cancer. The most telling example was

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an older man who hiked for 40 years and refused to wear a hat. He developed skin cancer and didn't

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survive it. I'm not trying to scare you, but I do advocate sunblock if you're going out in the sun

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for more than a few minutes. And you should definitely wear a brimmed hat,

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that protects your face and your neck. And that's all of us, not just fair-skinned people.

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Okay, let's go to the next question now. Dr. Brand, I'm Martina Smith from Toronto, Canada.

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My question is about weight. My husband has gotten enormous. He's 5 feet 11 inches tall

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and weighs about 250 pounds.

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He used to be in good shape when he was a tennis champion, but now he doesn't get any exercise.

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When I try to get him to go to the gym, he either says he's too tired or he doesn't have time.

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Any suggestions?

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Martina, it's evident that your husband is way too heavy. Have you heard of body mass index?

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Anyone with a BMI of more than 25 is considered...

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overweight. Hence, your husband would have a BMI of about 35, which puts him in the obese category.

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He's got to start exercising and taking off the pounds. Have him start slowly and build up to

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at least three times a week and not deviate from that plan. Get him to play a game of tennis with

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you, but don't delay.

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All right. Do we have another question?

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Hi, Dr. Brand. I don't know if this is a health question or not, but is there a cure for baldness?

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I've been losing my hair since I was 35.

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