After art school, Michelle Dettloff was looking to support herself. She found herself cooking.

Obesity is a growing epidemic and it can lead to a number of serious health conditions including cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. While exercising can help, limiting your calorie intake without sacrificing nutrition can be a dilemma.

The World Health Organization (WHO) had bacon lovers “squealing” when they declared that bacon, hot dogs and other processed meats caused cancer. Now, a new study has been released saying there’s evidence that bacon, sausage and processed meats trigger breast cancer — not in white women — but Latinas.

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By Carla Herreria, Associate Editor, HuffPost Hawaii

By Jessie Shafer

Chef LaLa's dinner makeover draws inspiration from old family recipes and the cuisine of Jalisco, the Mexican state where her dad is from. The mood and food is light when LaLa and her family gather for a healthy Mexican meal.