Waking up post-Thanksgiving Day can mean feeling bloated, heavy and just plain sluggish. After all, on average we consume 4,500 calories from this one meal alone! Between the appetizers, alcohol, main dish and desserts galore, my guess is you’re wondering how you will prevent holiday weight gain.

Here’s food for thought: Two new studies, one from Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and the other from Illinois Institute of Technology, discovered that eating strawberries regularly may reduce risk factors for diabetes, one of the most significant chronic diseases affecting Americans today. The research uncovered a direct correlation between frequency of strawberry intake and reduced risk factors for diabetes.

Underserved population made healthful changes with simple tools. Successful strategies have implications for other cancer survivors and larger populations.

Hispanic families have changed, but taking care of la familia is still the priority of busy Latina moms. Adapted from Waiting for Bebé: A Pregnancy Guide for Latinas, by Lourdes Alcañiz

Contributed by Walter Willett, MD, Dr.PH (Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Chair, Department of Nutrition and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School) and Felicia Knaul, PhD (Director, Harvard Global Equity Initiative, Founding President, Tómatelo a Pecho, México, A.C. and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School).