diabetes

Low-Glycemic Diet Burns Fat & Keeps You Fuller

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A recent presentation at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Wellness meeting showed that eating a low-glycemic breakfast could prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes. It might even help you put the brakes on your late-morning Krispy Kreme detour. One study that researchers presented here looked at how low-glycemic almonds for breakfast steadied blood sugar and [...]

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Coffee Could Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

A nine-year study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed your daily Starbucks habit could reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes. “There have been conflicting results from previous studies regarding coffee’s effect on chronic disease risk depending on the type of disease,” said Anna Floegel, the study’s lead author. “That is why we [...]

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Processed Meat Linked to Diabetes (Maybe Not)

A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that processed canned meat – more affectionately known as spam – could double your risk for diabetes. The study involved 2,000 Native Americans, a high-risk demographic for type 2 diabetes. Statistics show, in fact, that almost one in two Native Americans will have diabetes [...]

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Another Reason to Skip Diet Sodas

A new study shows people who regularly drink diet sodas are 43% more likely to suffer a stroke, heart attack, and other vascular problems than people who didn’t touch diet soda. Researchers weren’t sure what exactly in the diet soda triggers that increased vascular risk, but something does. The study, which appeared in the Journal [...]

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Paula Deen and the Lost Teaching Moment

Paula Deen has diabetes. And a terrific opportunity for a “teaching moment” is being lost. In case you’re not familiar with Paula Deen—apparently I’m the only person on the planet who hasn’t seen her show—she’s a famous chef with a hit program on the Food Network, and is known for her rich Southern cooking. She’s [...]

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It’s Not Sexy… But It Works for Weight Loss!

Mention fiber, and you might immediately recall those gigantic tubs of Metamucil your grandma stocked up on at warehouse stores. In other words: not sexy. I don’t need to remind you of fiber’s many benefits, which include reducing inflammation, triglycerides, and cholesterol. But I really get people’s attention when I say fiber is the number-one [...]

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Vitamin D Delays Progression of Diabetes

Guest article by John Cannell, MD, president of the Vitamin D Council Diabetes mellitus type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, is epidemic, according to the CDC. It is a disease of high blood sugar with insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. Insulin resistance is what it sounds like. The cells are resistant to the action of insulin, [...]

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The Single Most Cost-Effective Medical Intervention!

More than half of global mortality rates can be accounted for by six diseases: Cardiovascular disease cancer respiratory infections respiratory diseases tuberculosis diabetes What do all six have in common? They are all vitamin-D sensitive. And it’s not just those six diseases… Alzheimer’s meningitis Parkinson’s maternal sepsis pre-eclampsia MS deaths from falls …account for an [...]

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Are There Any Fattening Vegetables?

Are some veggies more fattening than others? It’s not an unreasonable question. As you know, we’re experiencing an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in most of the Western world. (Actually, it’s not just the western world- India and China now lead the US in the number of diabetics, but even adjusted for population the percent [...]

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Toxins Made From Sugar Linked to Aging and Diabetes

Toxins Made From Sugar by Craig Weatherby (The following is a guest article from health reporter Craig Weatherby, who writes the Vital Choice newsletter. Vital Choice is our favorite source for the highest quality wild salmon in the world. Check them out here.) Cooking foods that contain sugars and protein at high temperatures results in [...]

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Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked with Diabetes

A new Australian study links low levels of vitamin D with a higher risk of diabetes. This study comes on the heels of a finding presented at the American Diabetes Association 2011 Scientific Sessions that showed that examined data from the Diabetes Prevention Program which showed that participants in the upper third of vitamin-D levels [...]

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High Blood Sugar and Memory Loss

High blood sugar puts you at risk for memory loss and cognitive problems, according to a new study out of Japan. In this study, 1017 people in Japan, all under the age of 60, were given an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). In a glucose tolerance test, the person is given a fixed amount of [...]

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