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Eating Carbs at Dinner Lowers Weight and Inflammatory Markers

Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Participants who ate carbohydrates mostly at dinner showed lower hunger scores compared with those who ate carbohydrates throughout the day.

Exercising before Breakfast Increases Fat Loss

Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2012

If you are going to exercise, do it before the first meal of the day.

Sitting for Too Long Doubles Diabetes Risk

Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2012

The more time people spend sitting, the greater their risk of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and death.

EASD: Increasing Physical Activity Slashes CV Events, Deaths by 66% for Type 2's

Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes.

Corn Helps Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Complications

Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A purple corn variety found in Chile and Peru has been shown to possess some antidiabetic properties that may prove helpful in type 2 diabetes and associated kidney complications.

Twenty Minutes of Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk

Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes.

Dramatic Benefits in Diabetes for Small Blood Pressure Drops to Below Normal

Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012

Even normotensive patients with diabetes can reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and renal failure by lowering blood pressure.

Walking after Eating Lowers Glucose in Healthy People and Diabetes Patients

Posted: Thursday, September 06, 2012

Walking or other light exercise after meals may reduce glucose levels by more than half in both healthy people and type 1 diabetes patients.

Cooking Methods Can Affect Diabetes Risk

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012

It's not just about what patients eat but how they prepare their food that can have an impact on their risk of diabetes.

Tasty Berries Decrease Blood Sugars

Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation similar to the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. And that could mean a tasty way to help people with diabetes decrease their blood sugar.