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Lower Cutoff for Impaired Fasting Glucose Identifies Those Without High CVD Risk

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Risk of CVD mortality among people with IFG largely explained by conversion to diabetes.

Diabetic Men Have Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

As epidemiologic evidence suggests diabetic men have a slightly lower prostate cancer risk than non-diabetic men.

High Blood Sugar Tied to Increased Cancer Risk

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Results of a study involving nearly 65,000 people point to an association between cancer and abnormally high blood sugar levels.

'Clean' Children At Greater Risk Of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Better hygiene and clean environmental living conditions lead to a greater risk of diabetes in children, according to a new study.

Bowl of Wholegrain Cereal Daily Reduces Risk of Heart Failure by 27%

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

"The Physicians' Health Study shows that even in a population with overall healthy behavior, it is possible to see less heart failure in those who eat a wholegrain cereal breakfast."

Internal Clock Causes Morning Blood Pressure Changes

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

It has been known for decades that heart attacks and strokes occur most frequently in the early-morning hours. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have provided the first evidence for the role of our body's internal molecular clock in controlling blood pressure and a mechanism by which this occurs.

Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier in Women

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

Replacing Red Meat With Soy Improves Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Soy as a replacement for red meat in a DASH eating plan had beneficial effects on features of the metabolic syndrome, soy-nut being more effective than soy-protein.

New Study Shows That Low Carb Diets Are Healthier Then Critics Contended

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Premenopausal women who were assigned to follow the Atkins diet for one year lost more weight and improved their glucose, lipids and blood pressure,�when compared to women who were assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish and LEARN diets.

Tai Chi Chuan Improves Control for Type 2's

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

A new study suggests that participation in the Chinese martial art Tai Chi Chuan may help boost immune function and improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.