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White Wine Just as Healthful as Red

Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2007

Scientists say they have found evidence that the pulp of grapes appears just as heart-healthy in laboratory experiments as the skin.

Whole Fat Milk Linked to Lower Weight Gain

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Women who regularly consumed at least one serving of full-fat diary every day gained about 30 per cent less weight than women who didn’t, says a study from Sweden.

Internet Helps Diabetics Monitor Blood Sugar

Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2007

An Internet-based blood sugar monitoring system is superior to making regular visits to a doctor's office for controlling blood sugar and achieving optimal, stable blood sugar levels, according to the results of a new long-term study.

Soy Yogurt Help to Control Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

U.S. researchers reported that soy yogurt, especially with fruit in it, may help control both type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

Diabetes Control Maintained with Physical Activity

Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

New study suggests that just twice a week resistance training is helpful for maintaining control of blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring helps to improve glycemic control in patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, according to new published findings.

Exercise Vs. Diet To Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Caloric reduction and exercise-induced weight loss both substantially improve risk factors for type 2 diabetes; however, one approach does not appear to be better than the other, a study shows.

Eating Slowly Reduces Caloric Intake by 70%

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

“Put your forks down between bites.” Simple yet effective, so start reminding your patients of this simple fact, of eating more slowly can help improve their diabetes.

'Double Diabetes' a New Threat: 1 Plus 2 Equals 3

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

The obesity epidemic is leading more people to develop type 1 and type 2 diabetes disease.

High Blood Glucose A Major Cardiovascular Risk, Diabetes or No Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

Even if diabetes is left out of the equation, higher-than-optimum blood glucose is a major worldwide killer, equivalent to smoking deaths, according to researchers.