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DNA Testing Determines which Popular Diet Will Work
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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New data provided some early evidence that the secret to weight loss might lie in DNA and that the best way to shed excessive pounds is to diet according to genotype...
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Switching to Once-Daily Victoza(R) (Liraglutide) from Exenatide Further Improves Blood Sugar Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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Diabetes Care has published online the results of the Novo Nordisk (NVO) LEAD™ 6 extension study...
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Moderate Drinking in Women Linked to Less Weight Gain
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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Alcohol consumption is a source of energy intake that may contribute to body weight gain and development of obesity. However, previous studies of this relationship have been limited, with inconsistent results."
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Leptin Therapy Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that using leptin alone in place of standard insulin therapy shows promise in abating symptoms of Type 1 diabetes...
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Sixty Minutes of Physical Activity for Women Required Just to Maintain Weight?
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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Sixty minutes daily of physical activity seven days a week is recommended for women just to maintain weight...
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Study Explains How Weight-loss Surgery Reverses Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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A team of researchers, led by a University of California Davis (UC Davis) veterinary endocrinologist, has shown for the first time that a surgical procedure in rats that is similar to bariatric surgery in humans...
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Unseen Part of the Insulin Receptor Identified
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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Dr. Mike Lawrence from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Melbourne, Australia) has determined the structure of a previously unseen part of the insulin receptor, making possible new treatments for diabetes...
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High-Heat-Treated Foods Promotes Risk Factors for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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The modern Western lifestyle is characterized by the consumption of high-heat-treated foods because of their characteristic taste and flavor. However, it has been shown that treating food at high temperatures can generate potentially harmful compounds that promote inflammation and cardiovascular disease in subjects with diabetes.
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Selenium Improves Glucose Regulation in Men
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
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In a French prospective observational study, older men with higher plasma selenium levels at baseline are less likely to have impaired fasting glucose levels or Type 2 diabetes during the subsequent 9 years. However, no such protective effect of higher baseline selenium levels is seen in older women in the study.
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April is Defeat Diabetes® Month
Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2010
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Defeat Diabetes Foundation Presents 30 Days of Activities to Help Prevent the Disease and its Complications
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