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New Data Prompt Renewed Calls for Public Health Initiative to Cut Salt in US Diet

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

New statistical projections suggest that slashing salt in the US diet by 3 g per day would have huge benefits, reducing the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, strokes, and MI's and potentially saving up to 90,000 lives a year.

Physical Activity Associated with Healthier Aging

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Studies in Archives of Internal Medicine detail associations between exercise and cognitive function, bone density and overall health.

New Breath Sensor Could Help Combat Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

A tiny new sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases.

Obesity Screening Recommended for Children Ages 6 to 18 Years

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen children ages 6 to 18 years for obesity and refer them as appropriate to programs to improve their weight status, according to evidence-based guidelines.

Effects of Diet on Diabetes Risk Varies by Ethnicity

Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Diets heavy in meat and fat seem to raise the risk of diabetes, though the effects of this and other diet patterns may vary by ethnicity and sex, a new study finds.

Dietary Fiber Can Help Prevent Body Weight and Waist Circumference Gain

Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010

tary fiber may help prevent gain in body weight and waist circumference, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.

Childhood Metabolic Measurements Predicts Diabetes Development Years Later

Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010

A child's blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level, other laboratory tests and simple office measures may predict the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes nine and 26 years later, according to a new report in JAMA.

Andrew P. Mandell - Mr. Diabetes® to Sit On ProtoKinetix Advisory Board

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010

Andrew P. Mandell - Mr. Diabetes®, Executive Director of Defeat Diabetes Foundation and diabetes advocate announced today that he will be sitting on the ProtoKinetix (PKTX) Advisory Board. ProtoKinetix, Inc. is a biotechnology company that has developed and patented a family of synthetic anti-aging glycoproteins (AAGP™) for medicine and the biotechnology and cosmetic industries.

Nicotinamide Overload a Trigger for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

The increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes following worldwide food fortification with niacin suggests that Type 2 diabetes may involve excessive niacin intake.

Regaining Normal Glucose Function in Patients with Prediabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Diabetes prevention likely resides in the restoration of Normal Glucose Regulation (NGR) rather than in the maintenance of a high-risk state, such as pre-diabetes. Therefore, it is encouraging to note that nearly one quarter of the study participants achieved NGR within the 3-year study window. Over half of those patients did so in the first year, so for the most part, those who succeed in having NGR restored will do so relatively quickly.