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Reduce Appetite And Obesity By Disabling A Carbohydrate Trigger

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

The absence of ChREBP (carbohydrate response element binding protein), which converts excess carbs into fatty acids for storage, keeps you from becoming fat and reduces insulin resistance related to type 2 diabetes.

University of VA Finds Possible Diabetes Cure

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

After two years of work Dr. Jerry Nadler has successfully reversed the course of type 1 Diabetes.

Immune Markers Indicate Diabetes Risk and Response to Lifestyle Changes

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Immune mediators appear to be associated with development of type 2 diabetes. Moreover, a different set of markers predicts which patients are more likely to respond to lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of diabetes.

Weight Loss Should be the Primary Intervention for Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

In a randomized trial with 1079 participants, for over 3 years it was found that for every 2 pounds of weight loss there was a 16% reduction in risk.

Possible Diabetes Cure Via Destruction of Targeted Killer T Cells

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

It began as an idea that is now closer to getting started, a new concept for preventing the destruction of beta cells and possibly curing diabetes. Automatic self replacement of beta cells would occur were it not for their ongoing destruction by agents of the immune system called killer T cells.

Scientists Learn How Roughage Keeps You “Regular”

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

If you ever wondered just how a high-fiber diet helps keep you, well, “regular,” scientists may have the answer. Their results suggest that as these bulky foods make their way down the gastrointestinal tract, they run into cells, tearing them and freeing lubricating mucus within.

What You Can Expect by Increasing Your Physical Activity!

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Physical activity effects every cell in your body. Increasing physical activity improves our everyday quality of life by increasing our muscular strength, and muscular endurance.

Gestational Diabetes Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Among women with a family history of type 2 diabetes, those with prior GDM were more likely to have CVD risk factors.

Two Strokes and You’re Done

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Having a stroke is bad enough. But having another one after surviving the first one is especially bad, more than doubling a person’s risk of dying in the next two years, a new study finds.

Major Cognitive Decline of 19 Years Linked to High Fat, High Copper Diet

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

A diet high in saturated and trans fats, coupled with a high intake of copper may be associated with a significantly accelerated rate of cognitive decline in older adults, a new study suggests.