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All Sweeteners Not The Same For Managing Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

New research shows that some sweeteners, especially date sugar and dark brown sugars, contain antioxidants that have the potential to control diabetes-linked heart disease and high blood pressure. Some sweeteners used in the study also had the ability to inhibit the activity of a key enzyme related to Type 2 diabetes.

Laparoscopic Surgery Better Than Open Gastric Bypass Surgery Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Compared with open gastric bypass surgery, performing the procedure laparoscopically reduces postoperative complications as well as the need for reoperation and is associated with a shorter hospital stay, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass does incur higher total costs.

Low-Carb Diets Beat Low-Fat for Weight Loss And Lipid Changes at 2 Years Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Both a low-carbohydrate diet or a Mediterranean-style diet may be "effective alternatives" to a low-fat diet, with more favorable effects on lipids and glycemic control, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Community Specific Nutrition Programs Best for Diabetes Prevention Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008

Different cultures, genders, minority groups, and social classes, naturally have different diets. Most nutritional education is based on general ideas believed to apply to all diets though, which might limit the effectiveness of the education for certain groups. A recent study has shown that diet-education tailored to a certain group or communities likely diet is most effective in preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes, a condition closely linked to diet.

Diabetes a Cause of Tuberculosis in Developing Countries Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A recent study indicates that diabetes increases the likelihood of developing active tuberculosis (TB). This result is most important for developing countries, where TB is common and diabetes is on the rise.

Diabetes and Obesity Effect Male Fertility Posted: Friday, July 11, 2008

Diabetes and obesity appear to be major risk factors for male infertility. At the recent 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, two separate studies presented these results, one concerning reduced sperm count due to obesity, and the other dealing with sperm DNA damage due to diabetes.

Eating Fruit Can Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes? Posted: Friday, July 11, 2008

Researchers found that fruit sugars, known as fructose, are more likely than other types of sugar to cause fat around the middle, which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Drinking 4-5 Cups of Coffee Daily May Increase Lifespan Posted: Friday, July 11, 2008

A new study just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that those people who regularly indulge in their favorite coffee beverage may live longer than those who don't.

Diabetic Women More Likely to Have Cardiovascular Death and Insufficient Treatment Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008

In the past few years, there has been an observed decrease in deaths resulting from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in both men in women. For those with type 2 diabetes though, which is a major risk factor for CVD events (heart attacks and strokes), this mortality decrease has only been seen in men. A recent study has set out to discover why this decrease did not occur in diabetic women, who have always had more CVD fatalities then diabetic men, as well.

Mechanism Found Linking Hypertension to Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2008

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, has been closely linked in past research to the development of diabetes. Recent research has found a molecular mechanism that may explain why these conditions, and others, are so closely linked.

 

 

 

 

 

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