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Vegan Diet Reverses Diabetes Symptoms Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet.

1 In 5 Youth With Diabetes Has Heart Risk Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study.

Diabetes Rates Increasing Again in US Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Adults in the United States have increasingly become overweight or obese in recent years, according to a national survey conducted for Indiana University dispelling the notion of a plateau and injecting a note of urgency into efforts to help Americans achieve a healthier weight. The study, found increasing rates of diabetes among U.S. adults and more direct links between excess weight and serious health conditions.

Obese Girls Risk a Threefold Risk for Early Death as Adults Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Females who are obese during adolescence are much more likely to die before they become elderly than slim counterparts, researchers report.

Chili Attenuates Postprandial Insulin Response Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Animal and some human studies have indicated that the consumption of chili-containing meals increases energy expenditure and fat oxidation, which may help to reduce obesity and related disorders.

People With a Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit, Study Finds Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to two Cornell University analyses.

Current Recommended Vitamin D Intake May Not Be Optimal Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

"Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D intakes above current recommendations may be associated with better health outcomes." "However, optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have not been defined."

Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.

Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers.

Exercise In Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat.

 

 

 

 

 

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