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Metformin and Lifestyle Intervention Prevents Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

"The metabolic syndrome is a high-risk state for diabetes and cardiovascular disease," Lifestyle intervention is better then any drug and along with metformin works to prevent the metabolic syndrome (MS).

Cutting Calories Helps You Live Longer

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Reducing calories over six months resulted in a decrease in fasting insulin levels and body temperature, two biomarkers of longevity.

Diabetic Children Should Be Screened for Depressive Symptoms

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Poor glycemic control and frequent ER visits are among the signs that a child or adolescent with diabetes may have a depressed mood.

Too Much TV Put Extra Pounds on Your Preschooler

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

In a new study, researchers found that preschool-age children who are exposed to more than two hours of TV a day are three times as likely to be overweight than kids who watch two or fewer hours of TV daily.

Vitamin Deficiency Common in Diabetics

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Something like three out of every five patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency, Italian researchers report. Because a lack of vitamin D can negatively affect bone health and have other adverse effects, he added, "widespread screening for vitamin D deficiency or routine vitamin D supplementation should be seriously considered" for people with diabetes.

Low-Carb Diet Controls Diabetes Without Weight Loss Or Insulin Use

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2006

A new study released in the scientific journal Nutrition & Metabolism found that type 2 diabetes can be managed and controlled simply by minor changes in the diet alone without the need for weight loss or the use of insulin medications. “The protein in the low-carb diets that aided the production of insulin in the study participants because protein actually stimulates the production of insulin.”

Three-Week Diet/Exercise Study Shows 50% Reversal in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2006

The study shows, contrary to common belief, that Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome can be reversed solely through lifestyle changes." This regimen reversed a clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome in about half the participants who had either of those conditions.

Cocoa Intake Linked to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduced Risk of Death

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Men in the group with the highest cocoa consumption were half as likely as the others to die from cardiovascular disease.

Cocoa Intake Linked to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduced Risk of Death

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Men in the group with the highest cocoa consumption were half as likely as the others to die from cardiovascular disease.

Glycemic Index ‘Unrealistic’ and Not Very Useful

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

The glycemic index, a current hot diet trend, “does not seem useful in understanding how diet impacts health, it only makes life more complicated for those trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle.” says the author of a new study.