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Break-Through in Low-calorie Sweetener for Diabetics

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

A low-calorie sweetener that tastes like sugar and could help control diseases like diabetes and obesity may be closer to reality thanks to new research

Why Our Tongues Our Are Worst Enemy in Controlling Diabetes

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

New research has shown that the tongue may indeed have a taste for cheesecake, french fries and butter cookies.

French scientists identified a receptor on the tongue that appears to detect dietary fat. This counters the traditional view that the taste buds pick up only five basic flavors: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and "umami," — a flavor associated with the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Halloween Candy Carbohydrate Count Information

Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005

Serving Size: "fun size" bar, bag, box or pouch, Pop or Roll)

Chromium Picolinate Linked With Reduced Carbohydrate Cravings

Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

Patients who reported the highest levels of carbohydrate cravings demonstrated significantly greater reductions than the placebo group

Vitamin B May Do More Harm Then Good For Heart Disease and Homocysteine

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005

High-dose vitamin B may do more harm than good for heart disease, and homocysteine, billed as a heart disease risk factor, isn't one after all, researchers reported

Soy Protein Reduces Effects of Diabetes on Liver

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005

A diet rich in soy protein may alleviate fatty liver, a disease which often accompanies diabetes

Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - A Systematic Review

Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Systematic review supports the hypothesis that habitual coffee consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Milk Helps to Lose Belly Fat

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

The dairy industry is touting studies that suggest including three daily servings of low-fat milk, yogurt or cheese in your diet may not only help you lose weight but also help you target and burn belly fat, which has been shown to increase the risk for diabetes and heart disease

New Discovery Shows How a Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

A low calorie diet extends life and also seems to protect against cancer and other aging-related diseases. A gene called SIR2 is thought to control this process

Chromium Significantly Reduced Weight Gain Associated with Anti-diabetic Medication

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Chromium picolinate reduced weight gain associated with anti-diabetes drugs and also improved blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity.

These findings are important because more than 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are also overweight and chromium picolinate is easily available as a nutrition therapy in retail stores.