Raw Food Diet: A Do or a Don`t?
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Type 2 diabetes progresses more rapidly and is harder to treat in children than in adults, shows a new Massachusetts General Hospital diabetes center study. Although the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children was extremely rare before 1990, between 2002 and 2005 3,600 new cases were diagnosed. The study of nearly 700 10- to 17-year-old overweight or...
Dark Chocolate Could Prevent Heart Problems in High-Risk People
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
The presence of the H. pylori bacteria may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent New York University School of Medicine study. Young children who contract an H. pylori infection that becomes persistent are at greater risk of developing duodenal ulcers and gastric cancer, and ulcer treatment has been revolutionized...
Drinking Four or More Cups of Tea Can Lower the Risk of Middle-Aged Related T2 Diabetes
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
People who consume a small amount of chocolate each day have a lower body mass index than people who do not regularly eat chocolate, according to a new University of California, San Diego study. The researchers studied 1,018 healthy men and women who had good diet and exercise habits and found that the body mass index of those who ate chocolate five times...
Ancient Berry Could Fight Diabetic Blindness
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
People eat more when presented with a variety of foods, according to Cornell University research. In the study, 20 college students were allowed to eat their fill from a buffet that consisted of either three items (chicken, a vegetable, and a carbohydrate like rice), or two items (either chicken and a vegetable or a vegetable and a carbohydrate.) The...
UQ Scientists Target Mango Skin for Fat Reduction
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
It may be possible to re-engineer fat cells to burn calories, suggests new University of California, San Francisco research. A protein called PRDM16, which is found in both humans and mice, appears to make fat cells burn metabolically active. Although most diet drugs are aimed at blocking the absorption of calories, new compounds aimed at activating PRDM16...