Fighting Type 2 Diabetes, One Veggie at a Time
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Food synergy refers to how different foods work together to keep bodies healthy. Foods contain vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, and science has just begun to understand how they combine to help prevent disease. Rather than taking supplements containing nutrients, experts recommend focusing on eating certain pairs of foods that maximize food synergy....
Low-Carb Diet Improves Glucose Control in Small Study
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
People tend to take smaller bites of strong smelling food, according to a recent Wageningen University and Research Centre study. Participants in the study ate custard from a special device that allowed them to control how much they ate, and enabled the researchers to measure the amount of food in each bite. The devise also delivered the aroma of the food...
Opting for Plain Water Might Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Understanding how many calories are in foods, how calories from different sources affect the body, and how many to eat is more complex than reading calorie counts on nutrition labels and menus, according to a new book. In the book, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, nutrition experts Malden Nesheim and Marion Nestle explain how “the human...
Alcohol Consumption Tied to Risk of Diabetes
by DiabetesCare.net | May 11, 2012
Alcohol consumption and binge drinking may increase the risk of developing diabetes, while moderate alcohol intake may reduce the risk of diabetes, according to a recent study. The study included approximately 2,000 men and 3,000 women who did not have diabetes at the start of the study. Some of the study participants were participants in a diabetes...
Liquorice Root Found to Contain Anti-T2 Diabetes Substance
by DiabetesCare.net | May 11, 2012
People with diabetes who get treatment for gum disease may have lower medical costs and hospitalizations, according to University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine research. In a three-year study, patients with diabetes who also had periodontal disease were randomly assigned to either receive periodontal therapy or no treatment. The average cost of...
