A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
People who are obese and have type 2 diabetes can reduce atherosclerosis by 20 percent by losing just 13 pounds, according to a new Australian study. Heart disease causes 68 percent of deaths among people with diabetes who have a six-fold greater risk of developing heart disease due to atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. In the study, 14 obese...
Depression Found to Increase Risk of Death in T2 Diabetes
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Caffeine may be able to prevent the memory and learning problems that are caused by poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, shows a new University of Coimbra study. Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes can lead to neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, as toxic levels of sugar in the blood damage nerves, blood vessels, and...
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...
Red Wine, Fruit Compound Could Help Block Fat Cell Formation
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by DiabetesCare.net | May 11, 2012
People who drink diet soda, but otherwise eat a healthy diet, have less risk of developing metabolic syndrome than diet-soda drinkers who eat a less healthy diet, according to a long-range, observational study. Researchers followed more than 4,000 adults for 20 years who were between the ages of 18 and 30 at the start of the study. Only 18 percent of those...
Why Shift Work and Sleeplessness Lead to Weight Gain and Diabetes
by DiabetesCare.net | May 11, 2012
People with type 2 diabetes who follow a high fat, low carbohydrate diet to lose weight may be doing more harm than good, according to Warwick Medical School researcher. Most people with diabetes focus on limiting sugar content to regulate their blood sugar levels, and the high protein, low carbohydrate diet may seem like an ideal way to lose weight and...
