Diabetes Archives

White rice tied to higher risk of diabetes

A 2010 study connected including white rice (as opposed to brown rice) to a greater likelihood of developing adult-onset diabetes. It substantiated long-time reports that brown rice is more healthy than white. The study investigated patients who ate a minimum of 5 white rice servings per week and found that…
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Promising Therapies for Diabetic Macular Edema

A new technique called photocoagulation is a form a therapy using a laser light. It has been effective in treating diabetic macular edema - swelling - a condition that develops from untreated diabetes. It is more effective and injecting corticosteroids in the eyes and has fewer side effects. This was…
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Zinc, inflammation & oxidative stress

A 2010 clinical trial looked at indicators of oxidative stress and inflammation in elders which found reductions among the subjects who supplemented with zinc. These two factors - oxidative stress caused by free radicals and inflammation - are considered risk factors for coronary artery disease. Zinc deficiencies have been noted…
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Tricor doesn’t reduce diabetics’ heart risk

A 2010 study reports that Tricor (Fenofibrate) which has been taken by adult-onset diabetics in order to prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths offers no benefit. The product lowers triglycerides and raises good cholesterol, apparently lowering heart risk. But it failed to reduce a combination of strokes, heart attacks and…
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Killer Carbohydrates & Diabetes

One quarter of Americans over 20 years old have abnormally high glucose levels - which is considered to be pre-diabetic. By the time Americans are 60 or older the percentage rises to 35%. Considering the US population data, as of 2009, about 60,000,000 citizens are pre-diabetic and at very high risk…
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Avoiding fast food burgers and fried chicken may reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that black women who ate fast food burgers or fried chicken at least twice a week were 40 to 70% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 10 years than women who never ate these high calorie…
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Two foods to completely avoid

Avoid trans fats, found largely in commercially prepared baked and fried foods, These fats not only raise "bad" LDL cholesterol, but also lower levels of heart-healthy HDL cholesterol. High trans-fat intake has been linked to coronary heart disease, in which fatty plaques build up in the heart arteries, sometimes leading…
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Soy peptide lunasin has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties

Two new University of Illinois studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation that accompanies such chronic health conditions as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, and stroke (see also…
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The Deadly Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s

Numerous studies connect diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease. A study in 2004 examined the association between type II diabetes, high insulin levels, and Alzheimer's risk. A total of 683 men and women were followed and examined for signs of Alzheimer's and increased insulin levels. As in the earlier study, the scientists…
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Studies Show Benefits of Pomegranate Juice in Preventing Heart Disease

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a leading killer of older adults. Pomegranate extracts work at every step in the deadly atherosclerosis cascade to prevent or reverse the damage, thereby extending life. Ref: Nutr Rev. 2009 Jan;67(1):49-56. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Mar;53(3):322-31. Pomegranate juice helps protect the heart by…
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