Diabetes :: Passisve smoking increases diabetes risk
A new research has revealed that second-hand smoke raises diabetes risk.
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Diabetes :: Aloe vera and Diabetes (type 2)
Laboratory studies show that aloe can stimulate insulin release from the pancreas and can lower blood glucose levels in mice.
Diabetes :: Water retention causes diabetes drug weight gain
Up to 75 percent of the increase in body weight that can occur in patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with pioglitazone is from water retention, researchers report the journal Diabetes Care. The drug also tends to reduce abdominal fat and blood pressure.
Atkins Diet :: Atkins diet not nutritionally balanced
The high-protein Atkins diet has caused a “life-threatening complication” for a woman who strictly followed the diet, say US doctors.
Dietary Supplement :: Maui Herbal Company – Wai Ola – dietary supplement
Concerned over people’s hesitation to use natural products that have not been evaluated by the FDA. Hale Wai Ola, LLC has requested guidance from the federal government’s National Institute of Health, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine with formally testing its product.
Baby Care :: Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Young Children – Basic Nutrients
Children can get the nutrients they need if they eat a variety of foods every day from the five food groups, which include grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat and beans. Fats, oils, and sweets supply mainly calories but little or no vitamins and minerals and should be used sparingly. No one food contains every nutrient. Children need to eat a variety of foods within each group. A child who favors bananas, for example, should be encouraged to eat apples, oranges, and other fruits as well.
Diabetes :: Weight Loss Improves Bladder Control in Women with Prediabetes
Losing a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity reduces the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) in women with prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet diabetic. This finding comes from a new study, published in the February issue of Diabetes Care, of women who participated in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a landmark clinical study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Weight Loss :: Weight loss ingredient cinnamon – Cinnulin driving good growth
A cinnamon extract said to cause weight loss has boosted sales at Florida-based Integrity Nutraceuticals, leading to further expansion plans at the firm.
Diabetes :: Molecular link between high-fat diet and type 2 diabetes found
Washington: Researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes :: Strict blood sugar control cuts diabetes heart risk
A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec. 22 New England Journal of Medicine, is “a landmark study,” according to Dr. William T.