Harvard researchers suggest that cocoa may have significant health benefits. The researchers analyzed 21 studies with 2,575 participants and found that cocoa consumption is associated with improved blood vessel health, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. The apparent benefits, according to Eric L. Ding, of Harvard Medical School, are from polyphenolic …
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2011
Is Pioglitazone the Answer in Pre-diabetes?
A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented Type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease….
Read More »Questionable Benefit for Fibrates
The increased use of fibrates contrasts with results from clinical trials showing no benefit of fibrate therapy in diabetic patients already taking statins….
Read More »Exercise and T2DM — Move More Often!
In 450 BC, Hippocrates stated that, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” So what have we learned over the last 2461 years?…
Read More »Potential New Non-Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating Type 1 diabetes independent of insulin….
Read More »Plant Oil Possible Key to Reducing Obesity
A University of Missouri researcher has found a plant oil that may be able to reduce belly fat in humans….
Read More »Navigating Online Type 2 Diabetes Information: It’s A Mess!
Do a Google search for the word “diabetes” and you will get 170,000,000 results. How should you determine, which ones are accurate and reliable…?
Read More »Asthma Tied to Diabetes and Heart Disease
People with asthma may have a higher risk of developing diabetes and heart disease.…
Read More »Diet Rich in Omega-3 Fats May Reduce Risk of Obesity-Related Disease
A study of Yup’ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease….
Read More »Increase Fiber to Avoid Future Heart Disease
A new study shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make….
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