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Type 2’s Fail in Their Oral Care: Diabetes study reveals despite higher risks most people with diabetes don’t change their oral care routines. As a result of unstable blood glucose levels, diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing serious complications from poor oral hygiene. A study found that two-thirds active …

Increased Selenium Intake Associated with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Growing evidence raises concern about possible associations of high selenium exposure with diabetes in selenium-replete populations such as the US. These findings raise additional concerns about the association of selenium intake above the Recommended Dietary Allowance (55 μg/day) with diabetes …

Experts Design Tiny Beads to Monitor Blood Sugar: Minimally invasive glucose sensors could be fabricated using the beads for people who need to continuously monitor their blood glucose levels. When implanted, the glowing, fluorescent beads can detect blood sugar levels.. Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Life Bio Electromechanical Autonomous …

US Salt Intake Little Changed in 50 Years and Still Too High: A new review of 24-hour urinary sodium excretion as measured in a variety of US studies carried out in the past half century has found little change in salt consumption. “The mean amount of sodium excretion in our …

Schools Struggle to Feed Kids Healthy Food: The No. 1 meal served to children in U.S. schools is chicken fingers and French fries. Processed food is much cheaper to serve than fresh produce. A 2009 study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that 94% of school …

Coffee, Alcohol Affect Diabetes – 12 Year Study: In a very large cohort of African-American women in the US, (late onset diabetes) was studied for 12 years. Tea and decaffeinated coffee showed no relation with diabetes, but the regular moderate intake of both caffeinated coffee and alcohol appeared to reduce …

USA is Fattest of 33 Countries: The U.S. is the fattest nation among 33 countries with advanced economies, according to a report. Two-thirds of people in this country are overweight or obese: about a third of adults — more than 72 million — are obese, which is roughly 30 pounds …

Insulin Use is Dropping While Diabetes Rates are Rising: More people with diabetes are taking pills to treat their disease, while the percentage using insulin has dropped, according to a new government survey. The proportion of Americans with diabetes who took oral medications increased from 60% in 1997 to 77% …

Immune System Genes Contribute to Type 1 Diabetes: A new study found a link between immune system genes and the risk of Type 1 diabetes. Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in response to viral infections were present in both …

Light and Moderate Physical Activity Reduce the Risk of Early Death by 19%: A new study by researchers has found that even light or moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking or cycling, can substantially reduce the risk of early death. The study combined the results from the largest studies …