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Read More »Fructose Now More Than 10% of Daily Energy in US Diet
Soft drinks are the leading source of fructose, and the increase in soft drink and fruit juice consumption has largely replaced milk intake, especially in children. This means children today are consuming more sugar and less protein, calcium, and vitamin D than their parents and grandparents did.
Read More »Regular Intercourse Protects Against Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction is common among men aged more than 60 years. Its cause involves both physiologic and psychosocial factors.
Read More »Liver Protein Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults
The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. This is a protein you will be hearing more about.
Read More »Sudden Death More Common in Type 1’s Under 40 Years
Acute complications of diabetes 27%, unnatural deaths 28%, and sudden unexpected deaths 22%, were the predominant causes of death in young individuals with diabetes.
Read More »FDA Approves Combo PrandiMet for Treating Diabetes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved repaglinide plus metformin HCl tablets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus reducing A1c by 1.4%. This combines the effect of reducing fasting and postprandial blood sugars.
Read More »Keeping a Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss
Something as simple as just keeping a food diary can double a person’s weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research. The findings, comes from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted.
Read More »Update on Generex’s Phase III Trial of Oral-lyn
Dosing initiated in over one hundred patients in the trial. Product Presently Approved For Commercial Sale In India And Ecuador.
Read More »Study Links Diabetes, Advanced Breast Cancer
An international study has established a link between type 2 diabetes and advanced breast cancer. It has been found that women who are resistant to insulin, or who are overweight, are 50 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the cancer, and only when it is in its advanced …
Read More »High-Intensity Exercise Intervals Best Bet for Metabolic Syndrome
Results of a trial showing that people with metabolic syndrome might benefit from an exercise regimen that includes aerobic interval training have now been published. According to the investigators, high-intensity exercise actually reversed most of the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome; after just 16 weeks of the exercise program.
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