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.
Read More »Hispanics With Type 2 Unaware of Potential Eye Disease, Do Not Receive Eye Exams
Hispanic patients with diabetes appear to have less frequent eye examinations than the national average for Hispanic individuals, and many are not aware of the potential ocular complications of diabetes, according to a new report.
Read More »This Week’s Blog Question July 9, 2008
Should food advertisers be required to provide health effects of their food in their commercials and on their print ads, and packaging?
Read More »Theresa L. Garnero, CDE APRN, BC-ADM is back with a new cartoon for you this week
Theresa L. Garnero, CDE APRN, BC-ADM is back with a new cartoon for you this week. Click here to get your diabetes laugh.
Read More »Single Mechanism For Hypertension, Insulin Resistance And Immune Suppression
Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a common molecular mechanism in a strain of rat that explains why such metabolic disorders arise together in mammals.
Read More »Drinking 4-5 Cups of Coffee Daily May Increase Lifespan
A new study just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that those people who regularly indulge in their favorite coffee beverage may live longer than those who don’t.
Read More »Eating Fruit Can Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes?
Researchers found that fruit sugars, known as fructose, are more likely than other types of sugar to cause fat around the middle, which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
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