The government has flipped the food pyramid on its side, adding a staircase for exercise and giving consumers 12 individually tailored models for improving their eating habits.
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The adage “You are what you eat” should be rephrased to include “and so are your children,” based on metabolic research pioneered by researchers at the University at Buffalo.
Read More »First Encapsulated Islet Transplant without Long-term Immune Suppression For Pat
First Encapsulated Islet Transplant without Long-term Immune Suppression For Patient with Type 1 Diabetes AmCyte Inc, announced the transplantation of the first Type 1 diabetic patient in North America to receive islets without long-term immune suppression. Designer Liver
Read More »LifeScan Announces Worldwide Correction Concerning Certain Blood Glucose Meters
It may be possible for users to misinterpret their blood glucose results.
Read More »The Metabolic Syndrome and C-Reactive Protein Among U.S. Youth
If adults with the metabolic syndrome show biochemical evidence of low-grade inflammation, do children?
Read More »Metformin Cuts Risk of Cancer in Diabetics
Patients with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed metformin appear to be at lower risk of cancer than those not treated with metformin.
Read More »Pramlintide Reduces Glycemic Swings in Type 1 Diabetes
Pramlintide, a synthetic analog of the hormone amylin, given along with insulin reduces immediate postprandial hyperglycemia in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.New FDA
Read More »Tea Drinkers May Have Less Diabetes and Cataracts
New research suggests that tea may be a simple, inexpensive means of preventing diabetes and its ensuing complications, including cataracts.
Read More »Diabetes Set to Increase from 177 to 370 Million by 2030
A diabetes epidemic is under way. According to the World Health Organization and the US is number one.
Read More »Study Of Obese Diabetics Explains Why Low-carb Diets Produce Fast Results
Results of a new study shows why the pounds melt so quickly on low-carb diets.
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