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Health Tips: Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Linked to 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year
May 1st, 2013Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks, and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to new research. Sugar-sweetened beverages are consumed throughout the world and contribute to excess body weight, which increases the risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers.
Early Intervention is Critical to Reverse Diabetes
April 1st, 2013Diabetes is a debilitating disease, and we see the effects on our bodies ranging from obesity and chronic fatigue up to blindness and even amputation.
Cooking, eating, and exercising to protect your cell health
Health News: Scientists Unlock How Insulin Interacts With Cells
March 1st, 2013An article published in Nature describes how insulin binds to the cell to allow the cell to transform sugar into energy—and also how the insulin itself changes shape as a result of this connection.
Health Care Crisis
March 1st, 2013The American healthcare system is openly in crisis. The public feels this and frustrations for many people have reached a boiling point. The crisis has two main drivers, which are closely interrelated.
The problem and the way outHealth News: New Findings in Insulin Production
March 1st, 2013Scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that influence insulin production. They offer new clues about the genetic factors behind diabetes, according to research published online in Nature Genetics.
Health News: Good Intestinal Bacteria Prevent Diabetes
March 1st, 2013All humans have enormous numbers of bacteria and other microorganisms in the lower intestine. Our bodies contain about ten times more bacteria than the number of our own cells, and these tiny passengers are extremely important for our health.
10 Ways to Outsmart High Blood Sugar
January 1st, 2013Diabetes is called the silent killer because overt symptoms are rare in the early stages of the disease.
With the right changes in diet and lifestyle, most people can treat type 2 diabetes without any other intervention.
Health News: Two Genes Increase Risk of Developing Diabetes-Associated Kidney Disease
November 1st, 2012Researchers analyzed over two million DNA markers per person and found that changes associated with two genes (AFF3 and ERBB4) increased the risk of kidney disease. Findings were published in the journal PLoS Genetics.
Good News About Rice
October 1st, 2012Research analyzing 235 types of rice from around the world has found its glycemic index (GI) varies from one type of rice to another, with most varieties scoring a low to medium GI.
Health News: Higher Selenium Levels Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
September 1st, 2012Increased levels of selenium in the body may be associated with a 25-percent reduction in the risk of type-2 diabetes, says a new study from Korea and Harvard.
The results from the study showed that increasing levels of selenium in toenails were associated with lower risks of diabetes according to Diabetes Care.
