diabetes

Sweet Way to Stave Off Diabetes

Consuming ample magnesium via dietary sources may reduce a person’s risk of diabetes, especially for those who may be exhibiting metabolic impairments.  Adela Hruby, from Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed 2,582 subjects, average age 54 years, enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort, following them for 7 years to assess magnesium intake …

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Go Nuts to Beat Inflammation

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered that eating more nuts correlates to lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers, which are certain telltale proteins. The team performed a data cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses’ Health Study of over 120,000 female registered nurses and from a Health Professionals Follow-Up Study of over 50,000 male health professionals. …

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Early Detection Is Key for Diabetes Management

A study combining large scale clinical observations and innovative computer modeling suggests that screening to identify Type 2 diabetes followed by early treatment could result in substantial health benefits. Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge (England) used data from the ADDITION-Europe study of …

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Diabetics Should Think Twice Before Starting the Paleo Diet

Associate Professor Sof Andrikopoulos of the University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, stated in the Medical Journal of Australia that those with type 2 diabetes should not get too hyped up about the Paleo diet that is being promoted in social media on dozens of websites. There have been only two trials worldwide of less …

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Work Stress Raises Diabetes Risk

Posted on July 19, 2016, 6 a.m. in Diabetes Stress Job strain can significantly increase a person’s risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Previously, studies report that workplace stress can have a range of adverse health effects, especially raising the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Cornelia Huth, from Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen (Germany), and colleagues examined data prospectively …

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