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Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health

| June 19, 2015 Comment

Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health – There have been several studies linking sitting to various diseases such as heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Now a new study shows that it can also increase anxiety. Researchers from the Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research in Australia, reviewed 9 […]

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How Traffic Noise May Lead to a Pot-Belly

| May 26, 2015 Comment

How Traffic Noise May Lead to a Pot-Belly – Abdominal fat has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer and sleep apnea. Now researcher have found that one of the causes for gaining weight around the middle may be traffic noise. Researchers studied the impact of road traffic, rail, […]

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How Shift Work Affects Health

| May 19, 2015 Comment

How Shift Work Affects Health – According to a new study, shift work has a huge impact on the health of employees and is likely to lead to obesity and sleep issues, as well as to metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of […]

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Encouraging News about Americans’ Triglyceride Levels

| May 8, 2015 Comment

Encouraging News about Americans’ Triglyceride Levels – According to a new federal study, the number of people with high triglyceride levels dropped considerably in the past ten years. Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) in your blood, and high levels can put your heart health at risk, and may also cause type 2 diabetes […]

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Sugar and Carbs Are to Blame for Obesity

| April 23, 2015 Comment

Sugar and Carbs Are to Blame for Obesity – If you think you can exercise your way to normal weight, think again! In an editorial published in the the British Journal of Sports Medicine, experts point out that a diet that has excessive carbohydrates and sugar is responsible for the current obesity epidemic in Western […]

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Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism

| April 15, 2015 Comment

Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism – According to a new study, gestational diabetes, diabetes developed halfway during pregnancy can put babies at a higher risk for autism. Some pregnant women tend to develop diabetes during the pregnancy, and can usually be managed with diet and exercise, and after delivery the diabetes […]

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Increase Your Fiber Intake to Lose Weight

| April 14, 2015 Comment

Increase Your Fiber Intake to Lose Weight, say researchers. A new study was conducted by Dr. Yunsheng Ma, an associate professor in the division of preventive and behavioral medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. For the study, Dr. Ma and his team asked 240 adults at risk for type 2 diabetes, […]

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FDA Approves New Device for Treating Obesity

| January 14, 2015 Comment

FDA Approves New Device for Treating Obesity – EnteroMedics Inc has come up with a new device for treating obesity which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The device is called Maestro Rechargeable System, and it helps control hunger and satiety by by targeting the nerve pathway between the brain and […]

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Diabetes: Could Bacteria Provide a Cure?

Diabetes: Could Bacteria Provide a Cure?

| January 8, 2015 Comment

Diabetes: could bacteria provide a cure? A team led by Professor Raphaël Scharfmann at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) may have found the answer. “When you are diabetic, you have to check your blood sugar levels. The doctor tells you to do it four times a day. So you prick your […]

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Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them

Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them

| August 28, 2014 Comment

Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them – Sugar has many ways of sneaking into your diet. Learn how to avoid hidden sugar bombs in this video. Expert: Karen Ansel, MS, RDN, CDN Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Transcript Is sugar really the enemy? Do you know how much you’re eating? What […]

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Pistachios May Relieve Stress

| August 11, 2014 Comment

Pistachios may relieve stress, according to a recent study by Pennsylvania State University researchers. The study found that among type 2 diabetics, eating pistachios can reduce vascular constriction when the body is in stress. Other experts believe that it is the act of breaking open and chewing the pistachios that helps relieve stress by slowing […]

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Diabetes Drug Metformin Increases Lifespan

| August 9, 2014 Comment

Diabetes drug, metformin, increases lifespan of diabetes patients, according to researchers at Cardiff University, who studied 180,000 type 2 diabetes patients. Metformin and sulphonylurea are two diabetes drugs that are prescribed as first-line therapy. Sulphonylurea is known to cause side-effects like weight-gain and hypoglycemia. Researchers compared type 2 diabetic patients who were on metformin to […]

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