Diabetes Affects Cancer Risk
Diabetes is linked to a higher risk of specific cancers in both men and women, according to results from a large, long-term study. The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, which followed more than 500,000 patients ages 50 to 71, found that having diabetes increased the risk of colon, rectal, and liver cancers in both men and women. […]
White rice link seen with Type 2 diabetes, says study
AsianScientist (Mar. 19, 2012) – The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, says a study published last Friday in the journal BMJ. Led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, the goal of the study was to determine whether this diabetes risk is dependent on the amount […]
‘Healthy’ Foods to Avoid
Fat-free! All-natural! Vitamin-enriched! Labels like these guide us through the grocery store. But products that tout nutritional benefits are often anything but good for you. The food industry is given wide leeway to promote their products, so it’s up to us to ferret out the imposters. That means reading nutrition labels to see what ingredients products […]
The Top 10 Lies We Tell Our Doctors
When you’re on the exam table, fibbing to your doctor about a few of your health habits might not seem like such a big deal — and if you do lie, you’re certainly not alone. Plenty of patients want to skirt a scolding about smoking, drinking, or a fried-food-filled diet. But before you fudge the truth, […]
What kind of diabetes do I have?
First, you need to know what exactly Diabetes is. It is a chronic, potentially incapacitating and often deadly disease. Variable production and supply of insulin in the body is major cause of this disease. Either the body generates no or inadequate insulin (type 1 diabetes), or the body cannot utilize the insulin it produces effectively […]
Healthy lunch choices for Diabetic patients
It is very hard to figure out what to eat especially for someone suffering from Diabetes 2. All of a sudden, you will notice that the things you used to like to eat are on the forbidden list. It may be very depressing? When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it’s important to maintain a […]
Treatment of diabetes using complimentary and alternative medicines
Although we have been seeing considerable advances in conventional medicinal, many people still strongly recommend the use of complementary and substitute medicine for many conditions and this is certainly true in the case of diabetes. Treatments for diabetes can include many elements. There are number of products and local practices that can be used as […]
How to keep your kids diabetes free?
Childhood Obesity Takes a Toll Type 2 diabetes, considered primarily to be an “adult” disease, is also affecting more children from the last several years. This is due to an abnormal increase in weight. Kids are becoming more inactive and eating more junk food than ever before. With the arrival of handheld electronic games, […]