Diabetes is a disease that has become quite common in the last few decades. But what could be the cause for the rise in the number of diabetics in the country? Primarily, the reason could be the sedentary lifestyles that most people lead. In addition to greater consumption of unhealthy foods such as various fast [...]
Diabetes is one topic that seems to be in most of the conversations of today. Be it a doctor, a patient, a parent or a child, talk about diabetes sneaks its way into most conversations. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the word and this trend continues into the future. Fortunately [...]
Diabetes is a health problem that is getting more and more acute in the modern American society. The young and the old alike suffer from this disease. The other category of the population which falls into the clutches of diabetes is pregnant women. According to recent studies, 3-10 percent of pregnancies are faced with the [...]
It has been generally understood that a healthy diet and a strict exercise regime can help diabetics control their blood glucose levels. However, research studies that have been conducted on diabetes and exercise have been less and so it has been difficult to determine how much exercise and also what type would be useful. A [...]
Scientists have uncovered a protein that is linked to the physiological processes that are involved in a few of the major diseases, like cancer and diabetes. Proteins are biochemical compounds that have polypeptides that are folded in fibrous or globular form. These significant findings by scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston [...]
According to German researchers, babies who may be facing a higher risk of diabetes due to genes or family history may not benefit from a gluten-free diet during the first year of their life. These new findings undercuts an earlier study where scientists claimed that babies who are exposed to gluten may develop Type 1 [...]
While certain studies have shown that the risk of diabetes and cancer increases with high fat diets, it is mostly the type of fat that could be the culprit. It has been understood that a diet that is rich in monounsaturated fats such as nuts, seeds and olive oil could prevent most of these diseases. [...]
Weight Watchers of Las Vegas is providing a free program for kids. This new service takes place in tandem with its youth and family specialty meetings. This initiative serves to handle the issues of diabetes and obesity head on. Weight Watchers, which is the world’s foremost provider of weight management services, stated that this new [...]
According to a new global study that was distributed on Thursday, choosing the correct formula for infants could help avoid the onset of diabetes. The new research illustrated that if a transition is made from breastfeeding to a “highly hydrolyzed formula,” which will aid in easier digestion, the infant may actually face a lower risk [...]
According to a study, of over 3,000 matureAmerican adults, those with the highest blood levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are two omega-3s found in fatty fish, faced less than one-third the risk when it came to developing diabetes within ten years compared to those that had the lowest levels. In [...]
According to a new study, moms who are overweight and who lose weight after their first pregnancy stand a less chance of developing diabetes during their second pregnancy. The researchers also found out that those women who gained weight between pregnancies had an increased risk of developing diabetes on their second pregnancy compared to those [...]
