Dietary Advice Improves Blood Sugar Control For Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Diabetes type 2 patients who have been recently diagnosed and receive 6.5 hours of extra dietary advice have better sugar control than those with standard care, researchers from the University of Bristol, England, report in The Lancet. The authors wrote that additional dietary advice combined with more physical activity did not provide better results than standard care plus dietary advice

Pollinators Make Critical Contribution To Healthy Diets

Fruits and vegetables that provide the highest levels of vitamins and minerals to the human diet globally depend heavily on bees and other pollinating animals, according to a new study published in the international online journal PLoS ONE…

Obesity Fears For Parents

One in eight parents consider their child to be overweight, a study revealed recently. Researchers found a startling number of mums and dads believe their son or daughter is obese or severely overweight, with the majority blaming it on their unhealthy diet…

UK Study Shows That 6.5 Hours Of Additional Dietary Support In A Year Improves Blood Sugar Control In Recently Diagnosed Diabetics

New research from the UK shows that, in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes, 6.5 hours of additional dietary advice sessions lead to improvement in blood sugar control compared with patients who receive usual care. However, increased activity conferred no additional benefit when combined with the diet intervention…

Improved Understanding Of ‘Natural Antifreeze’ Molecules

Scientists have made an important step forward in their understanding of cryoprotectants – compounds that act as natural ‘antifreeze’ to protect drugs, food and tissues stored at sub-zero temperatures. Researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Illinois, and Columbia University in New York, studied a particular type of cryoprotectants known as osmolytes…

In Order To Curb Obesity In Infants, Toddlers And Preschoolers, Policies That Promote Healthy Eating, Activity And Sleep Are Needed

Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and young children in preschool and child care to spend more time in physically active play, and requiring child care providers to promote healthy sleeping practices are some of the actions needed to curb high rates of obesity among America’s youngest children, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine…

Epilepsy And An Atkins-Like Diet

Some individuals with epilepsy fail to respond to treatment with conventional drugs but benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet – a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet similar to the more commonly known Atkins diet…

Ghrelin Likely Involved In Why We Choose ‘Comfort Foods’ When Stressed

We are one step closer to deciphering why some stressed people indulge in chocolate, mashed potatoes, ice cream and other high-calorie, high-fat comfort foods. UT Southwestern Medical Center-led findings, in a mouse study, suggest that ghrelin the so-called “hunger hormone” is involved in triggering this reaction to high stress situations…

Changes In Specific Dietary Factors May Have Big Impact On Long-Term Weight Gain

In a series of three separate studies looking at how changes in multiple dietary and other lifestyle factors relate to long-term weight gain, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that modest changes in specific foods and beverages, physical activity, TV-watching, and sleep duration were strongly linked with long-term weight gain…

To Salt Or Not To Salt, That Is The Question

A new eight year long European study concludes that salt consumption is not dangerous and may in fact be beneficial. This is certainly contrary to advice from American Medical Association, American Heart Association and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which says higher sodium consumption can increase the risk of heart disease…

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