Coffee compounds that could help prevent type 2 diabetes identified

Much to coffee lovers’ delight, drinking three to four cups of coffee per day has been shown to decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes dilemma: Most Europeans unsure how to reduce type 2 diabetes risk, research finds

Despite greater access to health information than ever before, new research illustrates many people remain confused about diet and lifestyle messages related to increased risk of developing type 2…

Experts call for healthy eating and physical activity on World Diabetes Day

To coincide with World Diabetes Day, health experts from Europe call for increased focus on healthy eating and exercise to lower diabetes risk.

Dietary potassium may help prevent kidney and heart problems in diabetics

Kidney failure and heart disease are common life-threatening complications of diabetes.

Potassium-rich diets could protect diabetic patients’ kidneys

New research into potassium levels in type 2 diabetics could yield a simple dietary intervention to protect the cardiovascular systems and kidneys of patients.

Does insulin influence what we choose to eat?

As insulin increases in the brain, so does the amount of dopamine, suggesting that insulin plays a role in the reward system and may affect what we choose to eat.

Red wine ‘benefits people with type 2 diabetes’

People with type 2 diabetes mellitus who began drinking one glass of red wine a day with a healthy diet have lower cardiometabolic risk than those drinking water or white wine.

Melatonin and mealtime: Common genetic difference could put some at greater risk of diabetes

New study explores how genetics influences the effects of taking melatonin close to mealtimeResearchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Murcia, Spain, have shed new…

People with genetic variant increasing vitamin D metabolism improve blood sugar control with high protein weight loss diet

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that people carrying a certain genetic variant relating to vitamin D metabolism are…

High protein diets, from both animal and plant sources, improve blood sugar control in diabetic patients

New research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that high protein diets improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2…

« Previous Page — Next Page »