If campaigns to promote more healthful eating are ineffective, how else might society address the obesity epidemic?
MailOnline reports that deportation is an option. Continue reading Too fat to live in New Zealand
Category Archives: Diabetes Mellitus
Benefits of green tea to control blood sugar
Researchers in Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, evaluated the effect of green tea on glucose control and insulin sensitivity. Continue reading Benefits of green tea to control blood sugar
Lower fasting blood sugar levels associated with marijuana use
This study has been picked up by just about every news organization — far different from recent study results on adverse effects of marijuana.
Since this site is fair and balance, here are the results from University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, on the relationship between marijuana use and fasting insulin, glucose, and insulin resistance. Continue reading Lower fasting blood sugar levels associated with marijuana use
Benefits of reducing salt intake: Reality sets in
The NIH Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction… reports it might be time to entertain second thoughts on the importance of salt restriction.
It was just a matter of time. Continue reading Benefits of reducing salt intake: Reality sets in
Increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with sugar-sweetened drinks
It’s been shown in the US.
Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the InterAct consortium report an association with type 2 diabetes in Europeans who drink sugar-sweetened soft drinks. 
Continue reading Increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with sugar-sweetened drinks
Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
During EPI/NPAM 2013 — Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions — researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, reported that drinking large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an increase in body-mass index (BMI), which in turn was linked with BMI-related deaths from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Continue reading Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
Impact of sugar intake on diabetes risk
Is excessive sugar intake associated with development of type 2 diabetes?
Researchers in California studied whether altering sugar intake might account for differences in diabetes prevalence. Continue reading Impact of sugar intake on diabetes risk
Safety of energy drinks
Energy drinks are consumed by 30% to 50% of adolescents and young adults. The manufacturers claim they are safe.
Researchers at the University of Miami, in Florida reviewed the evidence and came to a different conclusion. Continue reading Safety of energy drinks
Contributions of the counselor in diabetes lifestyle education
Researchers in the Netherlands have reported their findings in the Active Prevention in High-Risk Individuals of Diabetes Type 2 in and Around Eindhoven (APHRODITE) study. Continue reading Contributions of the counselor in diabetes lifestyle education
Adverse response to exercise
Dr. Claude Bouchard and colleagues from around the US and Finland tell us that people differ in their response to regular exercise.
Sometimes these differences contribute to adverse changes in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors, according to this study. Continue reading Adverse response to exercise
Exercise during pregnancy
Researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Trondheim, assessed whether exercise during pregnancy might prevent gestational diabetes and improves insulin resistance. Continue reading Exercise during pregnancy
Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus
In this Cochrane review, researchers at the Child and Adolescent Care Centre, in Chennai, India, assessed the effects. Continue reading Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus
Vitamin D and high blood sugar levels in the elderly
Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, investigated the association between vitamin D levels and hyperglycemia in older people. Continue reading Vitamin D and high blood sugar levels in the elderly
Benefits in type 2 diabetes of eating fatty fish
Dietary advice is the basis of treatment of diabetes, but there’s uncertainty about the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Researchers at Uppsala University, in Sweden, compared the effects of diets rich in omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids on glucose and lipoprotein metabolism in these patients. Continue reading Benefits in type 2 diabetes of eating fatty fish
Dieting to improve heart function in diabetes
Fat around the heart may be detrimental for cardiac function, especially in patients with metabolic disease such as diabtes.
During the Radiological Society of North America meeting, researchers from Leiden University Medical Center, in Netherlands, assessed the long-term effects of initial weight loss using caloric restriction on pericardial fat content and cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Continue reading Dieting to improve heart function in diabetes
Review: Near legendary status of vitamin D
Medscape has posted a review by researchers at West Virginia University, in Morgantown. Continue reading Review: Near legendary status of vitamin D
Do diet soft drinks predispose to obesity?
During the American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reported on (abstract 0062-OR) the relationship between drinking diet soft drinks and long-term changes in waist circumference. Continue reading Do diet soft drinks predispose to obesity?
New view of the risks of sodium intake on health and disease
After more than 2 decades of warning us about the evils of too much salt in the diet, an international group of researchers looked for an association between estimated urinary sodium and potassium excretion (surrogates for intake) and cardiovascular events in patients with established cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. Continue reading New view of the risks of sodium intake on health and disease
The association between vitamin D and hyperglycemia in older people
This relationship is potentially of high public health importance because of the adverse effect of both on well-being.
Researchers at the Royal Free and University College, London Medical School, in the UK, investigated the association. Continue reading The association between vitamin D and hyperglycemia in older people
Reviewing the reviews of tai chi
Prof. Ernst and a colleague critically evaluated the systematic reviews of tai chi for any improvement of medical conditions or clinical symptoms. Continue reading Reviewing the reviews of tai chi