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Low carbohydrate diet may reverse kidney failure in people with diabetes

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time determined that the ketogenic diet, a specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diet, may reverse impaired kidney function in people with Type 1 and Type ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

A dose of safflower oil each day might help keep heart disease at bay

A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring's health

Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Danish researchers finally solve the obesity riddle

Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, can now unveil the results of the world's largest diet study: If you want to lose weight, you should maintain a diet that is high ...

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created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (28) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Bariatric surgery in diabetic adults improves insulin sensitivity better than diet

Gastric bypass surgery improves Type 2 diabetes by other mechanisms in addition to weight loss and does so better than a low-calorie diet despite achieving equal weight loss, a new study finds. The results will be presented ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Early consumption of soda indicator of unhealthy diet

Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers who do not drink soda, according to a Penn State study.

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created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic basis for health benefits of the 'Mediterranean diet'

Eating a diet rich in the phenolic components of virgin olive oil represses several pro-inflammatory genes. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics suggest that this partly explains the reduced risk o ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The biggest loser: Maternal obesity puts a load on her offspring that lasts a lifetime

As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, adds several more. In a study involving rats, researchers from Duke University found that obesity ...

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created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet generation at risk of rickets: study

Bone-bending rickets can now be added to the list of ills linked to children spending uncounted hours before a computer screen, British researchers said Friday.

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created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Fibre may keep asthma, diabetes at bay, study finds

Insoluble dietary fibre, or roughage, not only keeps you regular, say Australian scientists, it also plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay.

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Westernization associated with potentially harmful sun habits among Asian-Americans

Asian Americans who have adopted more aspects of Western culture may be more likely to engage in behaviors that increase sun exposure, thereby endangering their skin health, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study reinforces significant role of walnuts in diet

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that keeping the diet for type 2 diabetes under control gets a lot of help from including daily amounts of foods with the right kind of fats such as walnuts.

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Even modest exercise can reduce negative effects of belly fat

A new University of Illinois study suggests that moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat—belly fat, if you will—that has been linked with metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors ...

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Health Tip: Are Vitamin Supplements Worthwhile or Not?

(PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving ...

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created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes

In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University ...

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1