News tagged with high glycemic index

Your arteries on Wonder bread

Doctors have known for decades that foods like white bread and corn flakes aren't good for cardiac health. In a landmark study, new research from Tel Aviv University now shows exactly how these high carb foods increase the ...

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2




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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

Women with both diabetes and depression at higher risk of dying from heart disease, other causes

Depression and diabetes appear to be associated with a significantly increased risk of death from heart disease and risk of death from all causes over a six-year period for women, according to a report in the January issue ...

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created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Many people with diabetes do not know or heed dangers of hot weather

A new survey shows that diabetic individuals who live in a hot climate have important gaps in their "heat awareness," or knowledge about proper diabetes self-care in hot weather, even though diabetes raises their risk of ...

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created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women who eat foods with high glycemic index may be at greater risk for heart disease

an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels—appears to be associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women but not men, according to a report in the April 12 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...

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Acne really is a nightmare for some teens

Zits, pimples, bumps and blemishes are a young person's worst nightmare. Collectively they are known as acne, a very common skin condition that affects millions of adolescents. Now a Norwegian study published in the open ...

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids appear to impact age-related macular degeneration progression

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the benefits appear to depend on the stage of disease and whether certain supplements ...

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created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Low glycemic diet better for glycemic control of type 2 diabetes than whole grains

(PhysOrg.com) -- Low glycemic foods - beans, peas, lentils, pasta, rice boiled briefly and breads like pumpernickel and flaxseed - do a better job of managing glycemic control for type 2 diabetes and risk factors for coronary ...

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created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Low-glycemic diet shows greater improvement in glycemic control than high-fiber diet

Persons with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than persons on a diet with an ...

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created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Are diabetes and obesity linked to periodontitis?

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a two-year federal grant to continue a study on how periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding teeth, is linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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