Ultra-Processed Foods Contain Added Sugars
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests that decreasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods could be an effective way of reducing the excessive intake of added sugars in the American diet. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests that decreasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods could be an effective way of reducing the excessive intake of added sugars in the American diet. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study suggests that coffee consumption might benefit health by modulating key metabolic and inflammatory pathways involved in chronic diseases. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study validates the association between weight loss and type 2 diabetes mellitus remission. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Menaquinone supplementation, compared to placebo, does not appear to decrease vascular calcification in people with type 2 diabetes and known cardiovascular disease. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Analyses of data reveals that adolescents and young adults with prediabetes are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Mediterranean diet attributed to significantly reduced risk of gestational diabetes in high- risk mothers. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study findings demonstrated that a six-week co-supplementation with magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D significantly reduced biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Reduction in dietary fat with a commensurate increase in carbohydrate, with vegetable, fruit, and grain increases, over a 19.6 year median follow-up revealed a significant reduction in breast cancer, diabetes requiring insulin, estrogen receptor positive, progesterone receptor negative breast cancer, and coronary heart disease. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. An individualized supplement of alpha-lipoic acid, carnosine, and thiamine was able to maximize the potential antidiabetic activity in type 2 diabetic recipients by effectively reducing glucose concentration, and potentially increasing insulin production from the pancreas.
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Written by Halima Phelps, Staff Writer. This study showed that an inositol combination given in early pregnancy did not reduce the incidence of GDM in women with a family history of diabetes. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Sixteen weeks of cinnamon supplementation significantly improved body composition and parameters of metabolic syndrome in Asian Indians. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study demonstrated that supplementing with L. reuteri strains ADR-1 and ADR-3 showed significant improvements in hemoglobin A1c levels, cholesterol, and blood pressure for the participating type 2 diabetics. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twenty-five healthy study participants, who consumed an apple and blackcurrant polyphenol-rich beverage, significantly decreased postprandial glycemia within the first half hour of consuming a high-carbohydrate meal and maintained the inhibitory effect for up to two hours post-meal. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Overweight non-diabetic subjects, who participated in a 16-week low-fat plant-based diet consisting of vegetables, grains, legumes, and fruits, significantly increased their beta-cell function and fasting insulin sensitivity compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. This study demonstrated that type 2 diabetic patients who supplemented with Cuminum cyminum significantly decreased their serum levels of insulin, FBS, glycosylated hemoglobin, and inflammatory indices of TNF-α and hsCRP and significantly increased their serum levels of adiponectin.
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Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A six-week consumption of 333 mg of strawberry and cranberry polyphenols significantly improved insulin sensitivity in the polyphenol group compared to the control. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest an increased risk of diabetes among Thai farmers with pesticide exposure and a statistically significant increased risk with the use of endosulfan, mevinphos, carbaryl/Sevin, and benlate. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Combining lentils with rice or potatoes significantly reduced glycemic response in the 24 participating subjects compared to those in the control group.
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Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Compared to the control group, application of ozone following wound debridement significantly improved the rate of wound healing in the fifty participating diabetics with diabetic foot ulcers. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. An eight-week supplementation of fermented kimchi was significantly more effective than fresh kimchi in improving anthropometric measurements, blood pressure and glucose metabolism in the participating prediabetic subjects. (more…)