Alcohol Poses Serious Risks for Those With Diabetes

If you drink, diabetes association recommends having a snack at the same time. Healthfinder.gov: By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter 7/23/12. FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) — People who have certain chronic medical conditions, such as type 1 diabetes, are even more susceptible than most to the ill effects of alcohol, though they may not be aware of how […]

Association of Body Image and Health Beliefs With Health Behaviors in Patients With Diabetes

Tde.sagepub.com: 7/18/12. Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between body image, health beliefs, and health behavior in patients with diabetes classified according to body mass index (BMI). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a community hospital between January and April 2010. One-hundred-sixty-eight patients with diabetes were enrolled. Main measure was the previously published […]

Childhood Physical Abuse Is Associated With Incident Metabolic Syndrome in Mid-Life Women

Psycnet.apa.org: 7/9/12. Objective: Previous research has suggested that childhood emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse are associated with an increased risk for ischemic heart disease. Our objective was to examine whether childhood abuse predicted incident metabolic syndrome, a precursor to heart disease, in midlife women. Methods: Participants were 342 (114 Black, 228 White) women from […]

The amount and type of dairy product intake and incident type 2 diabetes: results from the EPIC-InterAct Study1,2,3

Ajcn.org: July 3, 2012. Dairy product intake may be inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, but the evidence is inconclusive for total dairy products and sparse for types of dairy products. Objective: The objective was to investigate the prospective association of total dairy products and different dairy subtypes with incidence of diabetes in populations with […]

Role of Muscle Mass and Muscle Quality in the Association Between Diabetes and Gait Speed

Care.diabetesjournals.org: May 17, 2012. Older people with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of mobility disability. We investigated the association of diabetes with lower-limb muscle mass and muscle quality to verify whether diabetes-related muscle impairments mediate the association between diabetes and low walking speed. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 835 participants […]

Understanding the Pathoecological Relationship between Ancient Diet and Modern Diabetes through Coprolite Analysis: A Case Example from Antelope Cave, Mojave County, Arizona

Jstor.org: Vol. 53, No. 4 (August 2012), pp. 506-512 Abstract: The elevated prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Native Americans of the Southwest has been explained by several authors in terms of a dietary change from preindustrial traditional foods to modern foods. Physiology adapted to traditional foods became deleterious during the process of modernization. Although […]

Faith and fasting with diabetes

by Constance Brown-Riggs | July 20, 2012 at 11:54 AM. Many religious faiths recommend spiritual strengthening through periods of prayer and fasting — a sacred time to commune with God while abstaining from all food, drink, or both. Today actually marks the first day of the month of Ramadan, where Muslims worldwide begin fasting during daylight hours. While […]

First Nations girls at highest risk for diabetes: study Read it on Global News: First Nations girls at highest risk for diabetes: study

Globalsaskatoon.com: David Giles, Global Saskatoon : Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:59 PM A new study by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan found First Nations girls in the province face higher rates of diabetes than other children. Dr. Roland Dyck and Nathaniel Osgood tracked the rates of diabetes in both First Nations and non-First Nations populations. Dyck and […]

Chef LaLa targets Latino diabetes with healthier Mexican-food recipes

By Stephanie Cary, Staff Writer: Posted:   07/17/2012 03:10:07 PM PDT. For many, Mexican food is thought of as a treat, that delicious splurge that throws off your daily caloric intake leaving you feeling guilty. But celebrity chef and certified nutritionist Chef LaLa is fighting that stigma as she creates healthy recipes without abandoning her Latino heritage […]

Santa Fe woman discovers diabetes remedy in her Native roots

Deborah Busemeyer | For The New Mexican, Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012. When Karen Rencountre is at what she considers her ideal weight of 220 pounds, she is considered obese by national standards. She also has diabetes. But when she eats foods recommended to control the disease, her blood sugar level soars. She has spent a long […]

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