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Feel Full During Weight Loss
Feel Full During Weight Loss By Eating 3 Square Meals A Day Paired With Lean Protein Eating fewer, regular-sized meals with higher amounts of lean protein can make one feel more full than eating smaller, more frequent meals, according to new research from Purdue University. “We found that when eating high amounts of protein, men who were trying... more
Surgery Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
Diabetes Surgery Studied As Potential Treatment For Type 2 Physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have begun enrollment for a pilot study on a promising surgical approach for the management of Type 2 diabetes. The procedure being tested is designed for adults who have Type 2 diabetes and who are overweight... more
What Protects Some Against Diabetes Complications?
Some people with diabetes possess yet-unidentified factors that reduce the risk for and even prevent them from developing diabetes-related complications, despite living with the disease for decades, a study published in the April issue of Diabetes Care has found. The study, conducted by the Joslin Diabetes Center on people who have lived with type 1... more
Unnecessary PSA Screenings?
Many Elderly Men Are Undergoing Unnecessary PSA Screenings A new study on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based prostate cancer screening in the United States found that many elderly men may be undergoing unnecessary prostate cancer screenings. Using data from surveys conducted in 2000 and 2005, researchers report that nearly half of men... more
Moderate Sleep And Less Stress May Help With Weight Loss
If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours but not more than eight hours a night. The paper, published today in... more
Benefits of High-Fiber Diets During Early Years
High-Fiber Diets During Early Adult Years May Lower Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Risk A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. The study found adults between 20 and 59 years old with the highest fiber intake had a significantly lower estimated... more
Insulin-Releasing Switch Discovered
Johns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin – the hormone that regulates blood sugar – providing for the first time an explanation of this process. In a report published online March 1 in Cell Metabolism, the researchers say the work solves a longtime mystery and may lead to better... more
Testing Blood Glucose in Tear Fluid
New Device Holds Promise Of Making Blood Glucose Testing Easier For Patients With Diabetes People with diabetes could be helped by a new type of self-monitoring blood glucose sensor being developed by Arizona State University engineers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. More than 23 million people in the United States have diabetes. The disease... more
Health Benefits of Cocoa and Dark Chocolate
A Comprehensive Look At Cocoa Handling And Flavanol Antioxidants As evidence regarding the health benefits of consuming dark chocolate and cocoa mounts, there has been an increasing debate about which cocoa and chocolate products deliver the most beneficial compounds, known as flavanols, and if steps in cocoa and chocolate production diminish the levels... more
Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome Via The Mediterranean Diet
Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome Via The Mediterranean Diet: A Sound Recipe For Healthy Living The Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides levels, blood pressure levels and glucose metabolism, according... more
