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(BeWellBuzz) MD and diet expert Dr. Steven Sisskin wrote in a recent article, “excess insulin makes you fat.” As the blood is flooded with sugar/glucose, the pancreas produces loads of insulin to: transport glucose into cells stimulate glucose to fat conversion Insulin’s job is partly to get sugar out from the blood. Whatever the cells don’t receive quickly and ... Continue Reading
Many of us are worried about our cholesterol and triglycerides levels, measured during a blood test called a Lipid Profile. Amount of fat in your meals is not the only culprit, consuming foods high in simple sugars significantly contributes to Low levels of HDL (the good Cholesterol) and high Triglycerides. "Q: If I only want to change one thing about my diet to ... Continue Reading
ScienceDaily --- In mice models of breast cancer, researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, found that vitamin D significantly reduced development of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer both in lean and obese mice, but had no beneficial effect in estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) cancer. In ... Continue Reading
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tallying the number of carbohydrates in the diet may be helpful to people using an insulin pump to treat type 1 diabetes, a small study suggests. The study, of 61 adults on insulin pump therapy, found that those who learned to count carbs had a small reduction in weight and waist size after 6 months. They also reported gains in quality of life and ... Continue Reading
Daily magnesium supplementation may help overweight individuals who have become insulin[1] resistant improve their condition and avoid type 2 diabetes[2], according to a new study from German researchers. Reporting in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers from the Justus Liebig University said that low levels of magnesium have been shown in several recent ... Continue Reading
