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How To Lighten Up The Ten Top Comfort Foods
If you know you'll want that pat of butter melting atop your mound of mashed potatoes, reduce or eliminate the butter you use in making them.
To lighten packaged macaroni and cheese, make it with 2 Tbsp of butter instead of 4.
If you cut the fat too much in your chocolate chip cookie, it isn't a cookie anymore, it's a chocolate chip muffin
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Are You In Diabetic Denial
Nearly 15 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, and according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), most of them have experienced feelings of denial somewhere along the way. In fact, denial is so common among diabetics that some doctors believe it's a natural part of eventually accepting the diagnosis.
However, denial can become a problem when diabetics fail to work with their health-care providers to form a manageable care routine or simply ignore their... read more
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5 Time-Wasters That Burn Calories
Actor Pete Postlethwaite once said: "I exercise every morning without fail. One eyelid goes up and the other follows." That quote may seem nonsensical, but the sentiment actually makes some sense.
Take a closer look at your daily routine, and you'll find plenty of opportunities for easy calorie-burning activities--no gym required. Or simply follow our cheat sheet to give your metabolism and your health an instant boost.
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Walk, walk, walk.
It's a... read more
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Healthy Foods For Low Carb Low Fat Diets
Here are my Top Ten Good For You and Your Diet Foods that can be staples for either low-carb or low-fat dieters.
1. Greens and Lettuces
The best way to fill up a diet plate is to start with a generous portion of greens and lettuces. They add volume to the meal without adding many calories.
Darker greens and lettuces are wise choices, as they pack extra vitamins and minerals.
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Don't Let Diabetes Derail Activity: Expert Provides Tips on Avoiding Common Diabetic Injuries
People with diabetes face a higher risk of activity-related injury than people without diabetes, says author Sheri Colberg, PhD. In Diabetic Athlete's Handbook (Human Kinetics, 2009), Colberg offers tips on how people with diabetes can minimize injuries while living an active lifestyle.
Because high levels of blood glucose affect joint structure over time, joint-related overuse problems dominate the problems that active people with diabetes face, according to Colberg. Injuries such as "frozen shoulder" (which... read more
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Frequency of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Association With Hypoglycaemic Events
<p>=Diabetes affects an estimated 170 million people worldwide, with type 2 diabetes accounting for up to 90% of cases1. </p>
<p>The financial burden that diabetes places on health care systems is considerable. </p>
<p>One component of the total cost is the self- monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), which in 2006 was estimated at Pounds 141 million (euro200 million, $290 million) per year in the NHS across the UK, a similar amount to the... read more
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Joslin research finds nearly three-quarters of youths with diabetes insufficient in vitamin D
BOSTON – [Dec. 15, 2008] – Three-quarters of youths with type 1 diabetes were found to have insufficient levels of vitamin D, according to a study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center – findings that suggest children with the disease may need vitamin D supplementation to prevent bone fragility later in life.
"To our surprise, we found extremely high rates of vitamin D inadequacy," said Lori Laffel, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of the Pediatric, Adolescent... read more
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Thiamine Reverses Diabetic Kidney Disease
<p>Researchers in Britain and Pakistan say high doses of thiamine, or vitamin B1, can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease.</p>
<p>Dr. Naila Rabbani and Paul J. Thornalley at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Punjab and Sheik Zaid Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, say that taking high oral doses of thiamine can dramatically decrease the excretion of albumin and reverse early stage kidney... read more
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Yes, Diabetics Can Eat Cake
<p>Nov. 26--Let them eat cake. </p>
<p>Yes, even diabetics can eat cake, dietitian Melinda Brock said during Tuesday's Healthy Woman meeting that focused on diabetes since November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. </p>
<p>"Eating for diabetes and eating to prevent diabetes doesn't have to be restrictive," Brock said.</p>
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