Easy Way to Balance Your Blood Sugar and Lose Weight

If your blood sugar is going up and down then it’s the time to think that something is wrong. If it is not balanced then your body will stop using up energy and will convert it into fat and store it and ultimately you won’t lose weight. Research shows that the best foods for enjoying good weight are those that don’t cause a sharp rise in blood sugar levels. Are you overweight and want to... read more

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Vivus says obesity drug leads to 9 pct weight loss

LOS ANGELES, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Drug developer Vivus Inc (VVUS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday the first of three late-stage trials found that obese patients treated with the highest dose of its experimental drug Qnexa on average lost 9.2 percent of their weight.

Vivus said the 28-week, 756-patient study met its main goal of superior weight loss with two different doses of Qnexa, compared with the drug's individual components and a... read more

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Make Snack Time Healthier

Instead of reaching for candy to keep your blood sugar up, plan ahead for a more substantial snack. Print Email Having healthy snacks on hand can save you from hypoglycemia — and from settling for less-than-nutritious foods. The best choices begin at the bottom of the food pyramid and contain 15 grams of carbohydrate per serving. Good options include air-popped popcorn, baked tortilla chips and salsa, graham crackers, pretzels, bagels, and cereal.

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Diabetes among American Indians targeted

Diabetes is not inevitable, but for some American Indians, it feels that way, said psychologist Melanie Cain of the San Diego American Indian Health Center.
“I have people tell me, 'I'm not diabetic, yet,' and I say 'Whoa, you don't have to be,' ” she said.

It can be a difficult message to get across – that a healthy diet and regular exercise can stave off the extra pounds that can lead to... read more

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When It Came to Eating Right, Did Hunter Gatherers Have the Right Stuff?

Yes, they lacked indoor plumbing, permanent settlements and elevated manners when it came to eating, but our hunter-gatherer ancestors may have eaten a diet that can help modern people combat metabolic syndrome and even type 2 diabetes.

That’s the hypothesis of Dr. Umesh Masharani, an endocrinologist at the University of California at San Francisco. He and his colleagues are looking into the benefits of the diet our ancestors ate during the Paleolithic Era more... read more

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Weight loss diets: what does the science say?

Obesity has rapidly become a serious problem and with over half of the population recorded as either overweight or obese, weight loss is of major concern. The Health Survey for England (2003) stated that 24 million adults, 65.4 per cent of men and 55.5 per cent of women, were either overweight or obese, and the prevalence of obesity alone was 22.2 per cent in men and 23 per cent in women. The incidence of generalised... read more

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Surprising High-Sodium Foods

We may malign the salt shaker, but sodium plays an important role in maintaining the body's fluid balance. It’s essential for muscles and nerves to function properly. But most of us consume too much of it. FDA guidelines call for less than 2,400 mg of sodium per day -- about 1 teaspoon of table salt. Surprisingly, most of our salt intake doesn’t come from the salt shaker; it’s hidden in many of the foods we... read more

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The Tongue Is The Start Of The Route To Obesity

Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover a critical link between taste and body weight, and reveal how flab hooks the brain on sugary food.

"When you have a reduced sensitivity to palatable foods, you tend to consume it in higher amounts," said Andras Hajnal, associate professor of neural and... read more

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Diabetes agony of de feet

Detecting diabetes can start from the bottom up. If you feel burning, tingling or numbness in your feet and toes, ask your doctor to look them over; then see a foot doctor. I wrote about this more than a year ago, but it bears repeating. Doctors looking at your feet often can detect diabetes before you see any other symptoms.

The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons are sounding a warning now. Diabetes is... read more

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Exercise, diet aids type 2 diabetes patient

ARDMORE — Sam West joined millions of other Americans when he was diagnosed with diabetes in 1997. But unlike some, the former Carter County assessor was willing to make a major lifestyle change that has allowed him to remain medication-free.
West, 73, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

West said he was beginning to display some of the early signs of the disease when he first went to the doctor. His blood sugar reading... read more

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