Pregnancy Diet May Predict Obesity

Mothers who eat a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the likelihood of their child being overweight.

Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York discovered that rats that were given a high-fat diet during pregnancy showed permanent changes in their offspring's brain that lead to overeating and obesity. This finding could provide a key step towards understanding the mechanisms of fetal programming and could explain the increased prevalence of child obesity over the last 30... read more

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How to Snack in the Right Way if You Have Type 2 Diabetes

If you have type 2 diabetes, you don't need to include snacks in your daily diet, unless you're on a type of medication, such as insulin or sulfonylureas, that can cause hypoglycemia.

However, snacks—if they are healthy and part of the meal plan developed by your diabetes educator or dietitian—can help prevent blood glucose peaks and valleys, as well as overeating at mealtime.

The trick is knowing which foods make a "good" snack, the... read more

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Why People With Type 2 Diabetes Need Sugar-Substitute Savvy

In the past, sugar—we're talking about sucrose, or common table sugar—was a "bad guy" to be avoided by people with type 2 diabetes. But research has shown that all carbohydrates (from sugar to bread, cereals, grains, juice, fruit, and starchy vegetables) can increase blood sugar (called glucose) in roughly the same way.

So if you want to consume sugar in coffee or have a sugar-containing treat, it's OK as long as it's in moderation... read more

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How One Woman Fights Diabetes Diet Boredom

If you have diabetes, you'll need make an extra effort to find food with flavor, texture and flair that also fits in with your meal plan. In other words, food that's not boring.

Seveda Williams, 41, of Brooklyn, New York, makes conscious efforts to tame her food boredom. (Type 2 diabetes claimed the lives of her uncle, the singer Luther Vandross, and several other members of her family.)

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Why Carbohydrates Are So Important in Diabetes

Carbohydrates are sugar-based molecules found in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. The make up about 45% to 65% of calories in a healthy diet (the exact percentage is hotly debated); the rest come from fat and protein.

You'll find carbohydrates in the healthiest foods you eat, and in the least healthy. Check the food label to find out exactly how much is in your favorite foods.

How you eat can affect blood... read more

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Why Getting Rid of Belly Fat May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Excess weight is probably the number one risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Yes, other factors, such as genes and aging do play a role in type 2 diabetes.

But an International Obesity Task Force estimated in 2002 that 60% of diabetes cases around the world were due to weight gain, and in Western nations it was closer to 90%.

If you are obese or overweight, you are 90 times as likely to develop... read more

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Guilt-Free Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

During the spring, summer, and fall, your social calendar is likely to be sprinkled with cookouts, visits to street fairs, or pool parties with the grill a-sizzle. And the main course, of course, is hot dogs, sausages, or hamburgers.

"Nothing tastes better than a hot dog downed during an inning of baseball or a brat at the Polish polka festival," says Patti Urbanski, M.Ed., R.D., CDE, a dietitian and diabetes educator at the Duluth Family... read more

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The Restaurant for People with Diabetes

When her mother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003, Pat LeGrand had no idea how deeply her life would change. Pat was a high-power corporate auditor in Cleveland who just wanted to help her 80-year-old mother, Iris, eat better to control her diabetes. Now Pat owns the first restaurant in the United States that caters mainly to people with diabetes, A Touch of Sugar.

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Dining Out Healthfully: Breakfast

The choice of what you eat for breakfast is yours. But by far, the smartest choice of all is to eat breakfast in the first place. It's a great head start toward meeting your nutrition needs for the day.

The preferred option, healthwise, is to tote your own breakfast from home. Fixing it to go can save you time and money. It also increases your odds of a more healthful breakfast because you control the... read more

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What to Eat at the Food Court

When your hunger bell rings in the halls of the mall, the food court is ready with all kinds of tempting morsels. Unfortunately, the less-healthful picks usually outweigh the nutritious choices. At most malls, you're faced with menus that boast burgers, fries, pizza, subs, sweet rolls, and pretzels. When you're attempting to eat healthfully, what should you order?

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