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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Measures to avoid diabetes — DOH

MANILA, Nov. 12 – Proper diet, regular exercise, avoiding smoking and maintaining one’s blood pressure are the simple measures to control blood sugar and averting diabetes, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH defines diabetes as a serious chronic metabolic disease characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels associated with long term damage and failure of organ functions especially the eyes, the kidneys, the nerves, the heart and blood vessels.

The disease... read more

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recipes

Over 500 Tasty Diabetic Recipes, sure to please your tastebuds and
satisfy your diet restrictions!Millions of people have Diabetes and
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"Delicioius Diabetic Recipes" gives you an awesome collection of over
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Carbohydrates, Sugar, and Your Child

Often called carbs, carbohydrates are the body's most important and readily available source of energy. Even though they've gotten a bad rap in the 2000s and have often been blamed for the obesity epidemic in America, carbohydrates are a necessary part of a healthy diet for both children and adults.

The two major forms are:

simple sugars (simple carbohydrates), found in sugars such as fructose, glucose, and lactose, as well as in nutritious whole fruits... read more

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Eating Out When Your Child Has Diabetes

Eating out can be a treat for lots of families. Kids with type 1 or type 2 diabetes don't have to give up that treat - they just have to take some extra precautions and be sure to choose nutritious foods in reasonable portions. Whether your child craves Mexican, Asian, or country-style cuisine, his or her tastes can be accommodated.

Eating out can be a learning opportunity for you and your child. The key to... read more

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The Food Label

Grocery store aisles are avenues to greater nutritional knowledge.

Under regulations from the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the food label offers more complete, useful and accurate nutrition information than ever before.

With today's food labels, consumers get:

nutrition information about almost every food in the grocery store
distinctive, easy-to-read formats that enable consumers... read more

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