As an orthopedic surgeon, I have many patients with diabetes who tell me, “I can’t have surgery because I won’t heal.” That is certainly not the case, however. Diabetes does affect the small blood vessels and the function of immune …
Category Archives: Nutrition Research
The Latest ‘Scoop’ on Ice Cream
Originally ice cream consisted of milk, cream, sugar, flavoring and lots of air. But modern brands adhering to this original recipe are few and far between.
Today, the “cream” in ice cream is often taken out to produce “heart-healthy” and …
Tips for Staying in Control While Consuming Alcohol
Alcohol tends to lower blood glucose. This means you do not need to take extra insulin or medication to cover the alcohol you drink. In fact, it can be dangerous to do so.
People with diabetes should take the following …
Tobacco Gets Killer Competition
Would you believe the two leading killers in the United States are lifestyle choices? It’s true.
Smoking and obesity are the two leading causes of death, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And it looks …
Double Whammy!
On the same day that the U.S. government was lamenting the news that obesity has caught up with smoking as a leading killer of Americans, a study demonstrated that a pill may help people quit smoking and lose weight at …
Drink More Tea, Lose More Body Fat?
It’s a good bet that the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse didn’t have to worry about body-fat composition, considering all the tea drinking they did in “Alice in Wonderland.”
Taiwanese researchers report that people who habitually drink …
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush?
Mulberry leaves aren’t just for silkworms anymore: When fed to diabetes-induced rats, they have been shown to improve glucose levels.
A study at the Sri Sathya Institute of Higher Learning in India showed that mulberry leaves possess blood glucose-lowering and …
Eat Chips and Lose Weight?
Eating a low-fat diet that includes the controversial fat substitute olestra (Olean) produced improvement in cardiovascular risk factors in a recent study—an effect largely explained by the participants’ weight loss.
Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, …
One More Reason to Consider a High-Protein Diet
The mainstream medical community is starting to take notice: High-protein diets work! Researchers at the University of Minnesota say a high-protein diet lowers after-meal blood glucose 40 percent in type 2s and improves overall glucose control.
However, they say longer-term …
Are You Nuts to Eat Nuts?
A low-calorie diet that includes almonds may have a “potential role” in fighting the obesity epidemic.
California researchers say a low-calorie diet supplemented with almonds, which are naturally high in monounsaturated fats, is a “novel alternative to self-selected complex carbohydrates.”…
