According to a research review published in the journal Obesity Reviews, most evidence points to an inverse relationship between fruit intake and body weight—meaning that as fruit intake goes up, waistlines tend to shrink. Similarly, Spanish researchers found that people with the highest fruit intake were less likely to gain weight over a 10-year periodContinue reading “Sugar in fruits and weight gain”
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Low glucose and low stress to go to sleep
There are many factors that will help you go to sleep. There are two most important factors. One is that if you eat (few bites) sugary snacks (couple it with fish oil or omega 3), it should be 6 to 8 hrs before your sleep time. And the other one is that your stress levelContinue reading “Low glucose and low stress to go to sleep”
Type 1 diabetes in later childhood have weaker brain connectivity in midlife
People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in later childhood have weaker brain connectivity in midlife compared to those who were diagnosed at earlier ages according to a University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences study. The findings are reported in a special issue of Psychosomatic Medicine that is focused on diabetes, obesity and theContinue reading “Type 1 diabetes in later childhood have weaker brain connectivity in midlife”
Suppressing Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes
When proteins change their structure and clump together, formation of amyloid fibrils and plaques may occur. Such ‘misfolding’ and ‘protein aggregation’ processes damage cells and cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s and type 2 diabetes. A team of scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) headed by Professor Aphrodite Kapurniotu have now developed molecules thatContinue reading “Suppressing Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes”
Get Some Rest! Catch Up Sleep Can Reduce Diabetes Risk
Two consecutive nights of extended sleep, a typical weekend occurrence, appears to counteract the increased risk of diabetes associated with short-term sleep restriction during the work week, at least in lean, healthy, young men eating a controlled diet. The finding, based on a study performed at the University of Chicago sleep laboratory published early onlineContinue reading “Get Some Rest! Catch Up Sleep Can Reduce Diabetes Risk”
A Molecular Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Some Psychiatric Disorders
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that prevalent protein found in schizophrenia also plays a direct role in the function of pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin to maintain blood sugar levels. There may be a genetic connection between some mental health disorders and type 2 diabetes. In a new report appearing in theContinue reading “A Molecular Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Some Psychiatric Disorders”
Loss of Sleep During Adolescence May Be a Diabetes Danger
How much slow-wave sleep a teenage boy gets may predict whether he is at risk for insulin resistance and other health issues, according to Jordan Gaines, a Penn State neuroscience researcher. Boys who experience a greater decline in slow-wave sleep as adolescents have a significantly higher chance of developing insulin resistance than those who moreContinue reading “Loss of Sleep During Adolescence May Be a Diabetes Danger”
Diabetes and Dementia Link: Alzheimer’s Impairs Insulin Signalling
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Brain Insulin Resistance as Possible New Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes. Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the reverse—that Alzheimer’sContinue reading “Diabetes and Dementia Link: Alzheimer’s Impairs Insulin Signalling”
How Depression May Compound Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds. Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with such early warning signs of metabolic disease as obesity, high blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels, according to researchers from McGill University, l’Université de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniquesContinue reading “How Depression May Compound Risk of Type 2 Diabetes”
Researchers Detail Link Between Stress and Diabetes
Summary: Researchers report they have established a link between emotional stress and diabetes. Source: Rice University. Connection established between anxiety control, inflammation and Type 2 diabetes. A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability to control anxiety. That control lies with the brain’s executiveContinue reading “Researchers Detail Link Between Stress and Diabetes”
Mothers With Diabetes More Likely to Have Anti-Fetal Brain Autoantibodies
Summary: A new study reports women with diabetes were 3 times more likely to have anti-fetal autoantibodies, especially those whose children’s autism fell on the severe end of the spectrum. Source: UC Davis. Diabetic women were 3 times more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies, particularly those whose children’s autism fell on the severe endContinue reading “Mothers With Diabetes More Likely to Have Anti-Fetal Brain Autoantibodies”
New Link Found Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers report a drug used to treat diabetes may be successful at treating Alzheimer’s disease also. Source: University of Aberdeen. Drugs used to treat diabetes could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and vice versa, according to new research from the University. This is also the first study of its kind to showContinue reading “New Link Found Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s”
Gray Matter Changes in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes
Summary: Researchers report teens with type 2 diabetes have significant changes in total gray matter volume in the brain. Source: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Teenagers with type 2 diabetes have significant changes in total brain gray matter volume and in regions of gray matter involved in seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making,Continue reading “Gray Matter Changes in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes”
Pasteurised intestinal bacterium reduces effects of obesity and diabetes
A purified membrane protein from Akkermansia muciniphila or the pasteurized bacterium improves metabolism in obese and diabetic mice. Hubert Plovier, Amandine Everard, Céline Druart et al. Advance Online Publication on Nature Medicine’s on …more The intestinal bacterium Akkermansia proves to offer enduring benefits for the intestines of overweight mice and diabetic animals. In experiments,Continue reading “Pasteurised intestinal bacterium reduces effects of obesity and diabetes”