Posts Tagged ‘prediabetes’
Mediterranean Diet can Prevent Overeating
We hear of so many different kinds of diets to help us lose weight. Now a new study suggests that the Mediterranean diet can prevent overeating. A study found that monkeys on the Mediterranean diet (MED) did not eat all the food that was available to them, even though they could eat as much food…
Read MorePlant-based Diet Shown to be Beneficial for Diabetes
Diabetes Epidemic According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million Americans have diabetes and most of these have type 2 diabetes. The CDC reports that diabetes has tripled over the last 20 years and diabetes is spreading at such an alarming rate that the term “diabetes epidemic” is now…
Read MoreNovember is National Diabetes Month and New Treatments give Hope for the Diabetic Foot (DF)
November is National Diabetes Month and 15% of American diabetics suffer from the Diabetic Foot (DF). Diabetes is a disease that can lead to many complications that can cause further diseases and medical issues such as blindness, kidney disease, heart attacks, strokes and amputations. Diabetes causes a deadening of nerves in the feet (diabetic neuropathy),…
Read MorePreventing Diabetes in Seniors who Have Prediabetes
March is National Nutrition month and this year’s theme is Go Further with Food. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is also reaching out to seniors and has posted several articles based on studies that are especially relevant for healthy nutrition for seniors to prevent disease. Combating chronic diseases shows how seniors can take steps…
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