Weight training cuts diabetes risk by 34 percent
August 7th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Regular weight training can cut the chances of developing diabetes in men by up to 34 percent, a study showed.Adding aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking ... Read more...
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TV addiction boosts diabetes risk among elderly
July 31st, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 31 (IANS) Being glued to TV for four hours daily could boost the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially if you are aged 60 or above.The study, ... Read more...
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Chemicals in cosmetics may spike diabetes risk
July 15th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) The presence of phthalates (endocrine disrupting chemicals) in moisturizers, nail polishes, soaps, hair sprays and perfumes may elevate diabetes risk in women, says new research.Researchers ... Read more...
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Extra selenium can spur type-2 diabetes risk
March 1st, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) Scientists have sounded warning bells over high consumption of supplements of selenium, a mineral found in soil and foods, as it can spur increased type-2 ... Read more...
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Fish a day keeps diabetes away
November 13th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) The dietary habits of the Spanish population suggest that eating fish is a good way of keeping diabetes at bay.University of Valencia's Mercedes Sotos Prieto, who ... Read more...
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Diet fizzy drinks, artificial sweeteners ‘do not raise obesity, diabetes risk’
April 19th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): A study has found that diet fizzy drinks and other artificially sweetened beverages do not cause diabetes, as had previously been thought.Researchers at Harvard University said that while ... Read more...
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Short DNA ‘end-caps’ linked to diabetes risk
March 25th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Johns Hopkins scientists have found new evidence from studies in mice that short telomeres or 'caps' at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes.Telomeres are ... Read more...
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Blood test may predict diabetes risk 10 yrs before first symptoms
March 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 21 (ANI): Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have suggested that measuring the levels of small molecules in the blood could predict diabetes risk as much as a decade ... Read more...
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Potassium levels may explain racial disparity in Type 2 diabetes: Study
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): A new study suggests that lower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as ... Read more...
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Missing sugar molecule ‘increases diabetes risk’
February 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists say that an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in human millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sugar molecule appears ... Read more...
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Fatty liver ‘independently increases Type 2 diabetes risk’
February 25th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that individuals with fatty liver were five times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those without fatty liver.This higher ... Read more...
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Why drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk
January 14th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Numerous studies have shown that coffee protects against type 2 diabetes. Yet no one has really understood why.Now, researchers at UCLA have discovered a possible molecular mechanism behind ... Read more...
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Common dairy foods may cut diabetes risk
December 21st, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a natural substance in dairy fat that may substantially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.The compound, trans-palmitoleic acid, is a fatty acid found in ... Read more...
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Inhaled corticosteroids may increase diabetes risk
December 15th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Although inhaled corticosteriods are widely used for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), these drugs may be associated with diabetes development progression, says a study.The researchers ... Read more...
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Dining out ‘ups diabetes risk’
November 21st, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 21 (ANI): Researchers has claimed that corporate lunches and dinners at restaurants dishing up rich, fatty foods, coupled with sedentary working lives are responsible for an alarming rise of diabetes ... Read more...
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Dietary intervention in infancy can cut diabetes risk among kids
November 11th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Dietary intervention in infancy can prevent the initiation of the disease process leading to Type 1 diabetes among high-risk children, a Finnish study has shown.The study population comprised ... Read more...
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US research suggests “yoga might improve mood”
November 7th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 07 (ANI): Research suggests that yoga might improve mood and sense of well being, according to United States National Institutes of Health (NIH).As per an NIH backgrounder, research also ... Read more...
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Inhaled steroids up diabetes risk: Study
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): A new research has found that inhaled steroids increase the risk of diabetes.Researchers at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research concluded that patients taking inhaled corticosteroids are ... Read more...
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High doses or prolonged use of glucosamine could increase diabetes risk
October 28th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A research team at Université Laval's Faculty of Pharmacy has revealed that high doses or prolonged use of glucosamine causes the death of pancreatic cells and could increase ... Read more...
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Sodas, other sugary beverages linked to diabetes risk
October 28th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Regular consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a clear and consistently greater risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, reveals a new study. ... Read more...
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Large waist size linked to higher diabetes rates among Americans
October 8th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 08 (ANI): A new study has indicated that a higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist ... Read more...
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Mechanism behind gene linked to both Alzheimer’s, diabetes identified
September 29th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): Scientists have identified the mechanism behind a single gene that is responsible for causing both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes.The data show that a gene for a ... Read more...
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Indians in US ‘at higher diabetes risk than other Asian immigrants’
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 23 (ANI): Indians residing in the US are more prone to developing diabetes than whites and immigrants from other Asian countries, a study revealed.The study found that South Asians, people ... Read more...
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Leafy vegetables cut down diabetes risk
August 20th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Eating leafy vegetables like broccoli, spinach, sprouts and cabbage can reduce by 14 percent your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study says.
The vegetables are a ... Read more...
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Green leafy vegetables ‘cut diabetes risk’
August 20th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Eating green leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new research suggests.The study, led by Patrice Carter at the University of Leicester, say ... Read more...
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Diabetes risk in kids ‘ups risk for weak bones’
August 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 17 (ANI): A new study has found that children who are at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty are also at risk for weak bones.The Medical College of Georgia ... Read more...
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Body fat predicts the risk of diabetes better than BMI
July 16th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Waist circumference gives a better prediction of diabetes risk than BMI, according to researchers at the German Institute for Nutritional Research in Potsdam-Rehbrucke.Silke Feller and her colleagues concluded ... Read more...
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Too much TV and no exercise ‘ups diabetes risk in teens’
July 10th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): A new research has shown that teenage boys who watch TV and play computer games instead of doing physical activity are almost three times more at risk ... Read more...
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Intervention in middle school lowers type 2 diabetes risk in kids: Study
June 28th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): An intervention in middle schools lowered the obesity rate in students at highest risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.Students who started out overweight or ... Read more...
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Weight gain after 50 ‘can lead to diabetes’
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Gaining weight, especially around the waist, after the age of 50 can lead to diabetes, according to a new study.As part of the research, Mary L. Biggs, of ... Read more...
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High blood sugar in pregnancy may raise diabetes risk in kids
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study has shown that kids of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity-a risk factor for ... Read more...
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Defects in immune system enzyme ‘raise arthritis, diabetes risk’
June 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that rare variants in the gene coding an enzyme that controls the activity of a key immune cell occur more frequently in individuals with autoimmune ... Read more...
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Replacing white rice with brown can decrease diabetes risk
June 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed that consuming more white rice is linked to a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes, whereas consuming more brown rice is associated ... Read more...
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Passive smoking can increase diabetes risk
June 14th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Munich, June 14 (DPA) Results of a new German study indicate that passive smoking can increase the risk of contracting type 2 diabetes.
The survey was carried out by the German Diabetes ... Read more...
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Drinking coffee regularly may offset diabetes risk
June 10th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Drinking coffee regularly may help prevent diabetes, according to new evidence found by Japanese scientists.
They fed either water or coffee to a group of lab mice commonly ... Read more...
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