Topic: Diabetic Diets

Omega-3 fats linked to lower diabetes risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who get plenty of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets may have lowered odds of developing type 2 diabetes, two new reports suggest.In one study, of more than 3,000 older U.S. adults, researchers found that those ...

Diabetes risk in pregnancy tied to weight change

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight moms who lose weight after their first baby are less likely to develop diabetes during their second pregnancy, a new study shows.The researchers found the reverse was also true: all women - overweight or not -- ...

People with diabetes more likely to get cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, suggests a new study.Based on data from a telephone survey of nearly 400,000 adults, researchers found 16 out of every ...

Heart risk factors rising in "Westernizing" Korea: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - As South Korea has become more "Westernised," the number of adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease and diabetes has steadily climbed, according to a South Korean study.The findings, published in "Diabetes Care," call for better ...

Heart risk factors rising in "Westernizing" Korea

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As Korea has become more "Westernized" since the late-1990s, the number of adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease and diabetes has steadily climbed, a new study finds.The findings, researchers say, call for better prevention efforts ...

Lifestyle, diet have little effect on Alzhiemer's

CHICAGO (Reuters) - There is no strong evidence that any dietary or lifestyle changes can reduce a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a U.S. government panel said on Monday.Experts called together by the National Institutes of Health examined scores of studies ...

Low vitamin D levels linked to diabetes risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower levels of vitamin D circulating in the bloodstream are tied to a higher risk of developing diabetes in a new study of Australian adults.After following more than 5,000 people for 5 years, the researchers found those ...

Diet soda doesn't raise diabetes risk: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diet soda and other artificially-sweetened drinks - previously implicated in raising the chance of developing diabetes - are not guilty, suggests a new study from Harvard University researchers.In a large group of men followed for 20 years, ...

Little evidence soy helps blood sugar control

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soy foods and supplements probably don't help control high blood sugar, according to a new report.Some clinical trials have linked soy to better blood sugar control. But for the new study, researchers combined the results of two ...

Mediterranean diet improves heart risk factors

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a Mediterranean diet may prevent or even reverse metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.The Mediterranean diet includes an abundance of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, olive ...