| Does too much protein in the diet increase cancer risk? | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:09:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dec. 7, 2006 -- A great deal of research connects nutrition with cancer risk. Overweight people are at higher risk of developing post-menopausal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer and a certain type of esophageal cancer. Now preliminary findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that eating less protein may help protect against certain cancers that are not directly associated with obesity. The research, published in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that lean people on a long-term, low-protein, low-calorie diet or participating in regular endurance exercise training have lower levels of plasma growth factors and certain hormones linked to cancer risk. "However, people on a low-protein, low-calorie diet had considerably lower levels of a particular plasma growth factor called IGF-1 than equally lean endurance runners," says the studys first author Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at Washington University and an investigator at the Istituto Superiore di Sanit in Rome, Italy.... | |
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| | | Experts debate daily blood-sugar tests | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:07:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | Diabetes experts from across Canada are revisiting the idea that people with Type 2 diabetes need to monitor their blood-sugar levels daily. Chocolate addicts offer sweet heart lesson Chocolate lovers who couldn't give up the treats in the name of science showed less clotting in narrow blood vessels than those who did not eat chocolate, researchers have found. Drug Rituxan linked to bowel problems, Health Canada advises Some people taking the drug Rituxan for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed potentially life-threatening bowel obstruction or bowel perforation, Health Canada said in revising prescribing information for the medication. Air quality study to look at impact of oil industry Central Alberta health officials will study air quality next year in response to concerns about the impact of the oil and gas industry.... | |
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| | | Survey shows wide gap in effective diabetes management practices and implementation | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:23:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | A cross-sectional survey conducted by Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research among the population of Delhi has projected the possibility of 84,000 new cases of heart diseases and 34,000 cases of stroke in next 10 years in the city. The survey of Delhi Diabetes Community (DEDICOM), claimed to be the first of its kind in the country, has been accepted by American Diabetes Association for publication in its journal Diabetes. According to Abhishek Bhartia, Director, Sitaram Bhartia , the survey evaluated the quality of care in known diabetes patients from the middle and high-income group populace of Delhi. "It highlights the wide gap between effective diabetes management practices and their implementation even among those from the higher income group", he said. "Diabetes is a major public health problem in Delhi with about 15 per cent of the city's adult population affected by the disease.... | |
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| | | November Marks National Diabetes Month and Meijer Offers Practical, Solution-based Tools | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:11:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | November is National Diabetes Month and Meijer is offering practical, user-friendly tools -- a daily, two- week menu planner and diabetes wellness log -- to help individuals diagnosed with diabetes better manage the disease which now affects millions of Americans. A recently published study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates improvement in diabetes care over the past ten years; however, the study notes that there is still a great need to focus on additional improvements. "Meijer is committed to actively being a part of improving the care and treatment of a disease that continues to affect our country at a rapidly expanding pace," said Healthy Living senior advisor Shari Steinbach. "Our goal is to provide meaningful, practical solutions related to diet and nutrition because, let's face it -- the grocery store is where most food choices are made." The Meijer Healthy Living menu planner is designed to help diabetic consumers make healthy food choices and is based on a basic diet guide for an individualized meal plan.... | |
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| | | Periodontal Therapy Helps Patients With Type 2 Diabetes | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:12:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Patients with Type 2 diabetes and periodontal disease who receive periodontal therapy see levels of oxidative stress, a condition in which antioxidant levels are lower than normal, reduced to the same levels as nondiabetic patients, according to a new study that appeared in the November issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP). .... | |
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| | | HealthMedia, Inc. Makes HealthMedia(R) Care(TM) for Diabetes Commercially Available | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:21:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMedia, Inc. announces today that it continues to extend its leadership position for online behavior change interventions in the areas of disease management, wellness and behavioral health with the commercial availability of Care(TM) for Diabetes, an online diabetes self-management program that addresses a broad scope of issues that individuals with diabetes face every day including diabetes education, obesity, poor nutrition, stress, depression, sleep disorders and medication compliance. Expanded Diabetes Management Program Crosses Care Management Continuum In response to market demand, HealthMedia has expanded its core programming to address multiple issues for people living with diabetes across the care continuum.... | |
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| | | Schools weigh up obesity challenge | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:30:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Rates of obesity are rising and it's not only restricted to adults. In Australia, obesity in children has increased across all age groups for both boys and girls over the past few decades. In the 1995, in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Nutrition Survey, an estimated 4.7% of boys and 5.5% of girls aged 7-15 years were obese, and a further 15.3% of boys and 16.0% of girls were overweight but not obese. Statistics tell one story but what is happening on the ground, are there more obese children in our schools today? In Cooma NSW, Monaro High School Principal, Ray Downey explains, "Anecdotally it's hard to prove anything. The figures tell us that there are greater levels of obesity but in terms of just looking, there have always been overweight children." "I think there are a few contradictory surveys out there as well, some are concerned by the obesity and low fitness levels of young people but the participation rates in junior sports are apparently increasing." But Downey understands that, "With the increase of diabetes type two in children and adults, there's a definite problems arising from obesity." In terms of just looking, there have always been overweight children. Mr Downey, who has been involved in the education department for many years, believes his school has a good mix of healthy lifestyle education programs.... | |
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| | | New Tool Can Help Predict Diabetes Complications | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:11:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A noninvasive tool that measures the skin's autofluorescence could help doctors determine whether people with diabetes are beginning to develop serious complications, according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers in the Netherlands found that illuminating a patient's lower arm with a fluorescent tube accurately reflects vascular damage caused by the accumulation of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs). AGEs are produced in the body when glucose links with protein. They play a role in damaging blood vessels, which can lead to complications, such as nerve damage. Previous studies have shown that AGEs have fluorescent properties. This study confirmed that those properties could be measured by illuminating the skin, and that high levels of autofluorescence were associated with more severe diabetes complications, such as neuropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular problems.... | |
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| | | Cupcakes now in school disfavor | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:11:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | The days of the birthday cupcake - smothered in a slurry of sticky frosting and with a dash of rainbow sprinkles - may be numbered in schools. Fears of childhood obesity have led grammar schools to discourage and sometimes even ban what were once de rigueur treats. "They can bring carrots," said Laura Ott, assistant to the superintendent of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Orange County, Calif., which last month started limiting nonnutritious classroom treats to three times a year. "A birthday doesn't have to be associated with food." Such dictates have ignited mini rebellions across the country, and Texas has led the way. Its legislature last year passed an amendment that guarantees parents the right to deliver unhealthful treats - such as sweetheart candies on Valentine's Day and candy corn on Halloween - to classrooms.... | |
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| | | College Women Favor Nutrition Over Exercise | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:07:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | TUESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Female college students are more likely than males to diet, while males who do try to shed pounds typically turn to exercise rather than dieting, says a University of Nebraska study. The study identified a number of differences between women and men in terms of dieting and sources of nutrition knowledge and beliefs. Among the findings: Women were much more likely than men to try low-fat diets (19.3 percent vs. 7.6 percent), low-carbohydrate diets (15.5 percent vs. 10 percent), and vegetarian diets (4.4 percent vs. 0 percent). 79.1 percent of men said they'd never tried a diet, compared with 65.6 percent of women. More women than men got most of their nutrition information from family members (58 percent vs. 41.9 percent), and magazines and newspapers (43.1 percent vs.... | |
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