Treatment • Lifestyle Tips • Diabetes Prevention
The BMI is a measurement of the ratio between height and weight. It is not an accurate tool to determine if someone is overweight or at risk for pre-diabetes. A more accurate method of determining metabolic health risks is calculating waist-to-hip ratio…
Reuters Health reported on the study that showed the men under several different sleep scenarios, including curtailed sleep, no sleep, and normal sleep over several days. Study measures included changes in how much the study participates ate, their blood sugar, hormone levels and indicators of their metabolic rate like oxygen use. If you are trying to lose weight, the study results are sobering.
The USDA MyPlate daily nutritional guidelines for the number of servings of dairy products we need each day depend on the age of the person. In general, kids 9 years and older up through adults need 3 cups of dairy per day.
In general, 1 cup of milk, yogurt, or soymilk (soy beverage), 1 ½ ounces of natural cheese, or 2 ounces of processed cheese can be considered as 1 cup from the Dairy Group. Under the USDA’s guidelines, eggs are part of the protein group and butter is not considered a dairy product. This chart shows recommended daily milk, cheese, and yogurt servings.
According to the USDA’s new nutritional guidelines for vegetables, daily choices should be selected from among the vegetable subgroups but it is not necessary to eat vegetables from each subgroup daily. However, over a week, try to consume the amounts listed from each subgroup as a way to reach your daily intake recommendation.
In general, 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice, or 2 cups of raw leafy greens can be considered as 1 cup from the Vegetable Group. The chart lists specific amounts that count as 1 cup of vegetables (in some cases equivalents for ½ cup are also shown) towards your recommended intake…
According the the USDA’s new Choose MyPlate nutritional guidelines, most Americans eat enough food from this group, but need to make leaner and more varied selections of these foods.
The USDA’s MyPlate nutritional guidelines for protein. Beans and nuts used to be a separate item on the food pyramid, now they are included under protein in the new MyPlate guidelines.
According to the new USDA MyPlate nutritional guidelines, the amount of grains you need to eat depends on your age, sex, and level of physical activity. Recommended daily amounts are listed in the chart. Most Americans consume enough grains, but few are whole grains.
The USDA food suggests Americans cut back on grains. This chart shows what counts as a serving of grains under the new USDA MyPlate nutritional guidelines.
According to the new MyPlate USDA program the amount of fruit you need to eat depends on age, sex, and level of physical activity. Recommended daily amounts are shown in the chart.
The new USDA MyPlate nutritional guidelines for fruit. Chart showing what counts as 1 cup of fruit. Believe it or not 1/2 an apple now = 1 cup of fruit under the new USDA nutritional guidelines.
A study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology reports that children who received growth hormone treatments had a more than eightfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with a group of children in the general population.
Actos, an anti-diabetic drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, and sometimes for pre-diabetes and (off label) for polycystic ovarian syndrome in women, has been linked again to the dangerous side effect of possibly increasing the risk of bladder cancer.
A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge has answered a question long posed by diabetes researchers: does insulin resistance cause mitochondrial damage or does mitochondrial damage cause insulin resistance?
According to an article on Reuters, westernization and rapid changes in the Arctic are partially to blame. “Melting polar ice has made it more difficult for Inuit to hunt for food over long distances. At the same time, they are increasingly settling in permanent communities and taking less-active, paying jobs
A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that vitamin D-deficient white children had higher abdominal fat levels while vitamin D-deficient black children had higher subcutaneous fat levels compared with their nondeficient counterparts. Low vitamin D also was linked to higher adiposity measures and lower HDL cholesterol levels in white and black children.”
Data on adults and teens who underwent gastric bypass surgery found that although both groups shed almost 70% of their excess weight, teens had more improvements in levels of good cholesterol, homocysteine and fasting glucose.
Members of the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will offer free memberships to immediate family members (ages 13 and older, where applicable) of deployed reservists and National Guard members. Clubs may also provide additional benefits such as childcare, children’s programming, group classes, discounts for veterans, and discounts for active duty families…
Dr. Atkins explains very simply why you may need to increase your fat intake if you are not losing weight on his plan: “it takes fat to burn fat.” Here are heart healthy fats to increase to help you decrease.
Low carb diet stalled? Drink more water. Really.
When your low carb diet is failing you, the first place to look (we assume you know when you are cheating on carbs) is at your water intake. The number one “non-cheating” reason people stall on low carb diets is because they are not drinking enough water. (Number two is not eating enough fat.)
