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Sugar caused global explosion in type 2 diabetes: study
Sugar is behind the global explosion in type 2 diabetes, say researchers who claim it plays a uniquely damaging role in causing a disease that experts fear could overwhelm the NHS. Obesity is usually cited as the main driver of diabetes. But a new study by US medical researchers identifies…
Diet sodas linked to higher risk of Type-2 diabetes in women
Artificially-sweetened sodas have been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes for women than sodas sweetened with ordinary sugar, according to French research unveiled on Thursday. “Contrary to conventional thinking, the risk of diabetes is higher with ‘light’ beverages compared with ‘regular’ sweetened drinks,” the National Institute of…
Latinos more vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes: study
LOS ANGELES — Latinos are more vulnerable to the most common form of diabetes because of how they store fat and produce insulin, according to a US study published Tuesday. Latinos are more likely to store fat in the pancreas and less able to compensate by excreting additional insulin, said…
White rice linked to Type 2 diabetes, says study
PARIS — Health researchers said on Thursday they had found a troubling link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes, a disease that in some countries is becoming an epidemic. Further work is need to probe the apparent association and diets that are notoriously high in sugar and…
Coffee drinking not linked to chronic illness: study
(Reuters) – Coffee drinkers have no more risk of getting illnesses such as heart disease or cancer, and are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a German study involving more than 40,000 people over nearly a decade. The findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,…
After diabetes diagnosis, U.S. celebrity chef feels heat
US cooking star Paula Deen, self-proclaimed “Queen of Southern Cuisine” famous for her dishes smothered in butter, has met a storm of outrage after revealing she has diabetes and is hawking a drug to treat the disease. Deen, who famously showed off trademark high-fat, high-calorie meals including such creations as a hamburger…
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