We are more interested in water than we are in Obesity. Yet they are connected.
A year ago the professional journal Obesity published the results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial that compares weight loss among dieters who drink water before meals with those who do not. When the people in the trial drank just two 8-ounces of that simple stuff right before each of their three daily meals, they lost about 5 pounds more than those Read the rest of this entry »
The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.
The study, conducted by Viren Ranawana and Professor Jeya Henry of the Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University, is the first of its kind to compare the compensation effect of liquid calories on short-term energy consumption, Read the rest of this entry »
Newly published research shows Avandia poses roughly the same heart-attack risk as competing drug Actos, contradicting earlier studies suggesting Avandia was more dangerous.
The new study, published this week in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, may have arrived at a different conclusion in part because its subjects may have been younger and healthier than in previous studies, says study author Debra Read the rest of this entry »
Minor kidney damage in people with type 1 diabetes dramatically increases the chances of premature death, a new study finds.
Diabetics presenting early and asymptomatic kidney damage, as manifested by trace amounts of protein in the urine, were six times likelier to die than the general population, according to the study, summarized at ScienceDaily.com. When the diabetics’ kidneys functioned normally over time, they were died Read the rest of this entry »
New research shows an antioxidant found in grapefruit has promise as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
The study finds naringenin, which is derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, seems to cause the liver to break down fat and increase insulin sensitivity, dLife.com reports.
The mechanism was similar to that of drugs such as the lipid-lowering Fenofibrate and the diabetes Read the rest of this entry »