Performing a combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training was associated with improved glycemic levels among patients with type 2 diabetes, compared to patients who did not exercise, according to a study in the November 24 issue of JAMA. The level of improvement was not seen among patients who performed either aerobic exercise or resistance training alone.
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Omega-3 fats reduce chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. Now we know why.
Tomorrow the journal Cell will publish a report telling how researchers at the University of California, San Diego identified the molecular mechanism that omega-3 uses. The full-text of the article by Jerrold Olefsky, M.D., and his associates is online.
They found a key receptor on macrophages, which are specialized white blood cells that engulf (more…)
Individuals with Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease because they are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Azheimer’s, says a new report published in the medical journal Neurology , issued August 25th, 2010. Insulin resistance is one stage before diabetes, when insulin becomes less effective in reducing blood sugar levels.
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People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, issue of Neurology® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Insulin resistance, or the stage before diabetes, happens when insulin, a hormone in the body, becomes less (more…)