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How Frequency Of Meals May Affect Health

2008-03-07T11:48:00.000-08:00

Having less then three meals a day can cause health issues such as an increase in bad cholesterol. "The changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors occurred despite the fact that the one- mealers saw slight decreases in their weight and fat mass in comparison to when they were three-mealers." "Further analysis of the study group showed that when the volunteers were one-mealers, they had higher morning fasting blood sugar levels, higher and more sustained elevations in blood sugar concentrations, and a delayed response to the body's insulin, compared to when they were "three-mealers."

Source: Science Daily

7 Reasons to Drink Green Tea

2008-02-29T09:19:00.000-08:00

1)Cut your Cancer Risk

2)Steady Your Blood Pressure

Read more to get the rest.

Link-Source: Yahoo Health

Whole Grain Diets Lower Risk Of Chronic Disease, Study Shows

2008-02-19T07:39:00.000-08:00

Diabetes is included in that list as well.
"Consumption of whole grains has been associated with a lower body weight and lower blood pressure," said co-author Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutritional sciences at Penn State. "We thought that incorporating whole grains into a heart-healthy weight loss diet may provide the same benefits to people at risk from chronic diseases."
"Results from the study showed that waist circumference and body weight decreased significantly in both groups -- between 8-11 pounds on average -- but weight loss in the abdominal region was significantly greater in the whole grain group."

Source: Science Daily and picture by Heather Katcher, Penn State

Moderate Exercise Yields Big Benefits

2008-01-09T08:12:00.000-08:00

"Moderately strenuous exercise, about 30 minutes a day, can lead to enormous benefits in terms of your mood, health, weight and the ability to live an independent and fulfilling life. The exercise doesn’t need to be athletic or difficult. Studies have shown that simply walking at a brisk pace for 30 minutes or more on most days can lead to significant health improvements. Add simple strengthening exercises two or three times a week and the benefits are even greater."

Source:Science Daily

New Diet technique

2008-01-02T09:49:00.000-08:00

Better diets for fighting diabetes, obesity and heart disease may soon be only a finger-prick away. By analyzing the unique metabolic changes in an individual's body, researchers hope to develop more personalized dietary guidelines for improving health, according to an article scheduled for the Dec. 10 issue of Chemical & Engineering News.

Learn more about this new discovery at: ScienceDaily.com

Diabetics Most At Risk From Neglected Post Meal Sugar Peak

2007-12-17T08:13:00.000-08:00

Christmas time is full of food when most of us simply have to worry about our expanding waist lines but new research says that people with diabetes need to pay attention to the dangers of a neglected post meal peak in blood glucose. Indeed the research shows that this post meal peak can do even more damage than a more sustained rise in blood sugar. Until recently, the main focus of therapy for people with diabetes has been on lowering blood sugar or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, with a strong emphasis on fasting plasma glucose.

Learn more about this article: Science Daily

10 Food Side Effects You May Not Know

2007-11-19T09:20:00.000-08:00

The side effects of food can cause problems other then weight gain.

"When you feel like eating something, what comes to mind first? For me it's the purely the taste. Then my inner-brain kicks in and thoughts of portion size, calories, fats, & sugars, slowly convince me to make a smart choice."

Find out more about this issue and learn about the 10 Food Side Effects You May Not Know

Source:DLM: Tips for life

Health Food Marketing Hype

2007-11-19T08:06:00.001-08:00

The people at eDietshop go to the grocery store just as all Americans do and see the marketing hype that is conveyed on our local store shelves. There are a lot products that convey Fat-Free status but in reality there are other issue related to that product that just make it unhealthy.

Mens Health has a good article on looking past the hype:
"Take a moment and consider this logic: 1. Fat-free foods are healthy. 2. Skittles are fat-free. 3. Therefore, Skittles are healthy. Make sense? Of course not. But it's exactly the type of reasoning that food manufacturers want you to use. Just b/c the label says it's good for you doesn't mean it is. Here's how to read beyond the marketing hype..."

At eDietshop we do not sell products that fall under the category that this article scrutinizes, we care about our customers health. We would never sell Fat-Free Skittles, but we do sell Fat-Free, Sugar-Free, Low Calorie Jelly Beans.

Source:Mens Health

A pill to prevent type 1 diabetes

2007-11-14T13:26:00.000-08:00

A pill that is in the trial stage has the potential to prevent type 1 diabetes for at risk patients. The pill consists of insulin. The simplicity of the idea for preventing this disease is astounding and hopefully in 5-8 years this study will come into fruition.

"Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC are participating in an international clinical trial currently underway to study the effectiveness of oral insulin in preventing or delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes in people at risk for the disease."

Source:Science Daily

The best fast food

2007-11-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

Many people today, including personal friends, require themselves to make sacrifices and not eat the healthiest food possible. These reasons might be because of preference, a personal addiction to fast food, or because one may not be able to afford anything other then fast food. A website called Calorie Counter has compiled a list of every fast food companies main products and catagorized the list according to products (ex. burger, fries...) This is very interesting because the calories of companies product might possibly be lower then the product that one may be making from scratch at home. Of particular interest, I found that the lowest calorie fries that one can get happen to be at Sonic with a calorie count of 280.

Source:Fast Food Restaurants & Nutrition Facts Compared

Keeping a healthy heart will prevent Diabetes

2007-11-01T12:47:00.000-07:00

An enlarged heart can occur of one does not eat healthy and exercise or does not get proper treatment for the issue. Scientists have found that having an enlarged heart can also increase the chance of getting diabetes.

"High-blood-pressure patients treated for enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) who have regression or prevention of LVH may also have a better chance of preventing diabetes. Led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the research is published in the November Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association."

Source:Science Daily

Boiled Peanuts

2007-10-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

In the southern section of the United States it is common to boil peanuts. Happens to be that this allows a lot of anti-oxidants to be extracted. This method could allow a person to stave off diabetes and cancer.

"Lloyd Walker and colleagues evaluated the effect of boiling and oil- and dry-roasting on peanuts. They found that boiled peanuts - South Carolina's official snack food - contained up to four times more isoflavones than raw peanuts or oil- and dry-roasted ones."

Source:Science Daily

Type 2 Diabetes: What Determines Susceptibility?

2007-10-26T13:02:00.000-07:00

Certain Fatty foods (ex. Pulled Pork, ribs, fried Chicken) cause a greater risk of gaining type two diabetes.
"Individuals who are obese have an increased risk of several life-threatening illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Understanding the molecular details of how a high-fat diet translates to obesity and its related health issues is crucial for developing ways to prevent and treat this health threat."
Source:Science Daily

Diet Rich In Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Thwart Diabetes Onset

2007-10-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Diabetes could be avoided by eating fish or taking supplements 0f omega 3.

Source:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070926191601.htm

Diabetes cure on the horizon

2007-09-17T07:31:00.000-07:00

You may soon love pigs for more than bacon. Islet cells from pigs may hold the key to curing diabetes.

A recent study revealed the transplantation of insulin-producing islet cells from pigs reversed diabetes in monkeys, giving researchers hope the results will also hold true for humans.

“Our success in monkeys suggests it is feasible to use pig islet cells in the not-too-distant future to reverse diabetes in people,” Bernhard Hering, M.D., scientific director of the Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Ivanhoe. “While research focused on improving the safety of immunosuppression needed to prevent pig islet transplant rejection continues, the Spring Point Project raises suitable pigs meeting all safety requirements with the eventual goal of bringing this treatment to people."

Source:Breakthrough Digest
and Ivanhoe interview with Bernhard Hering, M.D.; to be presented at the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation Symposium in Minneapolis, Minn., September 20, 2007

14 Foods that Lower Cholesterol

2007-09-07T09:50:00.000-07:00

1. Whole grains and oats - a five-year Insulin Resistance Athersclerosis Study showed that people whose diets contain the most whole grains “had the thinnest carotid artery walls and showed the slowest progression in artery wall thickness.”
2. Blueberries - a compound in blueberries (pterostilbene) may help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects.
3. Pistachios
4. Walnuts
5. Almonds - a Penn State study showed that eating pistachios significantly lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed eating walnuts after a high-fat meal might protect your heart. Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to reverse the arterial damage caused by saturated fats.
6. Avocados
7. Olives
8. Olive oil - 26 of the 30 grams of fat in an avocado are heart-healthy, unsaturated fats that can increase your levels of HDL cholesterol. The good fats in avocados, olives, and olive oil protect against heart disease and diabetes. Check out the Mediterranean Diet.
9. Flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil can lower blood pressure in men with high cholesterol. In a three-month study of 59 middle-aged men, those who took daily flaxseed oil supplements (with eight grams of the omega-3 fats, alpha-linoleic acid) experienced significantly lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
10. 100% cranberry-grape juice - antioxidants in grape juice slow down LDL cholesterol oxidation, and cranberry juice raises HDL or “good” cholesterol.
11. Fish and Fish oil - a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish oil over nine weeks lowered the size and concentration of several lipoprotein subclasses (cholesterol) in their bodies.
12. Black soybeans - a study from the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that black soybeans may help prevent obesity, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.
13. Pomegranate juice - a National Academy of Sciences study showed that pomegranate juice reduces cholesterol plaque buildup and increases nitric oxide production (nitric oxide helps reduce arterial plaque).
14. Yogurt with live active cultures (probiotics) - Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN said “several studies have shown that the probiotics Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Reuteri actually help lower cholesterol. They work by preventing the reabsorption of cholesterol back in to the blood stream.”
Source: Laurel on Health Food

Its all in your head

2007-09-05T09:31:00.000-07:00

The neurons in our brains get excited by the rush of sugar, this could help trigger type 2 diabetes. Link: Medpage Today

Welcome!

2007-09-04T14:27:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the eDietshop blog!

This blog was created to better allow our customers to make informed decisions about eating healthy and maybe living longer.

For the first entry to this blog we end it with a tribute to the old health news category by posting the link to the old web page right here.