Diet & Nutrition
Whole Grains Found to Protect Against Diabetes
BOSTON — Whole grains may help prevent type 2 diabetes, with consistent results across studies, researchers said. [more]
Daily Pint of Milk May Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk
CARDIFF, Wales — Men who drank at least a pint of milk daily were more than 60% less likely to develop metabolic syndrome than men who drank less milk, researchers reported here. [more]
Dairy-Deficient Diet May Determine Diabetes Risk
BOSTON — A lack of vitamin D and calcium in the diet may increase the risk for the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, nutrition researchers found. [more]
Cheap Fructose May Exact High Metabolic Price
CHICAGO — Fructose in sodas and other beverages — but not glucose — can set patients on the fast track to atherosclerosis, investigators here reported. [more]
Vitamin D in Elderly Said to Sequester Itself in Fatty Tissue
BOSTON — As elderly patients get fatter, their blood levels of vitamin D decline even if they continue to go out into the noonday sun, according to researchers here.
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Diet Proves ’Eat More, Weigh Less’ Can Work
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Eating more water-rich foods, especially fruits and vegetables, helped women drop more pounds than simply moderating fat intake. [more]
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