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Sugar should be controlled like alcohol
According to scientists from the University of California in San Diego, sugar is so harmful that it should be controlled in the same way as tobacco and alcohol. The scientists are blaming high-calorie...Roses mend a broken heart
Fancy a rose on Valentine’s Day? You will after reading this! A study suggests that a daily dose of rose hip can reduce the risk of heart disease in some patients by nearly a fifth. Overweight p...Dieting helps keep the brain young
Being on a diet could boost your brain power because it activates a protein that helps the mind stay young and healthy. According to rodent research, restricting the number of calories that you eat ac...Poor care kills 24,000 diabetics
According to a new report as many as 24,000 people with diabetes could be dying unnecessarily every year. It said that most deaths could be avoided if they had received better NHS care and their condi...Starvation to cure diabetes?
A scientific conference has been told that patients with type 2 diabetes can “cure” themselves with an extreme diet. Previous research from Newcastle University has shown similar results- ...New pill to control diabetes
Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine say that research on a natural cell could pave the way to creating a pill that prevents or even reverses diabetes. The compound, known as n...Obese teens can sleep off diabetes risk
US researchers have found that sleeping for eight and a half hours a night could reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes in teens. A study of 62 teenagers in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia f...Ladies, raise your glasses!
A new study has claimed that women who enjoy a glass or two every day are increasing their chances of good health in their seventies. Apparently, it doesn’t matter whether their chosen tipple is...Opticians to help detect diabetes
Researchers say that opticians and dentists could help identify Type 2 diabetes during routine appointments by conducting pinprick tests. There are an estimated 850,000 people in the UK who have undia...Fatty foods link to diabetes genes
A new diabetes treatment could become available, after scientists found that fatty foods trigger a genetic switch which causes the disease. Researchers are reporting in the journal Nature Medicine tha...
