Balance carb intake for better sugar control
A research study published in the European Journal of Nutrition has found that a low carbohydrate and high-fat diet increases the chances of high HbA1c (a three-month average of blood...
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Smart Upgrade to Revolutionalize Diabetes Care
Scientists have synthesised an insulin molecule with an “on-and-off switch” that automatically responds to glucose levels in the blood. The research was published in the journal Nature. The synthesised modified...
Cinnamon Helps Relieve Metabolic Syndrome
Cinnamon has been an integral part of traditional Asian cooking and is even more recurrent in Indian cooking. This traditional herb has also been found to contain antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant,...
Protect Your Heart, Eat Less Salt
Salt is an important element that adds taste to your meal. No delicacy is complete until it strikes a right balance of salt with other spices. But taking an extra...
USFDA Approves Simplera CGM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Medtronic’s Simplera™ Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) for Diabetes. Announced on August 7, 2024, the CGM’s approval was accompanied by an...
Gut bacteria may raise risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Increasingly in recent years, gut bacteria have been implicated in metabolic health. Emerging evidence indicates that the composition and function of our gut microbiome are very important to the development...
A plant-based diet lowers Diabetes risk
Diabetes has become one of the major global health issues. The World Health Organization has reported that close to 422 million people worldwide suffer from this disease. As lifestyle diseases...
Ultra-processed foods may cause Diabetes
In the last couple of decades, UPF consumption has exploded; therefore, serious health concerns about these foods have emerged. Interestingly enough, even more and more studies are pointing out that...
Stress may turn your hair Grey
Turning white is so conventionally associated with aging that even gray hairs often carry a negative connotation because it signals declining health or onset of old age. Of course, the...
Food advertising may increase obesity risk
Food advertising is everywhere and can be viewed in television, social media, billboards, and even mobile apps. Meant to inform and attract consumers, there is growing evidence that food advertising-especially...
