Category Archives: Causes of Diabetes
White Rice Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Did you see this? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-rice-seen-type-2-diabetes-says-study-233837784.html -Steve Update March 15, 2012: I read the primary research article and blogged about it at Advanced Mediterranean Life.
Filed under Carbohydrate, Causes of Diabetes
173 Years of US Sugar Consumption
Thanks to Dr. Stephan Guyenet and Jeremy Landen for this sugar consumption graph. I’d never seen one going this far back in time. Dr. Guyenet writes: It’s a remarkably straight line, increasing steadily from 6.3 pounds per person per … Continue reading
Filed under Carbohydrate, Causes of Diabetes, Sugar
Insulin Resistance, Lipotoxicity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Atherosclerosis
This will bore most readers. I just want to mention a scientific review article from 2009 that reviews insulin activity (down to a molecular level) in the context of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and insulin resistance. Towards the end it starts sounding like an … Continue reading
Filed under Causes of Diabetes, coronary heart disease
Which Of Three Low-Carb Diets Reduces Future Risk of Diabetes?
Men eating low-carb diets featuring protein and fats from sources other than red and processed meats may reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes later, compared to other types of low-carb diets. The same Boston-based researchers previously looked for a similar … Continue reading
Filed under Causes of Diabetes, Fat in Diet, Protein
Mediterranean Diet Prevents Diabetes – Again
Spanish researchers report that the Mediterranean diet reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 50% in middle-aged and older Spaniards, compared with a low-fat diet. Over 400 people participated in a trial comparing two Mediterranean diets and a low-fat diet. … Continue reading
Paleo and Low-Carb Diets: Much In Common?
My superficial reading of the paleo diet literature led me to think Dr. Loren Cordain was the modern originator of this trend, so I was surprised to find an article on the Stone Age diet and modern degenerative diseases in a … Continue reading
High Carbohydrate Eating Increases Risk of Diabetes
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported earlier this month that high consumption of carbohydrates, high-glycemic-index eating, and high-glycemic-load eating increases the risk of developing diabetes. High fiber consumption, on the other hand, seems to protect against diabetes. The article … Continue reading
Filed under Carbohydrate, Causes of Diabetes
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Bane of Mankind?
Over the last 30 years in the U.S., consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has increased from3.9% of total calories to 9.2% (in 2001). In that same time span, the percentage of overweight American adults increased from 47% to 66%. The obesity … Continue reading
