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		<title>Insulin Resistance, Lipotoxicity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Atherosclerosis</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/09/12/insulin-resistance-lipotoxicity-type-2-diabetes-and-atherosclerosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/09/12/insulin-resistance-lipotoxicity-type-2-diabetes-and-atherosclerosis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=2548&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which Of Three Low-Carb Diets Reduces Future Risk of Diabetes?</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/09/07/which-of-three-low-carb-diets-reduces-future-risk-of-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/09/07/which-of-three-low-carb-diets-reduces-future-risk-of-diabetes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=2519&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mediterranean Diet Prevents Diabetes &#8211; Again</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/01/03/mediterranean-diet-prevents-diabetes-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2011/01/03/mediterranean-diet-prevents-diabetes-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1935&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paleo and Low-Carb Diets: Much In Common?</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/11/03/paleo-and-low-carb-diets-much-in-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/11/03/paleo-and-low-carb-diets-much-in-common/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1953&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Carbohydrate Eating Increases Risk of Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/08/16/high-carbohydrate-eating-increases-risk-of-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/08/16/high-carbohydrate-eating-increases-risk-of-diabetes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1793&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MSDP Protects Against MetSyn (NCEP ATP-III Criteria) in FHSOC</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/28/mediterranean-diet-prevents-metabolic-syndrome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Translation:  A Mediterranean-style dietary pattern protected against onset of metabolic syndrome (as defined by National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III) in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort. Made you look!  Don&#8217;t you just love acronyms?  Lately it seems &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/28/mediterranean-diet-prevents-metabolic-syndrome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1680&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Lipid Overload Cause Diabetes?</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/21/does-lipid-overload-cause-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An up-and-coming theory to explain type 2 diabetes suggests that abnormal lipid metabolism, not glucose/sugar metabolism, is the primary metabolic defect.  Roger H. Unger, M.D., wrote about this in the March 12, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/21/does-lipid-overload-cause-diabetes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1641&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sugar-Sweetened Beverages:  Bane of Mankind?</title>
		<link>http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/18/sugar-sweetened-beverages-bane-of-mankind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/06/18/sugar-sweetened-beverages-bane-of-mankind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1634&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prediabetes Ignored Way Too Often</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only half of Americans with prediabetes take steps to avoid progression to diabetes, according to a recent report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Prediabetes is defined as: fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125 mg/dl (5.56–6.94 mmol/l) or &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/04/09/prediabetes-ignored-way-too-often/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1348&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Know About Insulin. And Now, the REST of the Story . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Parker, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbohydrate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Causes of Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amylin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we digest carbohydrates, blood sugar rises.  If it goes too high it causes problems.  Everybody knows that insulin lowers blood sugar levels, right?  Less well-known is that regulation of blood sugar is the result of complex interactions of multiple &#8230; <a href="http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/2010/02/08/glucose-control-by-insulin-amylin-glucagon-glp1-gip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diabeticmediterraneandiet.com&amp;blog=6982259&amp;post=1181&amp;subd=diabeticmediterraneandiet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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