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…in Finland, according to Diabetes Care.  The association is not dramatic.

…according to a new report in Diabetes Care.  Additionally, brain functioning was adversely affected. The next question is: Would prevention or reversal of insulin resistance preserve the brain?  Stay tuned.

(Only a few of the study participants had diabetes.)

“Low-carbohydrate, low-GI, Mediterranean, and high-protein diets are effective in improving various markers of cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes and should be considered in the overall strategy of diabetes management.”

…according to a review of diabetic diets in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

I’ve heard anecdotal reports of this for years.  Here’s scientific evidence, although only eight patients were studied.

Frequent episodes of heartburn is a condition called GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease.  Tell your doctor your symptoms and you’re likely to get a prescription for a proton pump inhibitor drug.

h/t Melissa McEwan

It’s a DPP-4 inhibitor, a class with three other drugs in the U.S.  The brand name in the U.S. is Nesina.  It can be used with other drugs such as metformin and pioglitazone.  The FDA’s press release of Jan. 25 has a little more info.

From Bix at Fanatic Cook:

“Everyone reading this likely has dozens of chemicals in their bodies that their grandparents did not have. And what we eat has a profound impact on our body burden. In particular, processed foods and animal foods (fish, meat, eggs, and dairy), especially fatty versions, present the greatest chemical exposure. 

It’s not far-fetched to think that the increase in metabolic and endocrine disorders (obesity and diabetes are two) is linked to the chemical revolution of the last half century. Yet in the years I’ve been reading about this link, very little has emerged in the media.”

I’m not sure what to think about this issue other than to admit I need to pay it more attention if and when time allows.  Despite man-made chemicals in us, we’re living much longer than our grandparents.  Is that despite the chemicals and thanks to advances in medical care and technology?  Or do the chemicals to more good than harm?    

Here’s some American data:

“So what is the current state of snacking in America? A recent study released by The Hartman Group, a market research company, sought to find out. As described in an article on the study at DrugStoreNews.com,Americans eat an average of 2.3 snacks per day. Most snacking takes place at home; only 12% of people eat snacks at work, and 7% consume them while traveling from one place to another. The at-home nature of snacking may be explained by another result from the study: Most snacking takes place in the afternoon and evening hours.”