This study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine 2008 Jul 28;168(14):1487-92Study title and authors:Sugar-sweetened beverages and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in African American women.Palmer JR, Boggs DA, Krishnan S, Hu FB, Singer M, Rosenberg L.Slone Epidemiology Center, BostonUniversity, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jpalmer@slone.bu.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18663160The objective of the study was to examine the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and incidence of type 2 diabetes in African...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Diets high in meat and eggs are an effective treatment for type II diabetes
This study was published in Diabetologia 2007 Sep;50(9):1795-807Study title and authors:A Palaeolithic diet improves glucose tolerance more than a Mediterranean-like diet in individuals with ischaemic heart disease.Lindeberg S, Jönsson T, Granfeldt Y, Borgstrand E, Soffman J, Sjöström K, Ahrén B.SourceDepartment of Medicine, Hs 32, University of Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden. staffan.lindeberg@med.lu.seThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17583796This 12 week study compared the effects of a Paleolithic "old Stone...
Monday, 27 February 2012
Type I diabetics have better blood sugar control on a high fat diet
This study was published in Diabetologia 1985 Apr;28(4):208-12Study title and authors:A prospective comparison of 'conventional' and high carbohydrate/high fibre/low fat diets in adults with established type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes.McCulloch DK, Mitchell RD, Ambler J, Tattersall RB.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2991051This study tested the effects on blood sugar control in 40 type I diabetic adults in either a high carbohydrate/high fibre/low fat diet or a low carbohydrate/low fibre/high fat diet.The diets comprised of:(i) 45% carbohydrate,...
Sunday, 26 February 2012
High-fat, carbohydrate-restricted diets are a superior treatment option for type 2 diabetes compared to a low-calorie, low fat diet
This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine 2003 May 22;348(21):2074-81Study title and authors:A low-carbohydrate as compared with a low-fat diet in severe obesity.Samaha FF, Iqbal N, Seshadri P, Chicano KL, Daily DA, McGrory J, Williams T, Williams M, Gracely EJ, Stern L.Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA. rick.samaha@med.va.govThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12761364This study investigated the effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet or a calorie- and...
Red meat reduces colon cancer by 34%
This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2004 Nov 15;160(10):1011-22Study title and authors:Dietary fat and fatty acids and risk of colorectal cancer in women.Lin J, Zhang SM, Cook NR, Lee IM, Buring JE.Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jhlin@rics.bwh.harvard.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15522858Dr. Jennifer Lin, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, examined the association of intakes of different...
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Small LDL cholesterol size (caused by a high carbohydrate diet) is the highest risk factor for heart disease in type II diabetics
This study was published in Metabolism 2005 Feb;54(2):227-34Study title and authors:Low-density lipoprotein size and subclasses are markers of clinically apparent and non-apparent atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes.Berneis K, Jeanneret C, Muser J, Felix B, Miserez AR.Department of Internal Medicine and Central Laboratories, Basel University Hospital Bruderholz, Switzerland 4101. kaspar@berneis.chThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15690318This study investigated the significance of various risk factors in the development of heart disease in type II diabetics....
Friday, 24 February 2012
Professor says that low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets are the preferred method for treating type 2 diabetes
This paper was published in the Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal 2008 Aug;42(4):256-63Study title and authors:Carbohydrate restriction as the default treatment for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.Feinman RD, Volek JS.Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA. rfeinman@downstate.eduThis paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18609058Professor Richard Feinman reviews the role of low carbohydrate diets in relation to treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.He found:Dietary carbohydrate...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Gluten-containing foods increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 Oct 1;290(13):1721-8Study title and authors:Early infant feeding and risk of developing type 1 diabetes-associated autoantibodies.Ziegler AG, Schmid S, Huber D, Hummel M, Bonifacio E.Diabetes Research Institute and Hospital München-Schwabing, Munich, Germany. anziegler@lrz.uni-muenchen.deThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14519706Antibodies are proteins produced by the body. They are used by the immune system to detect and block the harmful effects of foreign substances such...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
High-carbohydrate, low-fat diets increase the risk of heart disease in diabetic patients
This study was published in Diabetes Care 1989 Feb;12(2):94-101Study title and authors:Persistence of hypertriglyceridemic effect of low-fat high-carbohydrate diets in NIDDM patients.Coulston AM, Hollenbeck CB, Swislocki AL, Reaven GM.Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2539286Coulston notes that although low-fat high-carbohydrate diets are recommended for patients with diabetes in an effort to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, the results of short-term studies have shown...
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Meat, poultry and fish may help in the treatment of diabetes
This study was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002 Nov;56(11):1137-42Study title and authors:Coenzyme Q10 improves blood pressure and glycaemic control: a controlled trial in subjects with type 2 diabetes.Hodgson JM, Watts GF, Playford DA, Burke V, Croft KD.University of Western Australia Department of Medicine and HeartSearch, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12428181The objective of the study was to assess the effects of dietary coenzyme Q10 on blood pressure and blood...
Monday, 20 February 2012
High-fat diets are better than high-carbohydrate diets in the treatment of type 2 diabetes
This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine 1988 Sep 29;319(13):829-34Study title and authors:Comparison of a high-carbohydrate diet with a high-monounsaturated-fat diet in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.Garg A, Bonanome A, Grundy SM, Zhang ZJ, Unger RH.Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9052.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3045553The study compared the effects of a high-carbohydrate diet with a high-fat diet in 10 patients with type 2 diabetes receiving...
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Drinking cola is associated with a 87% increased risk for development of type 2 diabetes
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 2004 Aug 25;292(8):927-34Study title and authors:Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women.Schulze MB, Manson JE, Ludwig DS, Colditz GA, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Hu FB.Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass, USA. mschulze@channing.harvard.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15328324The objective of the study was to examine the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages...
Eating red meat cuts the rate of stomach cancer
This study was published in the International Journal of Cancer 1998 May 29;76(5):659-64Study title and authors:Dietary habits and stomach cancer in Shanghai, China.Ji BT, Chow WH, Yang G, McLaughlin JK, Zheng W, Shu XO, Jin F, Gao RN, Gao YT, Fraumeni JF Jr.Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. jib@epndce.nci.nih.govThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9610722This study examined the connection between various types of food and stomach cancer. Included in the study were 1,124 stomach cancer patients...
Friday, 17 February 2012
Ibuprofen increases the risk of breast cancer by 51%
This study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 Jun 1;97(11):805-12Study title and authors:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and breast cancer risk by stage and hormone receptor status.Marshall SF, Bernstein L, Anton-Culver H, Deapen D, Horn-Ross PL, Mohrenweiser H, Peel D, Pinder R, Purdie DM, Reynolds P, Stram D, West D, Wright WE, Ziogas A, Ross RK.Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. smarshal@usc.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15928301The...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
High beef consumption lowers colon cancer risk by 33%
This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1979 Feb;109(2):132-44Study title and authors:A case-control study of relationships of diet and other traits to colorectal cancer in American blacks.Dales LG, Friedman GD, Ury HK, Grossman S, Williams SR.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/425952This study investigated the relationship between colon cancer and the consumption of various meats in 99 black colorectal cancer patients and 280 controls who were free from cancer.The study found:Those who ate the most chicken had a 8% reduced risk...
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Paracetamol use is associated with increases with many cancers
This study was published in the International Journal of Cancer 2002 Jan 1;97(1):96-101Study title and autors:Cancer risk in persons receiving prescriptions for paracetamol: a Danish cohort study.Friis S, Nielsen GL, Mellemkjaer L, McLaughlin JK, Thulstrup AM, Blot WJ, Lipworth L, Vilstrup H, Olsen JH.Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark. friis@cancer.dkThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11774249Cancer incidence among 39,946 individuals receiving prescriptions for paracetamol was compared with expected incidence with...
Rising diarrhea rates linked to statins
This paper was published in Medical Hypotheses 2009 Dec;73(6):1045-7. Epub 2009 Aug 4Study title and authors:Clinically important interaction between statin drugs and Clostridium difficile toxin?McGuire T, Dobesh P, Klepser D, Rupp M, Olsen K.College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6045, United States. trmcguir@unmc.eduThis paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19656639Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD), a common type of antibiotic associated diarrhea, is increasing in frequency and is now occurring more...
Monday, 13 February 2012
High carbohydrate and fibre consumption is linked to an increase in endometrial cancer
This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2007 Oct 15;166(8):912-23Study title and authors:Dietary carbohydrates, glycemic index, glycemic load, and endometrial cancer risk within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort.Cust AE, Slimani N, Kaaks R, van Bakel M, Biessy C, Ferrari P, Laville M, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K.Nutrition and Hormones Unit, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. annec@health.usyd.edu.auThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17670911The associations...
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Red meat and eggs decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer
This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2002 May 1;155(9):783-92Study title and authors:Prospective study of diet and pancreatic cancer in male smokers.Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Pietinen P, Taylor PR, Virtamo J, Albanes D.Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7232, USA. rs221z@nih.govThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11978580This study examined the connection between diet and pancreatic cancer in 27,111 male smokers aged 50-69.The study found:The...
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Higher carbohydrate and fibre consumption leads to increased rates of breast cancer
This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009 Jan;89(1):283-9Study title and author:Dietary carbohydrates, fiber, and breast cancer risk in Chinese women.Wen W, Shu XO, Li H, Yang G, Ji BT, Cai H, Gao YT, Zheng W.Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. wanqing.wen@vanderbilt.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19056583The objective of the study was to evaluate the association of carbohydrates...
Friday, 10 February 2012
Red meat and dietary cholesterol offer protection from pancreatic cancer
This study was published in the International Journal of Cancer 2009 Sep 1;125(5):1118-26Study title and authors:Meat and fat intake and pancreatic cancer risk in the Netherlands Cohort Study.Heinen MM, Verhage BA, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA.Department of Epidemiology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. mirjam.heinen@epid.unimaas.nlThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19452526This study examined the relationship between pancreatic cancer risk and intake of fresh meat, eggs,...
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Statin treatment increases cardiovascular diseases in diabetics by 31%
This study was published in Diabetes 2009 Apr;58(4):926-33Study title and authors:C-reactive protein and 5-year survival in type 2 diabetes: the Casale Monferrato Study.Bruno G, Fornengo P, Novelli G, Panero F, Perotto M, Segre O, Zucco C, Deambrogio P, Bargero G, Perin PC.Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. graziella.bruno@unito.itThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19074985The objective of the study was to determine to what extent various diabetic risk factors and diabetic treatments influence 5-year...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Pancreatic cancer risk is decreased on a diet high in red meat and saturated fat
This study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1998 Nov 18;90(22):1710-9Study title and authors:Dietary and nutritional factors and pancreatic cancer: a case-control study based on direct interviews.Silverman DT, Swanson CA, Gridley G, Wacholder S, Greenberg RS, Brown LM, Hayes RB, Swanson GM, Schoenberg JB, Pottern LM, Schwartz AG, Fraumeni JF Jr, Hoover RN.Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. silvermd@EPNDCE.NCI.NIH.GOVThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9827525This...
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
High fat, low carbohydrate diets are an effective tool in the treatment of diabetes
This study was published in Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences 2005;110(2):179-83Study title and authors:Lasting improvement of hyperglycaemia and bodyweight: low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes. A brief report.Nielsen JV, Jönsson E, Nilsson AK.Dept of Medicine, Blekingesjukhuset, Karlshamn, Sweden. jorgen.vesti-nielsen@ltblekinge.seThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16075898This study, which lasted for 6 months and involved 31 obese patients with type 2 diabetes, compared the effects of 2 different diets with regard to blood sugar levels and...
Monday, 6 February 2012
High carbohydrate diets increase the risk of diabetes
This study was published in Metabolism 1996 Oct;45(10):1267-72Study title and authors:Lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, and low-density lipoprotein size among diabetics in the Framingham offspring study.Siegel RD, Cupples A, Schaefer EJ, Wilson PW.Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8843183This study compared values for triglycerides, very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol particle size,...
Sunday, 5 February 2012
High fat diets protect against breast cancer
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1992 Oct 21;268(15):2037-44Study title and authors:Dietary fat and fiber in relation to risk of breast cancer. An 8-year follow-up.Willett WC, Hunter DJ, Stampfer MJ, Colditz G, Manson JE, Spiegelman D, Rosner B, Hennekens CH, Speizer FE.Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1328696This study investigated the association of dietary fat, fiber and the risk of breast cancer. 89,494 women...
Saturday, 4 February 2012
High HbA1C levels associated with diabetes
This study was published in Diabetes Care 2000 Dec;23(12):1770-3Study title and authors:Combined use of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c predicts the progression to diabetes in Chinese subjects.Ko GT, Chan JC, Tsang LW, Cockram CS.Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China. gtc_ko@hotmail.comThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11128350The study analyzed the likelihood of nondiabetic subjects becoming diabetic according to their fasting blood glucose (FPG) and glycosolated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (hemoglobin...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Eating red meat cuts colon cancer by 10% in men
This study was published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 1999 Jan;8(1):15-24.Study title and authors:Meat consumption, genetic susceptibility, and colon cancer risk: a United States multicenter case-control study.Kampman E, Slattery ML, Bigler J, Leppert M, Samowitz W, Caan BJ, Potter JD.SourceFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9950235The association between meat consumption and colon cancer...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
High carbohydrate diet linked to a 122% increase in breast cancer
This study was published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2004 Aug;13(8):1283-9Study title and authors:Carbohydrates and the risk of breast cancer among Mexican women.Romieu I, Lazcano-Ponce E, Sanchez-Zamorano LM, Willett W, Hernandez-Avila M.Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Avenida Universidad 655, Colonia Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62508, Mexico. iromieu@correo.insp.mxThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15298947The object of the study was to ascertain if a high carbohydrate intake is a risk factor for breast cancer....
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