This study was published in Diabetes Care 2003 Dec;26(12):3264-72Study title and authors:Primary prevention of cardiovascular events with low-dose aspirin and vitamin E in type 2 diabetic patients: results of the Primary Prevention Project (PPP) trial.Sacco M, Pellegrini F, Roncaglioni MC, Avanzini F, Tognoni G, Nicolucci A; PPP Collaborative Group.Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, S. Maria Imbaro (CH), Italy.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14633812The study investigated...
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Friday, 30 March 2012
Consumption of trans fat (from margarine, breakfast cereals etc) significantly increases the risk of type II diabetes
This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001 Jun;73(6):1019-26Study title and authors:Dietary fat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women.Salmerón J, Hu FB, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Rimm EB, Willett WC.Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11382654The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between dietary fat intake and the risk of type II diabetes. The study lasted 14 years and followed 84,204 women...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
High cholesterol levels, and in particular, high levels of the so called "bad" LDL cholesterol are associated with a longer life span
This study was published in Age and Ageing 2008 Mar;37(2):207-13Study title and authors:Relation of plasma lipids to all-cause mortality in Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic elders.Akerblom JL, Costa R, Luchsinger JA, Manly JJ, Tang MX, Lee JH, Mayeux R, Schupf N.Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18349015The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship of cholesterol levels to all-cause death rates in the non-demented elderly. The study included...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Statin treatment increases the risk of death from cancer
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 2002 Dec 18;288(23):2998-3007Study title and authors:Major outcomes in moderately hypercholesterolemic, hypertensive patients randomized to pravastatin vs usual care: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT-LLT).ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12479764This study, which lasted for 6 years, was designed to determine whether pravastatin compared with...
High exposure to bisphenol A leads to a 68% increased risk of developing diabetes
This study was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011 Dec;96(12):3822-6Study title and authors:Relationship between urinary bisphenol A levels and diabetes mellitus.Shankar A, Teppala S.Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9190, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9190, USA. ashankar@hsc.wvu.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21956417Bisphenol A is a chemical that is used to make plastics such as dental fillings, baby bottles, water bottles, CDs and DVDs. Epoxy resins...
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Ketogenic diet is effective for improving and reversing type 2 diabetes
This study was published in Nutrition and Metabolism 2008 Dec 19;5:36Study title and authors:The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-glycemic index diet on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus.Westman EC, Yancy WS Jr, Mavropoulos JC, Marquart M, McDuffie JR.Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. ewestman@duke.edu.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19099589This 24 week study assessed the effects of two diets on 84 obese subjects with type 2 diabetes.The two diets consisted of:(i) Food of a low...
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Frequent intake of soft drinks and juice is associated with an increased risk for development of type II diabetes
This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2010 Mar 15;171(6):701-8Study title and authors:Soft drink and juice consumption and risk of physician-diagnosed incident type 2 diabetes: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.Odegaard AO, Koh WP, Arakawa K, Yu MC, Pereira MA.University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,Minnesota, USA. odeg0025@umn.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20160170This five year study examined the association between soft drinks and juice and the risk of type II diabetes in 43,580 participants aged 45-74 years who...
Meat, eggs and saturated fat reduce the risk of diabetes
This study was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003 Apr;57(4):523-30Study title and authors:Diet and glucose tolerance in a Chinese population.Woo J, Ho SC, Sham A, Sea MM, Lam KS, Lam TH, Janus ED.Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Republic of China. jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hkThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12700613The study investigated the dietary patterns in 988 Hong Kong Chinese subjects with or without diabetes to determine if there is any association between diet and diabetes.The...
Saturday, 24 March 2012
As meat and fat consumption increase the rates of stomach cancer decrease
This study was published in Cancer Research 1975 Nov;35(11 Pt. 2):3460-3Study title and author:Epidemiology of cancer of the stomach with special reference to its recent decrease in Japan.Hirayama T.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1192411Hirayama notes that in Japan death rates for stomach cancer have been declining. The study investigated the connection between the decreased death rates and stomach cancer.Over an 18 year period male stomach cancer death rate have fallen by:25% in the age group 40 to 4434% in the age group 45 to 49,35% in...
Friday, 23 March 2012
High fat diets have beneficial effects in the treatment of diabetes
This study was published in Diabetes Care 1993 Dec;16(12):1565-71Study title and authors:Effects on blood pressure, glucose, and lipid levels of a high-monounsaturated fat diet compared with a high-carbohydrate diet in NIDDM subjects.Rasmussen OW, Thomsen C, Hansen KW, Vesterlund M, Winther E, Hermansen K.Medical Department M, Aarhus Community Hospital, Denmark.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8117360This study compared the influence of a diets high in carbohydrates or fats on 15 type two diabetics. The patients were assigned to each diet for a three...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Higher meat consumption is associated with a reduced risk of developing type II diabetes
This study was published in the International Journal of Medical Sciences 2006 Oct 27;3(4):152-9Study title and authors:The association of meat intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes may be modified by body weight.Villegas R, Shu XO, Gao YT, Yang G, Cai H, Li H, Zheng W.Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17088942The aim of the study was to investigate the association between meat intake and incidence of type II diabetes. The study...
Diets high in fat and low in carbohydrate may decrease the risk of diabetes
This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008 Feb;87(2):339-46Study title and authors:Low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes in women.Halton TL, Liu S, Manson JE, Hu FB.Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258623The study examined the association of dietary carbohydrate, protein and fat with type II diabetes. The study included 85,059 women and lasted for 20 years.The study found:(a) Those that ate the most carbohydrate had a 26%...
Monday, 19 March 2012
As children eat less saturated fat and cholesterol - their obesity rates have soared
This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000 Nov;72(5 Suppl):1343S-1353SStudy title and authors:Energy and fat intakes of children and adolescents in the united states: data from the national health and nutrition examination surveys.Troiano RP, Briefel RR, Carroll MD, Bialostosky K.Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, USA. troiano@mail.nih.govThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11063476?dopt=AbstractThis study analysed trends in...
Low levels of zinc may be a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease
This study was published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition 1998 Dec;17(6):564-70Study title and authors:Current zinc intake and risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease and factors associated with insulin resistance in rural and urban populations of North India.Singh RB, Niaz MA, Rastogi SS, Bajaj S, Gaoli Z, Shoumin Z.Center of Nutrition and Heart Research Laboratory, Medical Hospital and Research Center, Moradabad, India.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9853535This study set out to determine the association between zinc intake...
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Insights from evolution concerning the development of heart disease, diabetes and cancer
This paper was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005 Feb;81(2):341-54Study title and authors:Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century.Cordain L, Eaton SB, Sebastian A, Mann N, Lindeberg S, Watkins BA, O'Keefe JH, Brand-Miller J.Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. cordain@cahs.colostate.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15699220In this review Professor Cordain notes that humans are genetically adapted to the diet of their ancestors....
Friday, 16 March 2012
Old stone age diets lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes
This study was published in Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009 Jul 16;8:35Study title and authors:Beneficial effects of a Paleolithic diet on cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: a randomized cross-over pilot study.Jönsson T, Granfeldt Y, Ahrén B, Branell UC, Pålsson G, Hansson A, Söderström M, Lindeberg S.SourceDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Box 117, 221 00 Lund, Sweden. Tommy.Jonsson@med.lu.seThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19604407The aim of the study was to compare the effects...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
High diet soda consumption is associated with significantly greater risks of developing metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes
This study was published in Diabetes Care 2009 Apr;32(4):688-94Study title and authors:Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Nettleton JA, Lutsey PL, Wang Y, Lima JA, Michos ED, Jacobs DR Jr.Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas, USA. jennifer.a.nettleton@uth.tmc.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19151203The study set out to determine the association between diet soda consumption and risk of metabolic syndrome and type...
Cleaning products and air fresheners are associated with increased breast cancer risk
This study was published in Environmental Health 2010 Jul 20;9:40Study title and authors:Self-reported chemicals exposure, beliefs about disease causation, and risk of breast cancer in the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study: a case-control study.Zota AR, Aschengrau A, Rudel RA, Brody JG.Silent Spring Institute, 29 Crafts Street, Newton, MA 02458, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20646273The study investigated whether use of household cleaning products and air fresheners increased breast cancer risk. The study included 787 women diagnosed...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Excessive intake of fructose may cause Type II diabetes
This paper was published in Endocrine Reviews 2009 Feb;30(1):96-116Study title and authors:Hypothesis: could excessive fructose intake and uric acid cause type 2 diabetes?Johnson RJ, Perez-Pozo SE, Sautin YY, Manitius J, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Feig DI, Shafiu M, Segal M, Glassock RJ, Shimada M, Roncal C, Nakagawa T.Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100224, Gainesville, Florida 32620-0224, USA. johnsrj@medicine.ufl.eduThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19151107Johnson puts forward the hypothesis that excessive fructose...
Monday, 12 March 2012
Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets, similar in composition to the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association, have deleterious health effects when consumed by patients with type 2 diabetes
This study was published in the American Journal of Medicine 1987 Feb;82(2):213-20Study title and authors:Deleterious metabolic effects of high-carbohydrate, sucrose-containing diets in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.Coulston AM, Hollenbeck CB, Swislocki AL, Chen YD, Reaven GM.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3544839The effects of variations in dietary carbohydrate and fat intake were studied in patients with type 2 diabetes. Two test diets were utilized, and they were consumed over two 15-day periods. One diet was low in fat...
Sweetened beverages and soft drinks increase type II diabetes risk by 69%
This study was published in the Journal of Nutrition 2007 Jun;137(6):1447-54Study title and authors:Consumption of sweetened beverages and intakes of fructose and glucose predict type 2 diabetes occurrence.Montonen J, Järvinen R, Knekt P, Heliövaara M, Reunanen A.National Public Health Institute, Helsinki FIN, Finland. jukka.montonen@ktl.fiThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17513405This study investigated the role of intakes of different sugars and beverages in the development of type II diabetes. The study lasted for 12 years and included 4,304...
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Obese and diabetic patients lose more weight on a high fat diet compared to a high carbohydrate diet
This study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine 2004 May 18;140(10):778-85Study title and authors:The effects of low-carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severely obese adults: one-year follow-up of a randomized trial.Stern L, Iqbal N, Seshadri P, Chicano KL, Daily DA, McGrory J, Williams M, Gracely EJ, Samaha FF.Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, and Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148064This...
Wheat may be the cause of nearly half of type I diabetes cases
This study was published in Diabetes 2009 Aug;58(8):1789-96Study title and authors:Diabetes-specific HLA-DR-restricted proinflammatory T-cell response to wheat polypeptides in tissue transglutaminase antibody-negative patients with type 1 diabetes.Mojibian M, Chakir H, Lefebvre DE, Crookshank JA, Sonier B, Keely E, Scott FW.Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19401421Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease (autoimmune disease is where something triggers an abnormal immune response...
Friday, 9 March 2012
Low vitamin B12 levels implicated in the development of diabetes
This study can be accessed in the Public Library of Science 2011;6(11):e26747Study title and authors:Status of B-vitamins and homocysteine in diabetic retinopathy: association with vitamin-B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia.Satyanarayana A, Balakrishna N, Pitla S, Reddy PY, Mudili S, Lopamudra P, Suryanarayana P, Viswanath K, Ayyagari R, Reddy GB.Biochemistry, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22069468Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Every 15 gram per day increase in beef consumption leads to a 4% reduction in colon cancer
This study was published in Cancer Research 1994 Feb 1;54(3):718-23Study title and authors:A prospective cohort study on the relation between meat consumption and the risk of colon cancer.Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA, van 't Veer P, Brants HA, Dorant E, Sturmans F, Hermus RJ.Department of Nutrition, TNO-Toxicology and Nutrition Institute, Zeist, The Netherlands.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8306333The study investigated the association of the consumption of meat and the intake of fat with risk of colon cancer. The study...
Saturday, 3 March 2012
High C-reactive protein levels associated with higher death rates in type II diabetics
This study was published in Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes 2006 Mar;114(3):127-34Study title and authors:C-reactive protein is a strong independent predictor of death in type 2 diabetes: association with multiple facets of the metabolic syndrome.Linnemann B, Voigt W, Nobel W, Janka HU.Central Hospital of Bremen-Nord, Department of Internal Medicine, 2nd Medical Clinic, Bremen, Germany.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16636979The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of C-reactive protein as a cardiovascular risk marker...
Atorvastatin induced multiple organ failure
This paper was published in the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2010 May - Jun;162(3):159-60Study title and authors:Atorvastatin induced multiple organ failure.Kandavar R, Sander GE.Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20666169A 71 year old woman with a past medical history of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease was being treated with atorvastatin and verapamil (for blood pressure) in addition to a few other medications.She complained...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks increase the risk type II diabetes
This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2011 Jun;93(6):1321-7Study title and authors:Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverage consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in men.de Koning L, Malik VS, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Hu FB.Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21430119The objective of the study was to examine the associations of sugar- and artificially sweetened drinks with type II diabetes. A 20 year analysis of...
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