Tag: Diabetes

• Research on Allulose, a rare naturally occuring sugar show promise as healthy alternative to Sucrose

  Animal research have shown that low calorie natural sugars like allulose could help regulate glucose levels. Researchers are now trying to find out how it works, and their findings are reported in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Sucrose is the natural sweetener what everyone refer to when sugar is on the ingredient list. Allulose, which…

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  March 10, 2017

• Benefits of continuously monitoring blood glucose in Diabetic patients

  Researchers have found that significantly decreased blood sugar levels over time  and increased well-being are just some of the results of a long-term study at Sahlgrenska Academy of continuous glucose monitoring in persons with type 1 diabetes. “This is one of few new treatments in recent decades which significantly reduces blood sugar levels for persons with…

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  February 1, 2017

• Obesity related Epigenetic changes in DNA

  Obesity has been linked to “letter” changes at many different sites in the genome, yet these differences do not fully explain the variation in people’s body mass index (BMI) or why some overweight people develop health complications while others don’t. A large study from Boston Children’s Hospital, the University of Edinburgh, the Harvard School of…

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  January 19, 2017

• Vitamin E requirements increased in people suffering from metabolic syndrome

  New research has shown that people with metabolic syndrome need significantly more vitamin E – which could be a serious public health concern, in light of the millions of people who have this condition that’s often related to obesity. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also made it clear that conventional…

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  January 18, 2017

• Research in mice show antioxidants in blue maize have protective effect against metabolic syndrome

  A new study shows that a rat model of metabolic syndrome fed a high-sugar and high-cholesterol diet and given blue maize extract showed significant improvement in systolic blood pressure, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride levels compared to those not given the extract. The natural antioxidants present in blue maize may help protect against…

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  January 12, 2017

• Aspartame in sweeteners promotes weight gain in an animal study

  A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why the use of the sugar substitute aspartame might not promote weight loss. In their report published online in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, the researchers show how the aspartame breakdown product phenylalanine interferes with the action of an enzyme previously…

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  December 22, 2016

• Biomarker Autotaxin, related to diabetes predicts Alzheimer’s disease outcome

  An enzyme found in the fluid around the brain and spine is giving researchers a snapshot of what happens inside the minds of Alzheimer’s patients and how that relates to cognitive decline. Iowa State University researchers say higher levels of the enzyme, autotaxin, significantly predict memory impairment and Type 2 diabetes.  Autotaxin often studied in…

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  December 19, 2016

• Research shows red cabbage microgreens reduce weight gain and lower cholesterol in mice fed on high-fat diet

  Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old recipes with intense flavors and colors and are packed with nutrients. Now research has shown that for mice on a high-fat diet, red cabbage microgreens helped lower their risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease and reduce their weight gain.…

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  December 15, 2016

• Optical projection tomography used to generate 3D model of beta cells to better understand pancreatic lesions in Diabetics

  Researchers at the Umeå Center for Molecular Medicine have created the first 3D spatial visualization of an obese mouse pancreas showing the distribution dynamics of insulin-producing beta cells. The results show significant amounts of cystic lesions within pancreatic islets. These lesions could be linked to alterations in the mass and function of insulin-producing beta cells.…

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  December 13, 2016

• Exercise improves memory in Diabetic rats

  University of Tsukuba led researchers shows that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of lactate to neurons may be the underlying mechanism. Type 2 diabetes is characterized by impaired glucose metabolism and can cause central nervous system-related complications, such as memory dysfunction. The hippocampus is…

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  December 9, 2016