Obesity Does Not Protect Diabetics By GABE MIRKIN, M.D. This week, a study showed that people who have normal weight at the time of their diagnosis of diabetes are twice as likely to die over the next 10 to 30 years as those who are overweight at the time of diagnosis (Journal of the American [...]
If you are related to a diabetic you will have a strong tendency to overeat and gain fat. A study by an Australian group in Sydney demonstrated that people who were not diabetic, but related to a diabetic, ate much more in terms of calories than their peers. And, these same people gained more weight. [...]
We all know that we need INSULIN to bring sugar into our cells. We know that people without the ability to produce INSULIN develop a disease called DIABETES and that they die young. It would seem that INSULIN is good. But, like Money, it can also be bad. TOO MUCH INSULIN Everyone dreams of having [...]
Protein Meals Hasten Recovery from Intense Exercise By Dr. Gabe Mirkin Recently I reviewed the latest research showing that protein restriction may be more important than calorie restriction in extending a person’s life. However, this week I found two studies showing that sometimes it is better to eat protein-rich meals. One study showed that eating [...]
Top-selling insulin associated with increased cancer risk From Life Extension News A presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium revealed an increased risk of cancer in association with insulin glargine, the world’s top-selling long-acting insulin analog which is marketed under the brand name Lantus®. In contrast, use of the antidiabetic drug metformin, available as [...]
A Quick Cure for Fatty Liver More than one third of North Americans will suffer from a fatty liver that can progress to liver inflammation, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Storing excess fat in your liver markedly increases your risk for diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, obesity, certain cancers and premature death. Restricting carbohydrates is more effective [...]
FAT FOOD LOW CARB DIET GOOD FOR WEIGHT LOSS By Dr. Mercola See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… Why we get fat and what to do about it is an ongoing topic on Uprising Radio in interviews with researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute. In their latest studies, [...]
Obesity health risk cause ‘found’ Scientists believe they may have uncovered a key reason why obese people have a raised risk of health complications such as type 2 diabetes. They blame a specific protein – pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) – which is secreted by fat cells. The Australian and US research on mice suggests blocking [...]
