Diabetes Diet News

15 February 2010
High cholesterol in childhood is not a risk factor for premature death
A new study that hypercholesterolaemia in childhood is not a risk (read more)

13 January 2010
Yet more evidence that Diabetes UK's idea of a healthy diabetes diet is wrong
A dietary review study just published finds that "The dietary strategy with the strongest evidence of being able to prevent type 2 diabetes is not the accepted low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet," (read more)

29 November 2009
SGLT2 Inhibitors — New Class of Drugs for Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
As rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus continue their seemingly inexorable climb, the diabetes industry continues to push questionable dietary advice and drugs to counter the effects of that advice. Despite — or, perhaps because of — the way that diabetes is tackled many diabetics fail dismally to get their high levels of blood glucose under control.[1] The American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and American College of Cardiology all urge patients to get their HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) levels below 7%. But it isn't working. More

7 May 2009
Yet another trial that shows a low-carb diet is better for diabetics
I have been teaching that lowering dietary carbs and increasing fats can cure type-2 diabetes easily and quickly. Here is another study which confirms this approach. More

23 January 2009
Low-carb, high-protein diet beats low-fat diet for weight loss — again
Results from a systematic review demonstrate, yet again, that low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets are more effective for reducing weight and improving cardiovascular health than are low-fat diets. More

Low-carb diet better than low-GI diet for type 2 diabetics
Dietary carbohydrate is the major determinant of postprandial glucose levels, and several clinical studies have shown that low-carbohydrate diets improve glycemic control. More

Benefit Of Vitamin D In Diabetes And Other Chronic Diseases
Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes. More

The dangers of fructose (fruit sugar)
Fructose is a simple sugar found in honey, fruit, table sugar (sucrose), and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Worldwide fructose intake has quadrupled over the last century,(1) with the last 30 years witnessing the most rapid acceleration. This increase has been paralleled by a similar rise in obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease. More