The Diet Diary

Neither. At least not when it comes to controlling type two diabetes.
Some studies have shown that low-fat diets are better for controlling diabetes; other find low-carb diets are better. The results keep flip-flopping.
But one factor is known to be relevant: weight loss itself results in decreased insulin resistance in patients with type […]

Let’s add this to the lists of things we can blame on Mom! Recently, Dr. Mary Beth Terry and her team of researchers found that large maternal weight gain is predictive of their daughters obesity at the age of 20 years. So, if you are a fat young woman…. maybe you can blame your […]

Deep belly fat is widely reported to be associated with increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. Consequently, researchers are trying to develop practical ways to identify which high BMI patients carry lots of deep belly fat, and which store there fat directly under their skin (or which are simply muscular.)
A variety of methods […]

From time to time, those interested in health come across products promoted as useful to maintaining health. Today I found Bowtrol Colon Cleanse which costs $156 for a six month supply.
The product is formulated to help you eliminate more regularly. I’ve generally read that physicians advise the best way to remain […]

Dr. Nanette K. Wegner and colleauges from Emory University School of Medicine recently competed a study that suggested that high doses of atorvastatin (a statin) reduced coronary events more than low doses. The study involved over 10,000 patients over 65 who had coronary disease.

During the study, patients receiving higher doses of atorvastatin […]

As some of you know, my 78 year old father lives in Florida. Recently, Dad had need of hospital vip medical services; his neighbor found him hemorrhaging from his bowel. Luckily, an ambulance got to Dad to the emergency room in time, and he’s fine now.
But this was not the first episode of bleeding: Five […]