A high omega-3 and low omega-6 essential fatty acid diet improves insulin sensitivity in obese children and adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recent studies report. Remarkably, the high omega-3, low omega-6 fat diet reduced liver fat by 25.8% and improved insulin sensitivity without causing weight loss. Insulin sensitivity was increased due to the increased removal of excess insulin. These studies suggest that dietary changes may be more effective…
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How Probiotics Help Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Read moreScientists have known that the types of bacteria present in the gut influence overall health for a long time. One of the first indications of this association came from a French microbiologist, Henri Tissier. He noticed that breastfed babies had large quantities of bifidobacteria in their guts, whereas formula-fed babies lacked these bacteria and struggled with repeated episodes of diarrhoea. Since then, numerous studies have been done supporting the link…
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Defects in Insulin-Producing Cells Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in Lean Africans
Read moreDefects in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas is associated with type 2 diabetes in lean African adults, new research shows. The usual risk factors of type 2 diabetes, such as insulin resistance, high waist circumference, and obesity, are absent in these adults. However, around one-third of them have impaired pancreas function with reduced insulin production. “Our study has shown that approximately one-third of patients with adult-onset diabetes were lean and..…features…
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The Little-Known Benefits of Magnesium in Prediabetes
Read moreMagnesium benefits people with type 2 diabetes, but what about those with prediabetes? This article explores the benefits of magnesium in prediabetes.
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Statins May Raise Type 2 Diabetes Risk by Increasing Insulin Resistance, Insulin Production
Read moreStatins may raise the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin resistance and insulin production, a new clinical study has found. Notably, taking high-dose atorvastatin for 10 weeks increased insulin resistance and insulin production by a median of 8% and 9%, respectively. The study, “Statins are associated with increased insulin resistance and secretion,” was published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Almost half of the adult population in the…