Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics’ Memory

Antioxidant vitamins counter cognitive decline, but experts say eating healthy is better.

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Fruit juice tied to modest rise in diabetes risk

Women wanting to ward off type 2 diabetes should load their plates with green leafy vegetables and whole fruits, but perhaps stay away from fruit juice, new research suggests.

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Sweet fruit drinks found to lead to diabetes

Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said on Monday.

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Diabetes

Changes in society are leading to a sedentary lifestyle and are causing a rise in the number of people with obesity and cardiovascular disease This is consequently having a large impact on the health of the nation.

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Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB

Diabetes makes a person about three times as likely to develop tuberculosis, and it may be to blame for more than 10 percent of TB cases in India and China, researchers said on Monday.

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Study Links Soft Drinks And Fruit Drinks With Risk For Diabetes In African-American Women

Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American women.

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Diet Impacts Brain Function In Seniors With Type 2 Diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research from Baycrest. There is already growing evidence linking diabetes to cognitive complications in humans. Adults with type 2 diabetes are especially vulnerable to acute meal-induced memory deficits after eating unhealthy foods.

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Dietary Factors Appear To Be Associated With Diabetes Risk

Drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages or eating fewer fruits and vegetables both may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, whereas eating a low-fat diet does not appear to be associated with any change in diabetes risk.

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Vitamins block post-meal grogginess in diabetics

Fatty meals may cloud the brains of people with type 2 diabetes, but antioxidant vitamins can help clear the fog, Canadian researchers demonstrated in a study they conducted.

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Participants’ perspective on maintaining behaviour change: a qualitative study within the European Diabetes Prevention Study

15 participants completed an interview and reflected on their experience over three to five years. Efforts to encourage behaviour change maintenance should take account of context and the way this changes over time, and include strategies to address these issues. The experience of participants who maintain behaviour change highlights the challenges for wider implementation of diabetes prevention strategies.

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