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Extra-virgin Olive Oil Reduces Postprandial Glucose in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
In this study, the authors demonstrated significantly improved postprandial glucose levels in patients that consumed high glycemic index meals with extra-virgin olive oil compared to meals with butter or low fat meals.
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The Effect of Stress on Food
Stress experienced prior to eating may raise inflammation levels as much as eating a high saturated fat meal in a relaxed state.
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An ‘Ounce of Prevention’ May Keep Off Pounds
Specific self-regulation techniques are shown to be effective at preventing weight gain in young adults.
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Changing Gut Microbiota to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
The long-term consumption of a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet or low-fat/high complex carbohydrate diets, may exert a protective effect on the development of type 2 diabetes by changing the gut microbiota, increasing the abundance of Roseburia genera and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, respectively.
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FDA Nutrition Facts Label Changes
The FDA recently announced changes to the nutrition facts panel required as a label on all foods.
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Potatoes Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Potato consumption, particularly in the form of French fries, is strongly correlated with the development of type 2 diabetes.
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Fried Foods: Friend or Foe?
Frequent consumption of food fried (four or more times a week) in reused oils significantly increases obesity and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. What remains unknown, however, is the ideal duration, temperature, and method for safe frying, as well as how often oil can be reasonably reused.
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No More Bacon? Carcinogenicity of Meat
A review of published research by the World Health Organization concludes that processed meats are probably carcinogenic.
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Mediterranean Diet Increases Brain Volume
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet led to measurable increases in brain volume in a multi-ethnic sampling of older adults.
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Omega-3s for the AREDS2 Cohort Are Not Beneficial for Preventing Cognitive Decline
A sub-analysis of the AREDS2 randomized, controlled trial that involved supplemental omega-3 fatty acids failed to find benefit on cognitive function over 5 years.