diabetes

Are some fruits better for you than others? Research indicates yes!

Eating fruits is good for you, but new research suggests that some fruits may be better than others, and that fruit juice is not a good substitute. Recent studies have found that eating a greater variety, but not a greater quantity, of fruit significantly reduces the risk for Type 2 diabetes. This made researchers wonder …

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Apple or pear shaped? What\’s the risk?

For many years experts thought apple-shaped bodies worries\’ were greater. The thinking was, fat stored in the stomach = a higher risk for heart disease and diabetes. It was believed pear-shaped people storing their fat in the buttocks, hips and thighs were protected from those problems. A recent study though, shows what was previously believed …

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