Diabetes

Rising Type 2 diabetes rates linked to increases in high fructose corn syrup …
"This research suggests that HFCS can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, which is one of the most common causes of death in the world today," said co-author professor Stanley Ulijaszek, director of the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology …
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Low Vitamin D levels increase risk of type 1 diabetes
A new study has reported a strong correlation between low Vitamin D levels and type 1 diabetes. Researchers affiliated with the Naval Research Center (San Diego, California) and the University of San Diego (La Jolla, California) published their …
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Overcoming the obstacles of diagnosing diabetes in Asian Americans
Several years ago both of my parents were identified as being at risk for developing type II diabetes. Diagnosing my parents was an easy call for their doctors to make since both of them exhibited many of the tell-tale signs: moderate obesity, advanced …
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