March 18, 2009

Researches and studies related to Diabets, Vitamin D

Lack of vitamin D linked to teen health problems: “New research in teenagers links low levels of vitamin D to high blood pressure and high blood sugar, which can lead to ominous early health problems.”,Â reports The Washington Post.
Obesity danger ‘rivals smoking’: “Being severely obese is as hazardous to health as a lifetime of smoking, shortening life by a decade, a group of Oxford University experts has warned.”, according BBC.
Shining Light On Diabetes-related Blindness: “A group of scientists in California is trying to develop a cheaper, less invasive way to spot the early stages of retinal damage from diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness in American adults, before it leads to blindness.”, says Science Daily.
Not Enough Vitamin D In The Diet Could Mean Too Much Fat On Adolescents: “Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say.”, according Science Daily.
Stem Cells Crucial To Diabetes Cure In Mice: “More than five years ago, Dr. Lawrence C.B. Chan and colleagues in his Baylor College of Medicine laboratory cured mice with type 1 diabetes by using a gene to induce liver cells to make insulin.”, says SCience Daily.

‘Short-sleepers’ May Develop Blood Sugar Abnormality That Can Lead To Diabetes: “People who sleep less than six hours a night appear to have a higher risk of developing impaired fasting glucose â€” a condition that can precede type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the American Heart Associationâ€™s 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.”, reported Science Daily.
Vegetarians ‘get fewer cancers’: “A vegetarian diet may help to protect against cancer, a UK study suggests. Analysis of data from 52,700 men and women shows that those who did not eat meat had significantly fewer cancers overall than those who did.”, reported BBC News.

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