Is Nutrition the missing link to your health?

Posts Tagged ‘diabetes’

Berries are rich in a compound called polyphenols which in recent research were shown to decrease pot meal glucose response. Blood glucose levels may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Nutraingredients commented ” reduced rate of sucrose digestion, and / or absorption from the gastrointestinal tract are the most probable mechanisms underlying the delayed and attenuated glycemic response from consumption of polyphenols”

Source: Nutraingredients, April 21, 2010

Less than 8 hours sleep a night was linked to high blood sugar levels (a precursor to diabetes) in a recent study of more than 1200 3-6 year old children. Inadequate sleep appeared to be a risk factor independently of other risk factors such as age, gender, early life feeding, subsequent diet, waist girth, physical activity and body mass.