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The number of people dignosed with Type 2 diabetes has more than doubled since the 1980s, and this number continues to grow in almost every part of the world. In a large-scale study published in The Lancet last month, researchers found that rates of diabetes have either risen or at best remained the same [...]  Last year I wrote about a study which found that drinking sugary drinks was associated to increased blood pressure (a risk for heart disease and other health problems). A newly published study (1) has backed up these findings showing that adults who drink sugar-sweetened drinks tend to have higher blood pressure levels. The study [...] Last week I looked at an Australian paper which suggested that health promotion campaigns which target young people in their teens could help to reduce their risk of heart problems in adulthood. A new (1) American study has now found that teenagers who consume a lot of added sugars, in drinks and foods, may [...] Back in February I wrote a piece about how replacing dietary fat with sugar and refined carbohydrates was potentially damaging to health and more recently I mentioned research which linked high GI diets to an increased risk of heart disease in women. New evidence (1) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has [...] Heart disease is a topic I have written extensively about here in these blog posts. In 2008 I wrote two posts entitled ‘Do you know how to look after your heart’ part 1 and part 2. In part two I wrote extensively about refined carbohydrates and blood sugar levels and how these appear to [...] |
  
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