Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. ...Hippocrates

Hypoglycemic Herbs and Their Action Mechanisms

This article reviews recent findings about some of the most popular hypoglycemic herbs, such as ginseng, bitter melon and Coptis chinensis.

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Glycemic Index of Common Foods (Vegetables, Fruits, and Breakfast Cereals)

Glycemic index measures the rate at which sugars in food are released to the blood stream. A list of common foods (fruits, vegetables, breakfast grain products and dairy products) and their glycemic index...

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Diets That Reduce Calories Lead to Weight Loss, Regardless of Carbohydrate, Protein or Fat Content

A comparison of overweight participants assigned to four different weigh loss diets (differing in composition of fat, carbohydrate, protein) over a two-year period showed that reducing calories achieved weight loss regardless of which of the three nutrients was emphasized.

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Diabetics on High Fiber Diets Might Need Extra Calcium, Report UT Southwestern Researchers

A high fiber diet rich in soluble fiber has a small impact on calcium and phosphorus balance in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus. It may be prudent to ensure adequate intake of calcium and other minerals on the high fiber diet.

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Eating Less May Not Extend Life

For lean mice – and possibly for lean humans, a new study predicts – the anti-aging strategy known as caloric restriction may be a pointless, frustrating and even dangerous exercise.

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HERBS AND HEALTH

Health Benefits of Garlic: A Review

Garlic has been widely recognized as an agent for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases, atherosclerosis, hypertension and diabetes. Read more...

NUTRITION IN DEPTH

Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of The Evidence for An Anti-cancer Diet

It has been estimated that 30–40 percent of all cancers can be prevented by lifestyle and dietary measures alone. Read more...
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