All carbs need to be broken down by our digestive enzymes to be absorbed. Digestion of complex carbs is a much slower process than simple carbs, leading to a more gradual blood sugar increase.
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Fruit bats can eat up to twice their body weight in fruit a day. But their genes and cells evolved to process all that sugar without any health consequences − a feat drug developers can learn from.
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
There are two main types, with pros and cons for each. One thing’s certain though. Don’t rely on your watch to monitor your blood sugar levels.
Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
About one in six pregnant women in Australia are now diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Rates have more than doubled since the thresholds for diagnosis were changed.
For parents, encouraging healthy family diets for children from the time they are babies is one way to keep children’s blood sugar levels in check. The Indonesian government can do more to help too.
A breakthrough study from Israel showed why one-size-fits all diets simply don’t work.
Ageing and other health conditions can both complicate matters when it comes to managing this condition.
Low-carbohydrate diets worked as well as meal-replacement diets in achieving remission.
Latest meta-analysis shows weight loss is the most important factor in achieving remission.
We’ve discovered a new protein produced by the liver, and found it helps control blood sugar levels in mice. This could revolutionise the way we treat type 2 diabetes in the future.
The human body is built to adapt to the sudden stress of overeating.
Do mutations that alter the addition of sugars to the coat of the virus affect the severity of the disease?
A key part of preventing secondary medical problems from diabetes involves glucose monitoring. For National Diabetes Month, a researcher describes her work on a self-powered monitor.
The days when health messages focus only on exercise that gets us out of breath could be coming to an end.
A recent study was reported to have found that eating pasta wouldn’t make you put on weight, This is actually true, so long as you’re following a low GI diet.
A hot bath burns calories, helps control blood sugar and keeps your blood vessels healthy. What’s not to like?
Researchers have found that cutting sugar out of kids’ diets can improve their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of metabolic health.
“Hangry” is an amalgam of hungry and angry that describes the distinct grumpiness that some people experience when they haven’t eaten for a while. Ring a bell?
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