Fructose can activate taste cells found on your pancreas, a reaction that can increase your body’s secretion of insulin. This could be a concern for people prone to diabetes. Experiments showed that fructose activates the same proteins in pancreatic cells...
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a complex group of compounds formed when sugar reacts with amino acids. This can occur both in the food you eat, and inside your body itself. There is mounting evidence that AGEs may be implicated in the development...
It has long been known that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the reasons for this were a mystery. Now, scientists may have figured out why. Researchers discovered that compounds in coffee inhibit hIAPP (human islet...
Exercise can protect you against a host of illnesses, ranging from heart attacks to dementia to diabetes to infection. But exactly how it does so has been something of a mystery. However, new research may have uncovered some clues. A group of scientists...
Celebrity chef Paula Deen has developed Type 2 diabetes. Deen has been criticized throughout her career for promoting sugar-laden foods known to lead to obesity and contribute to diabetes risk. While she has apparently had the disease for years, she only...
A recent study found that the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins increase the risk of diabetes for postmenopausal women by 48%. This adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that statin drugs can cause diabetes. There are also 300 additional...
A growing body of research shows that insulin plays a key role in fueling tumors. This could point to a link between obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Normal cells are not particularly sensitive to insulin; breast tumor cells in culture, in contrast, can...
Women whose jobs require periodic night shift work may be increasing their diabetes risk. A study found that a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases steadily with the amount of shift work. Women who worked night shifts on occasion for as...
A nonprofit research group called Extending the Cure has published a series of maps looking at the major drivers of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. They demonstrated a troubling growth in the use of some antibiotic classes, and also a more surprising...
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting compound that is used in plastic products and the lining of nearly all food and beverage cans. Exposure to BPA has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and potential problems during fetal development...
The antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin has anti-obesity and insulin-sensitivity effects, but the specific molecular mechanisms of its actions are not well established. A recent study looked at how astaxanthin affects insulin sensitivity. A group of male...
A new report from Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity states that many fruit drinks heavily marketed to children contain dangerously high levels of sugar. A significant number of parents mistakenly consider such drinks to be healthy...
Vitamin D is known to have effects on insulin sensitivity. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with type 2 diabetes. A new study sought to assess the effects of high-dose vitamin D3 on insulin sensitivity in subjects with vitamin D deficiency and...
A new review of genetic and biochemical abnormalities has revealed a possible link between autism and Type 2 diabetes. Both of the conditions may have a common underlying mechanism -- impaired glucose tolerance and hyperinsulinemia. Hyperinsulinemia is...
The global diabetes epidemic is on a “relentlessly upward trajectory”. Right now in 2011, the number of people with diabetes has reached 366 million. The growing trend of obesity among adults and children is generally regarded as a major driver for the...