type 2 diabetes

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The primary causes for the high rate of diabetes in the African-American community revolves around poor diet and lack of physical activity. With the proper treatment and care, diabetes can be prevented and/or controlled.

  You may have heard plenty about diabetes, one of the most prevalent diseases in the African American community, but how much of your knowledge…

According to a new study, shift workers may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes. The people particularly at risk? Men. Also at special…

<strong>Type 2 Diabetes</strong> is one of the fastest growing medical conditions in our country today, but is it manageable and maybe even reversable?

According to the International Obesity Task Force estimates in 2002 60% of diabetes cases were due to weight gain, and in western nations the percentage climbs into the 90% range. See why losing belly fat can reduce your risk here.

Researchers have found that people who eat five or more servings per week of white rice were 17 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who eat less than one serving of white rice per month.