7 basic tips for your diet if you are going to start doing sports

We have always heard that exercising is good and you know it, although taking the weekly habit of doing it costs you a little more. Perhaps you have already decided that the time has come to put on and to that you want to add the diet or a suitable diet. As ...

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Sugar substitutes: honey, molasses and stevia

The procedure used in the production of some foods, instead of improving their nutritional properties, affects them due to the many additives and chemicals used, and one of the most typical cases is seen in the manufacture of cane or beet sugar, two of the sweeteners most employees in the world. Originally, ...

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The relationship between body mass index and diabetes in women

“Family and friends tell me that I have to lose weight because I’m a little fat. At over 40 years old, do I have any risk of having diabetes? I have a friend who suffers a lot from this disease and doesn’t want to go through the same thing.” Susana Castro, ...

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Coffee and tea, good against diabetes

A study conducted by the journal Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that the consumption of tea and coffee, even decaffeinated, can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Specifically, for each additional cup of coffee consumed in a day, the risk is reduced of diabetes by 7 percent. Obesity and physical inactivity are believed to ...

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Why losing weight is good for diabetic women?

Weight loss helps people with diabetes in two essential ways. First, it decreases insulin resistance. This is very important because it makes it possible to reduce natural insulin resistance. Second, it improves blood pressure and blood fat levels. People with diabetes are about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease, compared to most people. One way to reduce ...

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Herbs to control diabetes

Diabetes, as is well known, is a chronic disease that has no possibility of cure but that can be overcome using some herbs and medicinal plants for diabetes. There are many herbs that are purported to lower glucose levels, but there is not enough data on any of these herbs to recommend them for ...

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Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Saccharin, Aspartame, Acesulfame Potassium, and Sucralose

Low-calorie sweeteners sweeten foods, don’t add calories, and don’t raise blood glucose levels. They do not count as carbohydrates, fats or any other exchange. And they can be added to the diet of a person suffering from diabetes. Even the severe FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) approved the use of these low-calorie ...

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Childhood obesity increases type II diabetes at an alarming rate

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious problems suffered by children in recent years. The poor diet that causes it can end up leading to dangerous diseases such as type 2 diabetes . According to the ‘Aladdin’ study carried out by the Food Safety and Nutrition Agency ( AESAN ), 45.2% of boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 9 ...

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Physical exercise for diabetic women

Guide for women suffering with Diabetes. The beneficial role of exercise on Diabetes is widely recognized, being considered together with medication and diet, part of the treatment. Among other advantages, performing physical exercise will provide you with the following benefits: – It lowers the blood sugar level during and after exercise.– Helps ...

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Vitamins to help control diabetes

If you have a vitamin or mineral deficiency, that insufficiency could be causing you problems with glucose control. For example, one study found that taking the trace element chromium by mouth improved glucose control in subjects who were deficient in chromium. More studies need to be carried out. If you choose a variety ...

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