Dr. Walt’s Take on the Health Headlines – June 6, 2008
Here are my takes on some of today’s health headlines, including one that is, in my opinion, being blown way out of perspective: Mercury teeth fillings may harm some: FDA Silver-colored metal dental...
View ArticleExperts concerned about growing number of youth with type 2 diabetes
In a past blog I told you that “Type 2 diabetes (is) appearing more often in kids.” Now that story is worsening. In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I warn...
View ArticleProcessed and red meat increases diabetes risk
USA Today reports, “Eating processed meats and red meat regularly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes,” according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. “The findings...
View ArticleSimple lifestyle changes dramatically cut risk for type 2 diabetes
USA Today reported, “Making just ONE key lifestyle change can cut your chances of developing type 2 diabetes by roughly one-third.” This is based upon a new government study that collected data on more...
View ArticleWomen taking statins MAY have slightly increased risk of type 2 diabetes
ABC World News reported, “And we have a red flag to tell you about tonight about the most popular prescription drug in the world: statins.” Investigators “at Harvard Medical School” found that “people...
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