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Importance of the A1C, average blood sugar level
A1C Level and Future Risk of Diabetes: A Systematic Review: This systematic review of prospective studies confirms a strong, continuous association between A1C and subsequent diabetes risk. Persons with an A1C value of >6.0% have a very high risk of developing clinically defined diabetes in the near future with 5-year…
Beef is fine. Processed meat is not.
I found another excellent link on the forums today. In short: Beef is not associated with coronary heart disease, stroke or diabetes millitus with 95% confidence. Processed meat IS associated with a 42% higher risk of CHD and 19% higher risk of diabetes mellitus with 95% confidence. Neither beef or processed meat are…
Starvation Mode: Overused Excuse
Someone posted the text of this article today. As far as I can see it's accurate: http://voices.yahoo.com/starvation-mode-dispelling-myths-2900886.html Full Text Starvation Mode: Dispelling the Myths Camira Bailey - http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/319503/camira_bailey.html Mar 25, 2009 If you've been on a diet, you've…
Debunked Declarations - Dr. Mercola and Dr. Oz
Something to note when people make statements and provide links to "evidence". Not everything put on the internet is true. Some of it is outright falsification, while others are biased and unscientific. I came across this hilarious piece today and thought it might show an example of what is NOT a legitimate claim: I…
Frequently Asked Questions
In order to collect data and put it in an efficient format we need to determine what topics are frequently being discussed, but rarely being answered. What better way to do that than with some brainstorming? Please add to this list of topics so we can cover as much as possible. Something always seems to get overlooked. -…
