Vitamin deficiency implicated in the complications of diabetes
Diabetes is a condition characterised by generally raised levels of sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. One of the problems here is that glucose can react (through a biochemical process known as ‘glycation’) to tissues in the body, which can damage those tissues and lead to complications in the long term. Not surprisingly, glycation has been [...]
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Dentists warn against the drinking of fruit juice and squash, but what are the alternatives?
On Saturday night I was on a plane winging me back to the UK from Kenya where I’ve been for the last week. I was perusing the in-flight magazine and came across an ‘advertising promotion’ for a company making soft and ‘sports’ drinks. The promotion featured some Q and A’s with a UK GP on [...]
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Coffee drinking linked with reduced risk of colon cancer in women
This week, I’ve been lucky enough to have been on trip (part work, part pleasure) in Kenya. In fact, one of the reasons this blog is being posted a little later than usual relates to the fact that I’m in the wilds, and finding internet access has not been straightforward. Earlier this week, I was [...]
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Low-GI diet linked with reduced risk of most common cause of loss of vision in adults
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual deterioration and blindness in adults. It involves damage to the mucula ” the part of the retina at the back of the eye responsible for acute vision. One of the underlying processes which is thought to promote AMD is the action of damaging molecules [...]
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