Low-fat diet increases insulin sensitivity

Food consultancy launches Glycemic Index service

04-Feb-2004

UK-based food research institute RSSL is to launch a service to measure the glycemic index of foods, or how carbohydrates in different foods and ingredients can trigger a rise in blood glucose levels in consumers.

Europe invests in obesity research

12-Jan-2004

European scientists have been awarded a record grant, worth €11.7 million, from the European Commission for research into the ways in which we control our body weight. It is hoped that the project will find new treatments for obesity.

Caffeine linked to lower type 2 diabetes risk long-term

06-Jan-2004

Men and women who drank more coffee and other caffeinated beverages were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank few or no caffeinated beverages, report researchers in a new study.

Low-fat diet increases insulin sensitivity

Dutch scientists reveal that low-fat product diet is better than smaller portions of normal high-fat food for preventing diabetes in obese people.

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