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South Asian diabetes risk clues found, UK study says
People of south Asian origin are more prone to diabetes because of the way their muscles burn fat, a study found. The team from Glasgow University discovered that people from the region have muscles which do not burn fat as well as Europeans. Dr Victoria King, Diabetes UK Head of Research, quoted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11890419
Diabetes timebomb
Nearly a third of people with diabetes in mid Essex may not know they have the disease.
Diabetes UK said there are 19,770 people in the area -which includes Braintree and Witham - with diabetes.
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/8716769.Diabetes_timebomb/
People living with diabetes are invited to help shape the future of their care.
Diabetes UK is appealing for people living in north Lancashire, who either have diabetes or care for someone with the condition, to design a new service. Julie Byron, Diabetes UK North West Regional Manager, quoted.
http://www.lep.co.uk/community/diabetics_can_have_their_say_1_2818803
Junk food smells more attractive to children whose mothers ate unhealthy diets during pregnancy
The food choices made by expectant mothers have long been known to affect what their children prefer to eat - now scientists think they know why.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ren-mothers-ate-unhealthy-diet-pregnancy.html
Pregnant women living near busy roads 'are 50 per cent more likely to have premature birth'
Women living near busy major roads are more likely to give birth prematurely, a study has found.
Study author Dr Takashi Yorifuji said air pollution and the noise from the traffic could be to blame although it was too early to make definite links.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...usy-roads-50-cent-likely-premature-birth.html
How eating oily fish can prevent you going blind
A diet rich in oily fish could hold the key to preventing blindness among thousands of the elderly, research has found. The omega-3 group of fatty acids, found in oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and fresh tuna, may help protect against the most common form of sight loss among older people, it suggests.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1334906/How-eating-oily-fish-prevent-going-blind.html
People of south Asian origin are more prone to diabetes because of the way their muscles burn fat, a study found. The team from Glasgow University discovered that people from the region have muscles which do not burn fat as well as Europeans. Dr Victoria King, Diabetes UK Head of Research, quoted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11890419
Diabetes timebomb
Nearly a third of people with diabetes in mid Essex may not know they have the disease.
Diabetes UK said there are 19,770 people in the area -which includes Braintree and Witham - with diabetes.
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/8716769.Diabetes_timebomb/
People living with diabetes are invited to help shape the future of their care.
Diabetes UK is appealing for people living in north Lancashire, who either have diabetes or care for someone with the condition, to design a new service. Julie Byron, Diabetes UK North West Regional Manager, quoted.
http://www.lep.co.uk/community/diabetics_can_have_their_say_1_2818803
Junk food smells more attractive to children whose mothers ate unhealthy diets during pregnancy
The food choices made by expectant mothers have long been known to affect what their children prefer to eat - now scientists think they know why.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ren-mothers-ate-unhealthy-diet-pregnancy.html
Pregnant women living near busy roads 'are 50 per cent more likely to have premature birth'
Women living near busy major roads are more likely to give birth prematurely, a study has found.
Study author Dr Takashi Yorifuji said air pollution and the noise from the traffic could be to blame although it was too early to make definite links.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...usy-roads-50-cent-likely-premature-birth.html
How eating oily fish can prevent you going blind
A diet rich in oily fish could hold the key to preventing blindness among thousands of the elderly, research has found. The omega-3 group of fatty acids, found in oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and fresh tuna, may help protect against the most common form of sight loss among older people, it suggests.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1334906/How-eating-oily-fish-prevent-going-blind.html