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Omega 3 could Increase The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Over 70% of Americans take some type of dietary supplement and the amount of data that supports the benefits to health in general the consumption of Omega 3 fatty acids, I’m sure very few of us forget to include this supplement our arsenal of prevention.
Fats Omega 3 (EPA and DHA) are associated with a number of benefits from cardiovascular disease, fight depression and even to have a radiant skin. However, the same does not seem to happen if you have or are at high risk for type 2 diabetes.
A recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, indicates that intake of omega-3 fatty acids, from marine sources (EPA and DHA) increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. In particular, when consumption is equal to or greater than two servings of fish 0.20go day. However, the same does not happen if the intake is from plant sources (ALA).
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Between Secondhand Smoke and Diabetes
Smokers and people exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased risk of illness in type 2 diabetes compared with those who are not in contact with smoke, according to a new study. And the more you breathe the secondhand smoke, the greater your risk.
The team of Dr. John P. Forman, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, analyzed data from more than 100,000 female nurses who in 1982 answered a questionnaire that was part of a national study that spanned several decades. Participants were asked how much time they spent near the cigar smoke including secondhand smoke.
During the next 24 years, about 1 of every 18 participants were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 1 in every 13 people in the U.S. live with the disease.
Findings, published in the medical journal Diabetes Care, show that nurses who smoked more than two packs of cigarettes a day had the highest risk of getting diabetes. For every 10,000 of the participants, about 30 of the most serious smokers were diagnosed with the disease each year. Of 10,000, about 25 women were nonsmokers who are constantly exposed to secondhand smoke ill with type 2 diabetes, the study said.