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Dr. Mirkin: Exercise and Diabetes

Posted April 24, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Her News

Several studies show that vigorous exercise can help to prevent and to treat diabetes.  A recent study from the University of Missouri in Columbia helps to explain why (American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, April 2008).

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Q&A: Should I take selenium supplements?

Posted August 17, 2007 at 03:30 PM by Sahara Jackson

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Supplements

If you take selenium pills, you may be increasing your chances of developing diabetes, according to a report from the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer (NPC) trial (Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2007). This study is the largest and longest available experimental…

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