Sugar is everywhere in the modern diet. The most common outcome of this situation is an increasing obesity problem, but sugar's harmful effects go much further than that. If you want to improve your overall health, cutting back on your sugar consumption is one of the best ways to start. Here are just some of the ...
Diabetes is a disease in which blood sugar levels are above regular. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (sugar) for our bodies to burn to produce energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, produces a hormonal agent called insulin to help glucose enter the cells of our bodies. When you have ...
Cardiovascular diseases affect people in Mediterranean countries much less than it affects people in the U.S. When scientists noticed this, they discovered that the diet eaten by people in the Mediterranean region reduces the odds that cardiovascular diseases will develop. This diet is recommended by the World Health ...
Brenda Warwick