It may be hard to believe, but it appears that you can lower the risk of getting type 2 diabetes if you drink more coffee or tea. ……

From a New York Times article by Michael Pollan:
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat “preventable chronic diseases.” Not all of these diseases are linked to diet — there?s smoking, for instance — but many, if not most, of them are. ……

Hey there, enough is enough…enough of what? Enough processed and fast foods! “OH NO”, you say, I LOVE my big Macs and Chick Fil-A’s and lunch meats. After all, it’s meat and chicken isn’t it…protein? And, that’s OK for you, isn’t it? ……

You don’t have to be overweight to develop asthma…guess what, It’s the “pot belly” effect that can increase the risk of getting asthma and several other dangerous diseases. ……

As if being obese isn’t bad enough with all the problems it brings to our human psyche and physical bodies. How really discouraging it can be to be so overweight. It’s not just our image that’s taking a bad rap, but the human body we live in suffers tremendously by having to try to function normally under all that extra poundage. Lets try and get those excess pounds off as soon as possible! There’s nothing, and I mean NOTHING good about being so fat!!! ……

If you’re obese, and can drink over a half quart of juice a day, go for the Mangosteen! It contains some potent anti-inflammatory properties that could actually help prevent heart disease and diabetes even though you’re over-weight. ……

A new diet pill using a flavonoid found in grapefruit could be the next break-through hope for the over weight and obese patient. ……

Most of us want to know…what is it that causes belly fat, technically called, “visceral fat” to accumulate? Our biggest health care concern is that having a fat belly has been proven to be a significant risk factor for heart and cardiovascular disease. We’ve been taught that getting a fat belly for the most part only occurs in middle-aged women, after having gone through menopause. ……

Can the MGAT2 enzyme actually prevent obesity, diabetes and heart disease? Is this enzyme a so-called “fat controller”, enabling some people to eat a high calorie diet and not get fat? Could this be the answer to our weight control? ……

Secretly lurking beneath the surface of diabetes and excess weight is chronic, low-grade inflammation that can’t be seen or the damaged it is doing to our human body can’t be felt. The risk of coronary heart disease, which has been the leading cause of death among people with diabetes, is significantly increased by this type of inflammation. ……