b5media Science And Health Links That Are Useful To Diabetics
September 7, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
There is so much offered here on our lil’ ol’ science and health channel. I picked a few posts that were useful for diabetics… and a few that are just darn good! Enjoy.
Scott over at Health and Men offers up … Diabetes is a wide spread and ever so growing disease. In fact more that 21 million Americans (lets not forget the rest of the world too) suffer from diabetes. I know what your saying, “Diabetes doesn’t effect me…but what can I do to help or make a difference?”. Or thats what I’m hoping your saying. Here is …read more
Could The Production Of A Certain Type Of Fat Help Prevent Diabetes?
March 2, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Do people have different types of fat in their body? Is one better than the other? Well, yes and yes. You see, we are all born with brown fat, the good guy, and white fat, his enemy. Brown fat is used by the body to generate energy and produce heat. As we get older, the amount of brown fat in our bodies decrease. The white fat, you can picture a container of Crisco, is stored primarily under the skin in the buttocks and belly and stores energy for future use. …read more




