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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Diabetic Diet At Home

Health Encyclopedia: Diabetes Diet

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Diet - diabetes


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Healing wounds
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...with diabetes were told to avoid carbohydrates. A "diabetic diet" in a home medical book from... Read more »

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Diabetes Health in 2008, Tip 1: Avoid Skipping Meals
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Editor's note: For every day in January 2008, we'll encourage you to keep your New Year's... Read more »

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Diabetes Health in 2008, Tip 8: Choose the lesser of two indulgences.
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Editor's note: For every day in January 2008, we'll encourage you to keep your New Year's... Read more »

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Diabetes Health in 2008, Tip 6: It's Sweeter When You Share
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Editor's note: In January 2008, we'll encourage you to keep your New Year's Resolutions by giving... Read more »

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Halloween candy sales are spooky!
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

It's Halloween time. And it's fairly obvious that Americans are not changing their preferred... Read more »

Health Guide

Cholesterol
is essential for the body, but when levels of certain types of cholesterol rise in the blood, it becomes dangerous. The benefits of good cholesterol include repairing cell membranes and producing... Read more »
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Calories
There are two types of calories listed on all food labels: total calories and calories from fat. The total calories tell you how many calories are in one serving of the food item – be sure to... Read more »
Carbohydrates
If you are carbohydrate counting, the number of grams of carbohydrate listed on the food label is particularly important. This number is listed in bold on the nutrition facts panel and includes... Read more »
Serving size
Always check the serving size first. All of the information included on the food label is specific to one serving, while packages may include two or more servings. People often consume entire... Read more »

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Weight loss and obesity

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