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Health Encyclopedia: Diabetes Diet Highlights

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Coffee

  • Coffee, especially decaf, helps reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, suggests a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Postmenopausal women who drank 6 cups of coffee a day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes than women who did not drink coffee. Decaffeinated coffee drinkers had a 33% lower risk compared to non-coffee drinkers.
  • A 2005 review in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that drinking coffee on a regular basis helps reduce diabetes ...
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CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...even triple a victim's chance of survival.    The American Heart Association trains 10... Read more »

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Do Your Part - Recognize the Signs of Heart Attack
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...care for is at risk, have you prepared for it?The American Red Cross and the American Heart... Read more »

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CPR: Easier, Faster Than Ever
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...non-medical people to either the standard multi-hour American Heart Association course or the... Read more »

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Silent Heart Disease in Diabetes: “Why Don’t I Feel it?”
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...member that is "enabled" by a Red Cross first aid or CPR course is always a welcome helper in... Read more »

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Empower yourself, educate others
By Svati , Health Expert

...appropriate tools and education to stay healthy. American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad,... Read more »

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Sinusitis: Resources
www.entnet.org -- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgerywww.aaaai.org --American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunologywww.acaai.org --American College of Allergy,... Read more »
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Resources
...Resourceshttp://digestive.niddk.nih.gov -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghousewww.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Associationwww.acg.gi.org -- American College of... Read more »
Periodontal Disease: Resources
...Resourceswww.nidcr.nih.gov -- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Researchwww.perio.org -- American Academy of Periodontologywww.ada.org -- American Dental Associationwww.aaoms.org --... Read more »
Foot Pain: Resources
www.apma.org -- American Podiatric Medical Associationwww.aofas.org -- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Societywww.acfas.org -- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeonswww.aapsm.org --... Read more »
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...(800-ACS-2345)www.lungusa.org -- The American Lung Association (800-LUNG-USA) Read more »

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