Diabetes

  • Can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with meal
  • But a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is best defence

 Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research from Baycrest.

There is already growing evidence linking diabetes to cognitive complications in humans. Adults with type 2 diabetes are especially vulnerable to acute meal-induced memory deficits after eating unhealthy foods. [continue reading…]

University of Alberta researcher Lauren Brown has found people with depression are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Brown’s results discovered the risk of diabetes almost doubled for those who were taking a combination of antidepressants [continue reading…]