Type 2 Diabetes Breakthrough

• Type 2 'can be REVERSED in weeks by following THIS diet'
• DIABETES can be reversed in a matter of weeks by following a strict low calorie diet, new research shows

Scientists say lifestyle driven Type 2 - a condition that almost 12 million Britons are thought to be at risk of developing - is caused by excess fat in the liver and pancreas.

Findings due to be presented today have given fresh hope that the debilitating disease need not to a life sentence.

They reveal that even if sufferers have been blighted for years the condition can be brought under control by sensible eating.

Professor Roy Taylor, from Newcastle University, said: “The good news for people with Type 2 is our work shows that even if you have had the condition for 10 years you are likely to be able to reverse it by moving that all important tiny amount of fat out of the pancreas. At present, this can only be done through substantial weight loss.” Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/853308/diabetes-type-2-uk-breakthrough-can-be-reversed-low-calorie-diet

Breakfast sets you up for the day...and your LIFE

• In 1981, researchers asked teenagers to record their breakfast habits
• The same participants were asked to undergo a health tests 27 years later
• Young people who ate poor breakfasts were 68% more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome as adults
• Metabolic syndrome is a collective term for diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity

Eating a poor breakfast in your teenage years can inflict long-lasting damage on your health almost three decades later, according to a new report. Swedish researchers found that people who ate poor breakfasts during adolescence displayed more signs of metabolic syndrome 27 years later, compared with those who ate more substantial breakfasts.

Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, and it can cause an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. 

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By studying the same group of participants 27 years apart, researchers in Sweden found that skipping breakfast, or eating poorly in the morning, during adolescence increases the risk of diabetes and obesity by up to 68 per cent in adults Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2548678/Breakfast-sets-day-LIFE-Missing-morning-meals-increases-risk-diabetes-obesity-later-life.html