By 2030, India’s diabetes population will reach 79 mn

NEW DELHI – By the year 2030, an estimated 79.4 million people in India will be affected by diabetes – the largest in the world, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.

In a written reply, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad agreed that international health bodies have cautioned that India may have the largest number of diabetic … Read more »».

Does cinnamon beat heart disease, diabetes?

LONDON – Could cinnamon help prevent diabetes and heart disease?
A study indicates that a cinnamon-water solution contains anti-oxidants that can slash chances of getting either disease by up to 23 percent.

The Centre for Applied Health Sciences researchers in Fairlawn, Ohio, US, studied a group of ‘pre-diabetic’ obese people. Pre-diabetes preceds full-blown diabetes, reports … Original article on : Does cinnamon beat heart disease, diabetes?.

Mothers who don’t breastfeed more likely to develop diabetes

WASHINGTON – Mothers who don’t breastfeed their babies are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

“We have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the last century,” said Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mothers who don’t breastfeed more likely to develop diabetes.