European Union classifies obesity as a chronic disease The European Commission has just listed obesity as a chronic and recurrent disease that, in turn, acts as a gateway to other non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer Whether or not obesity is seen as a disease is not a trivial matter. There are [...]
To "eat everything" is to eat badly Your grandmother - although it might be better to say your grandmother's grandmother - was right, in that context, when she said "you have to eat everything" as an ultra-distilled message about what healthy eating should be. But today, I'm sorry, no. She wouldn't be right. That's why [...]
Diabetes y Alzheimer, did you know? Professionally, there are some things that I find very striking; I would even say that they annoy me. And that frustrate me. Or something halfway between discomfort and frustration. And it is a question of experience rather than "knowledge.” One of these things is, for example, to contrast [...]
Alcohol can´t fit into a helthy diet Fortunately, nutritional recommendations have changed significantly over the last century. In spite of this, the population's inertia towards the previous recommendations is enormous. If this is something negative, it is worse when such inertia is contrasted among not a few health professionals. As much as it has [...]
The quality of the diet is as important, if not more than weight When food choices are right, being obese does NOT increase the risk of type 2 diabetes Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and suffering from obesity was, at least until now, a tight relationship. So much so that the threat of [...]
Weight loss after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes increases the chances of remission Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a relatively similar condition to type 1 diabetes in that the end result, in essence, was very similar in both diagnoses, although the causes leading to one or the other type of diabetes were [...]
Diabetes and COVID-19: a particularly at-risk group and some tips While the risk of being infected with coronavirus is the same for everyone, the consequences for people with diabetes could be much more severe The British Diabetes Association (Diabetes UK) one of the most highly regarded institutions in the world's diabetes field, sustains that anyone [...]
Tell me your country, how you live, and I'll tell you your risk of type 2 diabetes Although it is fairly well known around us that the risk of type 2 diabetes is higher at lower income and cultural levels, in developing countries it is just the opposite Type 2 diabetes is considered [...]
Juice concentrates more sugar than fruit Despite industry marketing pressure, daily or frequent consumpiton of fruit juices is not recommended, even if it is homemade. And much less if it is diabetes around. The inclusion of juices in the diet on a regular basis, is associated with a worse health prognosis. At least [...]
Sweeteners, weight, diabetes and health: many doubts and few certainties Caloric sweeteners have been proposed as a solution to a problem: the omnipresence of sugar. But their use today remains controversial because in addition to solving little or nothing, they may be the source of not a few problems. At this point we discover [...]
