Diabetes

Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles in the cause of diabetes.
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The Right Nutrition Can Protect Your Eyes For the Future    

Our eyes are often overlooked when it comes to maintaining our health. As the population ages, maintaining one's vision throughout life is imperative to living a full and productive life. One area being studied is the impact of nutrition on eye health. More and more research is showing that improving your diet with the right nutrients or taking supplements may play an important role in maintaining long-term healthy vision. Learn More.

Jolt of Java May Prevent Diabetes

A review of nine studies looking at a total of 193,437 regular coffee drinkers found that people who drank 4-6 cups of coffee per day had a 28% lower risk of type 2 diabetes than those who drank fewer than 2 cups per day.  Learn more.

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