by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 10, 2023 | Diabetes
More than 80 million North Americans suffer from a fatty liver and many do not know that they have it because most people with a fatty liver have normal liver function blood tests in the early stages of the disease. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2023 | Diabetes
About 70 percent of North American adults will suffer from type II diabetes or prediabetes. The most common cause of diabetes is excess fat in the liver, which prevents your body from responding to insulin to cause high blood sugar levels. When you have high blood...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 23, 2023 | Diabetes
Both exercise and calorie restriction reduced liver fat in overweight and obese adults, but only exercise had a dose-dependent effect in reducing liver fat and reducing belly fat (Br J Spots Med, Jan 20, 2023). Storing fat in your belly is a stronger risk factor for...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 31, 2022 | Diabetes
A study from Australia found that middle-aged women who ate meat daily were significantly more likely to be diabetic and have uncontrolled high levels of blood sugar than those who ate a plant-based diet with little or no red meat (Nutrients, Oct 6, 2022;14(19):4152)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 23, 2022 | Diabetes
Most type II diabetics are overweight, but about 15 percent are not overweight. About 25 percent of children with type II diabetes are not overweight (JAMA Netw Open, 2022;5(12):e2247186). A study presented on September 23, 2022 at the European Association for the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 15, 2022 | Diabetes
A healthful plant-based diet can help to cure Type II diabetes if you already have it, or help to protect you from developing diabetes in the first place. People who eat the healthful plant-based foods — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts and other...
