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 | Sep 29, 2022 | Nutrition
Researchers followed more than 934,000 cancer-free people for 34 years, during which more than 135,000 died from cancer. Those who drank more than two sugar-sweetened beverages per day were at increased risk for death from 20 different cancers (Cancer, Epidemiology,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 19, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Mark Shields was a political columnist, a television commentator, and an election campaign advisor to numerous democratic candidates. He was a regular commentator and analysist on the PBS NewsHour for 32 years from 1988-2020. He was one of CNN’s Capital Gang for...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 2, 2022 | Nutrition
The World Heart Federation reports that even small amounts of alcohol increase heart attack risk. Taking one drink a day does not help to prevent heart attacks and appears to increase risk for heart attacks (Clinical Nutrition, Feb 1, 2022;41(2):348-355). A study of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 25, 2022 | Diabetes
Sleeping with the lights on or a television set on for just one night raises blood sugar, heart rate and insulin resistance, all risk factors for diabetes (PNAS, March 14, 2022;119(12):e2113290119). Five to ten percent of the light can actually get through a closed...
