by Fitness Connectors | Sep 16, 2020 | News
With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks — a popular new food supplement — may help do exactly that. “There has been a lot of...
by Fitness Connectors | Sep 16, 2020 | News
Here’s a bitter pill to swallow: Artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good. A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University of South...
by Fitness Connectors | Aug 31, 2020 | News
In 2019, approximately 463 million people worldwide had diabetes, of which the vast majority (around 90%) was type 2 diabetes. Diabetes doubles the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and death from cardiovascular disease. Obesity is the main modifiable cause of...