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Belly Fat Linked to Type 2 Diabetes!

Published on July 4, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Let’s begin with an explanation of how belly fat works for you … and if you’re too fat, your belly fat is working too hard. 90% of Type 2 diabetes cases develop after significant fat is gained in the abdominal cavity. This fat is called retroperitoneal fat, and is generally counted as visceral fat. Believe [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 5

Published on March 20, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

The #4 factor that influences metabolism is Body Composition. What your body is composed of depends on what goes into your mouth. Here’s where the protein, fat and carbohydrate content of your diet really matters. There are two ways to fail at having the body composition that is associated with a thin, lean fighting machine [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 2

Published on January 24, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

The second factor that influences metabolism is exercise. What is really interesting is that researchers have found that if “Man A” weighs 150 pounds (68 kg) and does 3 sets of 10 reps of 100 pounds (45 kg) on the bench press and “Man B” weighs 225 pounds (102 kg) and does the same workout [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 1

Published on January 8, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

It seems that no matter what they do, the weight won’t come off. Most diabetics learn pretty quickly that there’s more going on than what meets the eye when they try to solve a weight problem. Simple answers aren’t enough. That’s why one of the most important things that diabetics can do is consider looking [...]

What is the Most Important Part of a Food Label?

Published on October 7, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

There are many parts of a food label: Serving size Servings per container Calories Calories from fat Total fat Saturated fat Trans fat Cholesterol Sodium Total Carbohydrate Dietary Fiber Protein What’s the most important part of the food label? The answer is that it depends. For example, what are the most important parts of the [...]

Does The Insulin Index Diet Really Work to Help Diabetics Lose Weight?

Published on March 9, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Have you been looking at the Insulin Index Diet site, if so, you may have noticed several articles pointing out the hormone insulin does not just transport sugar, it also transports fat. In fact, insulin is about 300 times more efficient at taking free fatty acids out of your bloodstream than it is at taking [...]