After fearing the sun for decades, listening to the dire warnings of dermatologists and slathering on sunscreen to protect against skin cancer, it turns out we are getting too little sun. Apparently the majority of American women are deficient in vitamin D-3 — the form that is derived from sunlight’s interaction with bare skin.
Two recent studies suggest that women who get lots of vitamin D are less likely to develop breast cancer. This adds to the already strong, mounting evidence that the “sunshine vitamin” helps prevent many types of cancer, as well as improves survival rates among those already afflicted. What’s more, vitamin D may also lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Reducing risks for type 2 diabetes in native Canadian children
May 2006 — Type 2 diabetes is a serious and growing health problem among native North American adults and children. In native communities that have been studied, anywhere from 8% to 50% of adults now have type 2 diabetes. One study reported that 5% of Pima Indian youths aged 15 to 19 years old had diabetes.
The lifestyle of most native Canadians was transformed during the 20th century. Compared to their ancestors, most native Canadians today lead a sedentary lifestyle and eat mainly processed food that is high in calories and fat and low in fibre. The "efficient genes" that helped their ancestors thrive on a traditional, very active lifestyle, eating "wild food" that they hunted or gathered, have in many cases become a liability. The same genes now help native Canadians gain weight easily and predispose them to diabetes.
Addressing this problem is not simple. Many interrelated factors encourage obesity and diabetes; addressing only one or two is unlikely to solve the problem. For this reason, many health promotion specialists now favour an "ecological" approach that includes education, family and community support, and improved access to healthy food and exercise opportunities
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The lifestyle of most native Canadians was transformed during the 20th century. Compared to their ancestors, most native Canadians today lead a sedentary lifestyle and eat mainly processed food that is high in calories and fat and low in fibre. The "efficient genes" that helped their ancestors thrive on a traditional, very active lifestyle, eating "wild food" that they hunted or gathered, have in many cases become a liability. The same genes now help native Canadians gain weight easily and predispose them to diabetes.
Addressing this problem is not simple. Many interrelated factors encourage obesity and diabetes; addressing only one or two is unlikely to solve the problem. For this reason, many health promotion specialists now favour an "ecological" approach that includes education, family and community support, and improved access to healthy food and exercise opportunities
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Ontario zeroes in on diabetes
Ontario has declared war on diabetes, a disease that affects more than two million Canadians.
The province is spending $741 million over the next four years to help doctors and patients manage the disease and increase awareness for those at risk of getting it.
First, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will launch a diabetes registry in spring 2009 that will let health care providers check patient records and diagnostic information online and send alerts to patients.
The registry will also tell patients what they need to know about the disease.
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The province is spending $741 million over the next four years to help doctors and patients manage the disease and increase awareness for those at risk of getting it.
First, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will launch a diabetes registry in spring 2009 that will let health care providers check patient records and diagnostic information online and send alerts to patients.
The registry will also tell patients what they need to know about the disease.
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