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All posts from December, 2009

December 15, 2009

Tea or coffee each day might help keep diabetes at bay

Posted 03:16 PM PDT

imagePlanning to hit the local coffeehouse, or meet a friend for tea? Here’s another reason to reach for your favorite cup.

A large new scientific analysis of coffee and tea drinkers has found that these favorites—even the decaf versions – can help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes.

The recent research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that every additional cup of coffee each day was associated with a seven percent reduction in the excess risk of diabetes.

The more tea or coffee a person consumed, the more diabetes risk declined. Drinking three to four cups a day meant about a 25 percent reduced diabetes risk when compared with those who drank between none and two cups day.

Even decaf made a difference.

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Categories: Health tips, Healthy diet, Prevention, Diabetes

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December 11, 2009

A new shield against genetic discrimination

Posted 12:56 PM PDT

imageIn recent weeks, sweeping legal changes have helped put control of your genetic information where it belongs – in your hands.

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, is now the law of the land. The law, described by the New York Times as the “most important new anti-discrimination law in two decades,” prohibits genetic discrimination in health insurance or on the job.

When it comes to understanding your genetic makeup and using that knowledge to benefit your health, few laws matter more than this one.

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Categories: Genetic privacy

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