Avoid Diabetes with This Vitamin
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Posted By: Erika Neal on June 15, 2009 Skip the iceberg lettuce and go for the dark leafy greens on your next trip to the salad bar. Turns out the vitamin K in greens like kale and spinach may reduce your chances of developing insulin resistance -- a major risk factor for diabetes. Keep Insulin on the Job In a study, people who took vitamin K supplements for 36 months had lower blood levels of insulin and experienced improved insulin resistance compared with an unsupplemented control group. Contrary to other studies, only the men benefitted from K -- possibly because more of the women were overweight or obese. These conditions contribute significantly to insulin resistance and diminish the body’s response to vitamin K. All About Inflammation How does vitamin K boost insulin function? The researchers aren’t quite sure, but they suspect it helps quench inflammation, for one. And although more research is needed to confirm the study’s findings, you can’t go wrong eating dark leafy greens and other vitamin K-packed foods, since they boost your health in numerous other ways . (From RealAge.com) If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Erika Neal
Business Analyst, District Nine Medical Examiner Florida A&M University class of 1999 Member Since July 2008 |
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There is definitely something to be said about dark leafy greens. In the book Death to Diabetes the author speaks on the use of not only a combination of spinach, brussel sprouts and brocolli but other foods that will improve if not eliminate the need for medication or insulin. I always suggest that people work with their primary care physician but lifestyle change is the key to beating diabetes.
Monday, June 15th 2009 at 8:40PM |
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I agree Ms. Anderson...we get all these results from studies and reports, but honesly most ppl know what they need to be doing (and not doing) in order to be in good health. We just don't always follow thru. Thanks for the comment!
Tuesday, June 16th 2009 at 12:13PM |
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