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“The study also found that people with a family history of stroke could cut their risk by more than half by quitting smoking. The results were the same regardless of high blood pressure, diabetes, alcohol use, body mass index and education level.”

“> The new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels [choroidal neovascularization] in the eyes of lab mice by up to 45%.”

“Worldwide more than 300 million people live with obesity and 460 million people live with type 2 diabetes, creating a significant global public health burden. A key contributor to weight gain and the metabolic dysfunction that drives type 2 diabetes is dietary starch, a major energy source for populations around the world.”

“Folate supplementation during pregnancy prevents an estimated 70 percent of neural tube defects, but additional therapies are needed. The following report explores the relationship between maternal diabetes and abnormal cell aging in the fetal nervous system in mice.”

“Obesity, or having excess body fat, is a known risk factor for a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and dementia. Findings from a new study indicate that having brown fat is linked with lower risk of some chronic diseases.”

“Participants with mild cognitive impairment were more likely to have hypertension and diabetes and were less active in social activities. The results of this cross-sectional study support the potential of mushroom consumption in delaying the development of cognitive decline.”

“Sulforaphane administration improved fasting blood glucose and HbA1c levels in the obese participants who had poorly regulated type 2 diabetes. Sulforaphane mediated these effects via Nrf2 activity and subsequently reduced expression of enzymes that promote glucose production in the liver.”

“Quercetin and diet-related kidney disease Kidney damage can occur due to risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. The authors of a study in mice demonstrated that senescent cells accumulate in the kidneys of obese animals with abnormal blood lipid levels.”

“Factors that increased risk included smoking (67 percent higher) or having diabetes (100 percent higher), both of which correlated to nearly seven years' shorter lifespan. Having high levels of stress decreased lifespan among men by nearly three years.”

“> Currently, up to 20 per cent of woman in the United States and approximately seven per cent of Canadian women are prescribed an antidepressant during pregnancy. [...] > Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may be unknowingly predisposing their infants to type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life.”