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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Observational study cannot prove gluten-free diets increases risk type 2 diabetes

    March 13, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 13, 2017 Source: Your decision to go gluten-free is raising your risk of Type 2 diabetes, study warns Reference: Study not published at time of report

  • Study finds lifestyle choices have impact on health outcomes more so than genetic predisposition

    June 14, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 14, 2016 Source: Lifestyle changes could save Canadian men millions of dollars Reference: How Much Does Tobacco, Smoking, Alcohol Use and Excess Weight Cost Individual Canadian Men?

  • Hormone discovery may help explain positive metabolic effects of exercise

    May 18, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 18, 2016 Source: Newly discovered hormone could unlock weight loss, N.B. professor says  

  • Small energy drink study in teens shows consumption increases insulin resistance

    December 7, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2015 Source: Energy drinks could make some teens more susceptible to diabetes, says Calgary study Reference: Energy drink consumption impairs oral glucose tolerance in adolescents: a randomized, double-blind, crossover pilot study

  • Sunday House Call, #541, July 26, 2015: Pizza vineyards, and Tequito trees.

    July 26, 2015

      Sunday House Call, #541,  July 26, 2015: Pizza vineyards, and Tequito trees.   Topics today include:This week’s op-ed: Fast-food charity campaigns normalize excessive sugar intake for children. Nick Offerman weighs in here. Your questions, including the effects of anemia, joint osteoarthritis, new onset of type 2 diabetes, thee lack of evidence for Co-enzyme Q10 to…

  • That 33 lbs of cheese consumed by each American per year may be good for preventing diabetes? Yeah right.

    August 6, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August , 2014 Source: Say fatty cheese: Dairy products high in saturated fats may protect against diabetes Reference: Saturated fatty acids and type 2 diabetes: more evidence to re-invent dietary guidelines Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct…

  • Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem in Canada

    March 14, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 14, 2014 Source: 2.2M Canadians unaware they’re suffering kidney damage: Kidney Foundation   Reference: Kidney Foundation of Canada online tool

  • Increasing rate of strokes seen in younger people of lower socioeconomic status

    October 24, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Strokes affecting more young people worldwide Reference: Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990—2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

  • The different types of diabetes

    October 9, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 9, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Tom Hanks says he has type-2 diabetes

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