Can cheese control blood sugar? A new study shows that cheese improved insulin sensitivity in prediabetic rats, but industry funded the research. Can people with diabetes benefit from eating cheese? According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 30.3 million adults in the United States live with diabetes, and the condition is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. In type 2 diabetes, a person's body is unable to properly use insulin to absorb sugar from the blood into cells. Cheese loaded with fat and salt is a contentious subject when it comes to diabetes and health in general. While many people enjoy it as part of their diet, the ADA recommend reduced-fat varieties over regular fat cheese. The big problem with research into the effects of cheese is that many studies receive backing by dairy organizations. Often, it is not clear how much a funder is involved in the design and interpretation of a particular study. Public mistrust of these stud...

How Long Does Nicotine Stay in Your Blood and Body by RedOrbit Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances, which makes smoking a habit that’s notoriously hard to shake. And even if one manages to quit, traces of the substance will still be present in one’s system days after going cold turkey. E-cigarettes are considered a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarettes. However, e-cigarette cartridges contain as much as 21 to 85% nicotine. The body won’t know the difference so it will absorb the nicotine just the same. So, how long does nicotine stay in your blood and body? To get the answer, you should take a closer look at the way and rate the human body absorbs this dangerous toxin. Smoking and Nicotine Ingestion Tobacco companies make sure to provide a variety of cigarettes to suit individual nicotine addicts. On average, a single cigarette has 12 milligrams of nicotine, about 1 milligram of which reaches the bloodstream. Once inside the bloodstream, nicoti...

How to Go Sugar Free in 12 Easy Ways (That's Sweetners Too) by Women's Health The sugar scare is old news - hands up if you replaced your mid afternoon handful of Haribo with a whack of nut butter on an oat cake aeons ago? But in the dash by manufacturers to cut the white stuff from our food and drinks, plenty of alternatives have come into the mix, from the artificial (aspartame) to the naturally derived (stevia.) Bad news is, a major new review of 'non-sugar sweeteners,' or NSSs, has found that they may not help people to lose weight - and that there is not enough evidence of their safety. The analysis, carried out by medical research not-for-profit Cochrane and published in the British Medical Journal, reviewed 56 studies on the harms and benefits of NSSs in generally healthy adults and children. "No evidence was seen for health benefits from NSSs and potential harms could not be excluded," say the review's authors, who also acknowledge that ...

Why babies can't drink water by Business Insider While adults need a constant reminder to drink more and stay hydrated, it's a different story for newborn babies. Their bodies aren't developed enough to consume even a few ounces of water, which in extreme cases could be fatal. Following is a transcript of the video. There is a time in every person's life when drinking water is deadly. Even as much as a few ounces is enough to kill. The average, healthy adult is made up of 55-60% water. The average baby, on the other hand, is roughly 75% water. And that difference is why babies shouldn't drink water before they're at least 6 months old. Not from the tap, or a well, or a spring. Plain water is just plain off limits. You see, everyone's kidneys have a limit to how much water they can handle. Break that limit, and the excess water will back up into your bloodstream, where it dilutes the salt, or sodium, in your blood. Once your blood dips below ...