Category Archives: Healthy Weight

Weight Loss Decreases Inflammation

For the first time, Australian scientists have demonstrated that moderate weight loss stops many of the harmful changes that occur in the immune systems of people with obesity, especially those with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.   The immune system contains a wide variety of cells that act to protect us from and thwart infections caused ...…

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Metabolic Syndrome Outcomes

A study reported in the Journal of Nutrition indicates that the effects of the metabolic syndrome, a significant risk fact for developing type 2 (adult onset) diabetes, is reduced by adding omega-3 fatty acids to a high complex carbohydrate, low fat diet.  In particular, the supplements improve the blood lipid (fat) levels.   “Fish oil ...…