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Diabetes and Eating disorders

With an eating disorder, one usually undergoes several weeks of therapy in a specialist Psychosomatic Clinic, supplemented by regular long-standing involvement in a support group (such as Overeaters Anonymous).

The aim of psychotherapy is to identify the individual causes of eating disorders and to learn alternative behaviours.  For long-term success, it is important that members be [...]

Green leafy vegetables cut diabetes risk

Last Friday, scientists announced that the risk of developing diabetes is cut significantly if the individual eats lots of green leafy vegetables.

British researchers have found out that additional intake of the common vegetables like spinach, broccoli or cabbage reduces the risk of incurring type 2 diabetes. The percentage is high, approximately 14%.

This comes as a [...]