From the Middle Ages, beetroot was used as a treatment for a variety of conditions, especially illnesses related to digestion and the blood. In recent years, the beetroot and beetroot juice, otherwise known as Beta vulgaris rubra, have attracted much attention as a health-promoting, functional food. While scientific interest in beets has only gained momentum in the past few […]
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The bitter gourd (also known as bitter melon) looks like a cucumber but with ugly gourd-like bumps all over it. As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter. There are two varieties of this vegetable: One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and pale green in color. The other
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What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which the body produces insufficient insulin, a hormone that keeps the blood sugar level in balance, or the body does not respond properly to insulin, resulting in high amount of sugar in the blood. There are three main types of diabetes: Type I diabetes (usually inherited and cannot be prevented),
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In Singapore, Health Authorities are taking the health consequences of too much sugar very seriously. “We need to tackle the diabetes challenge. Therefore, I am declaring war on diabetes,” said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong earlier in April 2016, in announcing the establishment of a new Diabetes Prevention and Care Taskforce. This comes on the back of
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If you’ve found that munching sugary snacks just makes you crave more sugary snacks, you’re not alone. Eating lots of simple carbohydrates — without the backup of proteins or fats — can quickly satisfy hunger and give your body a short-term energy boost, but they almost as quickly leave you famished again and craving more. Why Do
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How to Maintain Normal Blood Sugar Most of the habits that help us maintain healthy, normal blood sugar levels are fairly obvious and simple to carry out. However, some might also surprise you, especially if you think it will be tough to start managing your blood sugar better. Small changes in your diet, exercise routine
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Diabetes is a growing problem in Singapore today. Figures from the National Health Survey 2010 reveal that 11.3%, or 1 in 9 Singapore residents (Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents) aged 18 – 69 years were affected by diabetes. Of these, 1 in 3 diabetics were unaware that they had diabetes. In 2014, around 440,000 Singapore residents aged 18 years and above had diabetes. If we do
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1.What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or
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