Showing posts with label patients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patients. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Diabetes patients, avoid foods high in fat



Eating foods with high fat content should be avoided, particularly patients with type 2 diabetes. Recent research scientists in the UK indicated that consumption of foods high in fat may increase the risk of inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes.


As is known, inflammatory (inflammation) in patients with diabetes have a connection with an increased risk of complications, such as heart disease. In the study, researchers recruited 54 volunteers 15 of whom were obese, 12 with impaired glucose tolerance (pre-diabetes), 18 with diabetes type 2, and 9 healthy and not obese people - who consume high-fat diet after fasting overnight.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Kaffir lime For Immune Post-Surgical Cancer Patients


Fruit and kaffir lime leaves (Citrus Hystrix DC) is known as a fruit ingredient for cooking seasonings. This plant is also popular among herbal users for its benefits to ease the pain of influenza, cough, or even for shampoo.


Through research, the benefits of this herbaceous plant was more powerful, which can be used to boost immunity. Based on initial research student at the Faculty of Pharmacy Gadjah Mada University (UGM), kaffir lime skin can be antioxidants that help stabilize the immune system for cancer patients. This fruit leather berptensi even be a substitute keeper drug doxorubicin or the immune system for people with cancer or cancer chemotherapy postoperatively.