Caffeine may hamper diabetes control
Caffeine may make it tougher for people with diabetes to control their blood sugar, a new study shows. The finding, published in February’s Diabetes Care, adds to the confusion about the role coffee plays in diabetes risk. Although caffeine has consistently been shown to affect blood sugar levels, several studies have shown that coffee drinkers are at lower risk for diabetes. Read more
Eating healthy when dining out is getting easier
In the dining room’s soft amber glow, dozens of patrons peruse the menu at Rock Creek restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland. From a health standpoint, making a smart choice is easy. Whether it’s the slow-cooked salmon with sesame seeds, warm bok choy salad, and miso mustard dressing or the jumbo lump crab cakes with celeriac-apple slaw and lemon-caper aioli, each meal contains 600 or fewer calories — nearly half the amount found in a typical restaurant entree. Read more