Re: What cxercise, vitamins, or food needed for diabetes/cardio risk individual?

From: Juhana Harju (shantigiri_at_despammed.com)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:37:05 +0200

Michael C Price wrote:
:: Nico Kadel-Garcia writes of my suggestion:
::
:::: In addition to chromium, try vanadium, niacin, biotin, magnesium
:::: B1, B6. The other B-vitamins would probably help as well.
:::

:: Calorie restriction (see later) also lowers glycation and extends
:: lifespan, but whether it will synergise with the above
:: micronutrients is unknown.
::
:: Summary: chromium5, 10, 55, magnesium128 and zinc91, 137, along with
:: vitamins B1 (thiamine)88c-e, B3 (niacin)55a, 85, B6
:: (pyridoxine)88a-e and B7 (biotin)55d, 93, are effective in
:: preventing or ameliorating diabetes and, even in non-diabetics,
:: reducing glycation levels, insulin-resistance and slowing aging.
:: [...]
:: Cheers,
:: Michael C Price
::
Vitamin D might also be very important. It is said that in this study it
was found that raising the serum 25(OH)D3 concentrations from level 25
nmol/L to 75 nmol/L increased insulin sensitivity by 60 percent, more
than any diabetes drug. Unfortunately I don't have access to the full
article.

Chiu KC, Chu A, Go VL, Saad MF. Hypovitaminosis D is associated with
insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004
May;79(5):820-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15113720 

-- 
Juhana

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